Jack of Harts

Grandma Carter and her counterparts from Singapore kept the lines of communication open between Russia, China, and the Western Alliance for a century and a half. Whenever things needed saying and diplomatic missions weren’t sufficient, someone would call Grandma and she would call someone else. Grandma had contacts few of the other conduits did, so she got called a fair bit. I still remember… I think it was the Christmas of ’99. She was grumpy when that call came in, but she made a call right in front of the family. We spent our Christmas dinner talking to some guy in Russia and his family, who were also enjoying a Christmas at home. Nothing exciting happened that Christmas day, or the days after. Nothing at all. It was a real quiet holiday for everybody.