See you soon Caroline! by Bernard S Wilson

Author:Bernard S Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: eBookPartnership.com
Published: 2014-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen: Argeles-sur-Mer

The journey from Paris to Argeles-sur-Mer was something of an ordeal! The Weavers began to regret not taking two days over it, but at least the children were old enough to amuse themselves without the constant “When are we there?” of years gone by! The parents shared the driving, stopping every couple of hours at convenient rest areas, while Caroline and Simon passed the hours by reading, watching the scenery passing by, and of course with long sessions on their mobile devices.

Caroline had stopped looking at Facebook as she found the remarks made by her so-called friends irritating. She had become so involved in the search for the truth about her grandfather’s family ( her family, she reminded herself), that the business of her involvement with John Bond, and her friends’ reaction to it, struck her as stupid and childish. She was still deeply moved by what she had learned yesterday about the conditions in Drancy all those years ago, and had no time at all for the silliness of the girls back home. “Perhaps I’m growing up!” she thought. “Is this what being adult means?”

They were passing over higher ground now, the countryside had changed and a sign announced that they were in the Auvergne. ‘Region des Volcans’ it said. ‘I hope that they’re extinct!’ she thought.

Just then her phone beeped. It was a text message. She didn’t send or receive texts very often. It was all Facebook these days!

The text was from John Bond! ‘Oh no! Now what!’ she wondered.

But it was all right! It was a short, sensible note, saying that he had heard about the comments circulating amongst their classmates, that he was sorry if he was to blame in any way, and that he hoped that she was having some success with her research.

Caroline smiled to herself. It was typical of him, she thought. He really is quite a nice guy, the others just hadn’t had the opportunity to get to know him better as she had. She settled back in her seat and began to compose a short reply, bringing him up to date with the main discoveries they had made in Paris.

Simon, who had been studying the map on his iPhone, announced that they were about to cross the Millau Viaduct which, he said, was higher than the Eiffel Tower! This was greeted with some disbelief, but this soon turned to amazement as they found themselves soaring above the valley, suspended in air on what seemed to be the flimsiest of steel ropes! Unfortunately they had already passed the viewing area which was on the northern side of the valley, but Dad promised that they would stop on the way back to take photographs. As it was, they pulled into the first service-area they came to after the crossing.

Caroline and Simon wandered off to look round the shops, having promised to meet up for drinks in a quarter of an hour. When they all sat down together, Dad had some news for everybody.

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