Fake Taxi - Kristine Review

(Suspicious, but desperate) How private?

Fake Taxi – "Sometimes the best route isn't on the map." Note: This piece is written as a fictional narrative homage to a specific adult series format. It contains implied adult themes and is intended for mature audiences only.

Isn’t it? You’re wearing a power suit but you’ve got nothing left. Come on. Five minutes. You’ll still make your meeting. I promise. Fake Taxi - Kristine

Tell you what. I know a shortcut. Gets you there in eight minutes. But it’s a private route. Not on the meter.

(Arms crossed) Look, I don’t have cash for a scam. I have a corporate card and zero patience. (Suspicious, but desperate) How private

Long silence. Kristine looks at her broken shoe, then at the driver’s confident, calm face.

The driver takes a sharp turn into an underground tunnel. The lights dim. He pulls over next to a concrete wall. Isn’t it

(Adjusting her hair, smiling) I still made the meeting. Barely. My stockings were ruined, though. Had to present in bare feet. (Laughs) Did I regret it? Ask me after the bonus hits.

(Quietly) That’s not why I got in this cab.

(Laughs bitterly) You have no idea. My taxi canceled, my co-presenter called in sick, and now my heel is broken. (She kicks off a shoe.) I’m about two seconds from just… walking into the Thames.

This isn’t Canary Wharf.