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and he’s been there. He still from and time, with painful clarity, recalls, how
Minna once suggested, almost insisted that they should go hiking and biking
around Bornholm. He went on to bully her for nearly a week straight, calling her
nostalgic, backward thinking and boring. He stopped with the goodbye kisses in
the morning before going to work, slept with his backside against her and
avoided eating at home, until she had finally had enough and gave up on the idea,
and instead went on a Surfing trip to California.
He had been arrogant and self-absorbed in the past; his career had been
the only thing that mattered to him, even though he was a master at hiding it to
others.
What really turned things around for him, was when Minna started to talk
about having a child and starting a real family.
"That sort of life isn’t for me. Everyone doesn’t have to start a family."
Had been his standing reply, when Minna regularly took to the subject.
His cell phone vibrates in his left pocket. He carefully picks up the phone, while
putting the other phone with the interactive map away. He connects the specially
made headset and accepts the incoming call; it’s Bjørn again.
“They’re fucking on to us. Hold your position. The chopper above is theirs,
not ours. We have one on its way. Right now, I’m figuring out how we can speed
up the process.” It’s not common for Bjørn to swear, he’s clearly worried.
Tom meets Bjørn’s concern in a low-pitched, almost toneless reply. "Who
do we have on the ground, and can they support me?"
"Yes, yes. We have people in place," Bjørn answers.
Tom pulls out his gun. "They are damn fast!"
"Yes, it’s not good " says Bjørn and continues. “Karin and Helle have
arrived, they are standing-by on their positions near the Food Hall. They both
follow your every move on the screen. A boat with 6 Frogmen is on its way,
approximately five minutes. If you can get into Kronborg before the others
arrive, making the push, that would be-”
Tom and Bjørn doesn’t have time to talk any further, as the sound from
the roaring helicopter above him makes him unable to hear more.
Now, there are several more engines in the airspace, this time the sound
comes from behind; police helicopters. He switches back to his service device