Two people hailed a taxi.
The driver was in his forties, with a potbelly and a bald head, and possessed the shrewdness characteristic of Capital City residents.
Seeing that the two passengers had come from the airport, he thought they were out-of-towners, ideal targets for overcharging.
"Are you returning from a trip, or are you here in Capital City for business?" the driver asked tentatively, his hands on the steering wheel as the car slowly merged into the lane.
The driver glanced in the rearview mirror. The very young woman was wearing a baseball cap that covered the upper half of her face, but the visible part of her mouth and the contour of her chin were exquisitely beautiful, creating a mysterious allure that made the heart skip a beat.
He couldn't help but take a few more glimpses, wondering how beautiful the girl would be if she took off her hat.
