Transition by Ethan Arkwright

Author:Ethan Arkwright [Arkwright, Ethan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Political Thriller, Thriller
ISBN: 9780956888075
Publisher: North Shield Publishing
Published: 2017-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

23

Brittany

Crammed inside the toilet with the door shut and locked behind them, there was barely space for Jonathan and Julie to stand together. Their faces were very close to one another.

The bus lurched forward as it started its journey. Jonathan fell backwards onto the closed toilet seat. Julie fell forward and placed her arms above his head to steady herself.

‘I can’t stand any more, sorry,’ Julie said after a few seconds, and turned to sit on his lap, her legs at right angles across his. Neither knew where to put their hands. Jonathan splayed his out wide against the sides to steady himself against the rocking of the bus. Julie did the same. Their fingertips were touching.

The swaying of the bus kept bringing their faces close together. Both their hearts were still pounding and running hot with adrenaline after their close escape. Their eyes locked together, and neither of them could avoid it or bear it any longer. Their lips locked passionately, and their arms came off the walls to embrace each other. The intimate meeting of their mouths and hands was an incredible release for both of them.

They kissed and caressed for what seemed an age.

The passage of time seemed to have slowed, and neither knew how long they had been intertwined. Eventually, their mouths separated and they just held each other tightly, seeking comfort in the madness.

After an hour or so the bus slowed to a halt.

They opened the toilet door and stepped out. Their limbs were stiff and sore from being in the same position for too long, but they were both sad to be leaving their little plastic cocoon of togetherness and apparent safety.

As they closed the toilet door behind them, in time to see the hydraulics of the main outside door engage, and daylight creep in, they saw an old lady looking at them from the top of the stairs where the seats were.

Jonathan pulled Julie closer to him as together they faced the stern-looking geriatric.

‘Gosh,’ Jonathan said loudly. ‘We appear to have gotten on to the wrong bus, honey! I apologise.’ He tilted his head in acknowledgment, then turned and bolted outside with Julie in tow. Once they slowed to a casual walk, they could see that the bus had stopped in a pretty little coastal resort. A promenade snaked away from them to separate the ocean from the land. The town’s main road was behind the promenade, and there were clusters of typical small shops selling food and assorted tourist trinkets. Julie spied a patisserie and led Jonathan there by hand. With fresh bread and cheese in bags under their arms, they walked up the promenade till they found a wooden bench to sit on, where they could eat and figure out what to do next.

‘How do you think that crazy man found us?’ Julie asked, as she broke her bread into little pieces and matched them up with similar-sized pieces of cheese.

‘I was just thinking about that,’ Jonathan replied, his mouth half full.

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