Something Easy
JR had only been gone for a few minutes when there was a knock on the front door. Dev, Ian and Ed all looked at one-another for a few seconds before Ed finally got up and walked to the front door, Ian and Dev close behind. There was no way that Others would still bother them – at least none of them thought so, and Ed opened the door without first looking through the window. “Yeah?” Ed asked, studying the appearance of the person on the other side of the door. The man wore casual clothing; an American baseball cap, sneakers and jeans. No firearm. No melee weapon. Ed heard Dev’s disappointed sigh and felt his presence dissipate as he went back to the chessboard. The man on the other side of the door peered inside at Ian and Ed, then cleared his throat and pulled an envelope out of his pocket. “This is for you,” he said as Ed retrieved the envelope. ...