Survival Instinct (The Adventures of Eric and Ursula Book 2) by Winch A.D

Author:Winch, A.D. [Winch, A.D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2014-02-10T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 21 – Fleeing Amsterdam

Alexander Johansen was trying to remain calm and hold his temper. True, his actions had caused Eric some discomfort but Eric’s constant barbed remarks were becoming tiresome and the personal comments were bordering on the offensive. He had tried to explain that there was no way he could have known Eric was under the train, when he had flushed the toilet, but the boy refused to listen. To make matters worse, he had dragged Ursula into his rants and blamed her for his predicament in the first place. Eric was acting like a spoilt brat, and only Andrea’s mediation had finally shut him up.

The four of them were in a second-class compartment with the door shut. Eric sat sullenly by the window looking daggers at both Ursula and Alexander, while Andrea pointed at a map of Amsterdam and spoke. The two of them were sat on the seats opposite, trying to ignore Eric and focus on what Andrea was saying. Occasionally he would look away from them, to smell his skin, before returning to his sulking pose.

“Let me recap,” said Andrea. “In less than thirty minutes we will arrive at Amsterdam Centraal station. We must assume that the OSS will be waiting for us. We will, therefore, leave the train from different carriages to minimise the risk of us all being ambushed. However, this will increase the likelihood that one of us will be captured. Statistically, we stand more chance of a successful escape if we are separated.”

“We should pull the emergency chain,” Eric pointed up above the window, “and stop the train. We can then jump off.”

“If we did that we would bring all the attention on to us. It is much better if we lose ourselves amongst the other passengers at the station.”

Eric huffed and moved as if he were going to pull the emergency chain, but he didn’t.

“We will all make our way to this spot,” Andrea pointed at a stadium, “the Amsterdam Arena. It is approximately ten kilometres from the main station, but it is a convenient landmark. While you are travelling there, I will hire a car and then meet you.”

Andrea took four smart phones from her bag and gave one each to the others.

“These have a substantial amount of credit on them. However, they are not registered to any of you. The numbers of each phone are already programmed in. Do not call unless it is as a last resort. We need them because they have a GPS application. You must now follow my instructions. Please input ‘Arena Boulevard 1’ into the GPS application. This will direct you to the rendez-vous point.”

Alexander and Ursula did as they were told. Eric dropped his smartphone onto the seat between himself and Andrea. Without any fuss, Andrea swapped it for the one in her hand and continued talking.

“Ursula will make her way underground. She will take metro number fifty-four to the stadium. Alexander will take another train to Bijlmer Arena. I will bring the car via the A2 motorway and Eric will make his way by bicycle.

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