90 Miles To Freedom by Hilton K.C

Author:Hilton, K.C. [Hilton, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: That Right Publishing
Published: 2011-07-10T15:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

But the next time Collin and Adelio met up, Collin arrived with a special treat. As Adelio’s boat pulled alongside, Collin cupped his hands around his mouth and called out to him.

“Adelio! I have a surprise for you!”

Adelio grinned and tied his boat to Collin’s. He clambered aboard the bigger fishing boat and embraced Collin, as he always did. “How are you, my friend?”

Collin hugged him back. “Oh, it’s a good day, Adelio. I’ve brought you something I think you’re really going to like.”

Adelio chuckled. “I always like what you bring. I am a lucky man to have you as my friend. What did you bring today?”

“Lunch! I brought burgers since you said you’d never had one. And fries and onion rings. I stopped in at my favorite place and picked up a few things.”

Collin reached behind him and opened the cooler he had set there. He had wanted to keep things as warm as possible so the cooler was packed with heated food warmers and towels. Once he had shuffled them out of the way, he pulled out two large bags and held them up for Adelio to see. He set them on a table and opened the bags.

“Next time I will treat you to something called an Italian Beef,” Collin promised.

Adelio stared into the open bags, eyes as wide as a child’s on Christmas morning. The smell of burgers and fries rose from the bags and Collin thought he could practically see Adelio salivating. When Adelio looked back up at him, Collin was surprised to see tears in his eyes.

“Oh, my friend. This is a treat! I do not even know what all this will taste like.”

“I’m pretty sure you’re going to like it. Let’s eat!” Collin announced, grinning. He was so pleased with Adelio’s reaction. He decided he would have to bring different lunches every time now, just to see his friend’s expression. He reached into the bags and pulled out cheeseburgers and fries, then set them in front of Adelio.

“After you, my friend. After you,” Collin said, gesturing at the burger. Adelio picked up the burger, handling it awkwardly at first. Collin grabbed his own so he could demonstrate how to properly dig in to a burger. He didn’t want Adelio to feel the least bit embarrassed. He took a deep breath then gave Adelio a thumbs up. “Go on. Take a bite.”

He watched Adelio’s expression as he took his first taste of American food. At first Adelio frowned, concentrating on the new texture and taste. Then the frown melted into a soft expression of bliss. “Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful!” he said through a mouthful of burger.

Collin pulled out another cooler, this one filled with ice packs and cool drinks. He let Adelio choose from the variety of drinks then added one more surprise.

“For desert we have apple pie and plenty of it!”

When they’d finished the friends leaned back, rubbing their bellies and looking slightly sleepy.

“I do not know how to thank you for such a feast,” Adelio said.

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