The Orchid Hunter by Leif Bersweden

Author:Leif Bersweden [Leif Bersweden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780723358
Publisher: Short Books
Published: 2017-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

Time slipped by with the blur of motorway traffic. I suddenly came to, realising I’d fallen asleep. Deciding that there was no point just sitting here, and wishing I was at home, I slid over to the passenger seat and opened the door, letting in a blast of hot exhaust fumes. I looked up and down the road, searching for an emergency phone. Nothing. I packed a rucksack with food and water, my road atlas and a jumper, and set off back along the motorway.

The walk was awful. I was bombarded with hot dust and loud noise. Battered beer cans and crusted sweet wrappers collected at the side of the road and in the grass, thrown carelessly from car windows. Empty crisp packets scuttled and scudded with every rush of hot air.

After five minutes, I made it to a slip road and walked up to the roundabout at the top, noticing a walkway that ran overhead. I couldn’t see either end. This was utterly ridiculous. Ducking under the bridge, I crossed no-man’s-land and worked my way along the downward slope of the walkway until I could reach the railings. Shaking my head with disbelief at what I was having to do, I pulled myself up, climbing the metal railings and levering myself over the top and onto the walkway. Saluting the CCTV camera that stood watch above me, I turned and started walking into Newcastle.

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