![]() I had been gazing out at this view for fifteen minutes now. Ferries crossed the water slow as comets hanging in the sky. Across the strait, the lights of the city’s European side were strung like watchfires between the winding ribbon of black water and Belgrad Forest flowing down from the isthmus’ hills. I was balancing a gimlet on the alabaster railing of the villa’s balcony, looking out at the Bosporus. and I was out of the terraplane, falling through space, arms outstretched, toward the black water below. I didn’t see them until they were just a few meters away: a black sedan, running lights off. “Safety first,” Alvin grinned through bloody teeth. I dug on the other side of the seat, found the buckle, snapped the belt closed. I know it’s hard, but I need you to help me.”Īlvin searched for the latchplate. “I need you to buckle yourself in, Alvin. I unfastened my seat belt and leaned over, one hand on the wheel. In the dull yellow light of the dashboard lights I could see the pain lines at the side of his mouth. I had both hands on the wheel and was just fighting to keep it level, glancing over at Alvin. The bad stabilizer on the Willys kept pulling its nose down. ![]() Two thousand feet below us, the Black Sea lived up to its name: a sheet of ebony darker than the sky above, its featureless surface relieved only by the scattered flecks of night trawlers and freighters. We’re going to get help.”Īlvin was slumped in the passenger seat of the open-top Willys terraplane. ![]()
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