Changes by A B Turner

Author:A B Turner [Turner, A B]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Only a matter of hours later, I was in a taxi fast approaching the hotel, as we got nearer, the butterflies in my stomach seemed to have given up fluttering and were now recklessly careering around my whole body. I glanced out of the window, the hotel loomed up in front of us, just as the cab driver switched on the car’s indicator, I suddenly noticed a small group of photographers slumped on one of the outside walls. I scanned their faces, looking for the pudgy-faced man who, for a time, had seemed to be everywhere I was, at first, I didn’t see him, but as the cab started to turn, he came into view. He was standing under one of the trees, having what seemed to be something of an irate phone call, his large, flabby arms were gesticulating wildly, making the cameras resting on his fat stomach, swing randomly from one side to the other. For a moment, I contemplated the idea of my rushing through the entrance, while he was so obviously distracted, but when I remembered how he had once managed to pick my face out from within a crowd, this notion seemed nothing short of foolish. Knowing I needed a moment to think, I leant forward to speak to the driver,

“Can we go round the block please? I’m a bit early.”

“Alright by me, darlin’, it’s your money,” he replied, somehow, he managed to change the direction of the cab at the last minute and rejoin the traffic, most of which seemed more than happy to show their displeasure at this move.

The driver just laughed good-naturedly at one angry woman, as she unleashed a torrent of abuse,

“And a lovely day to you too,” he called back, before the cab sped forward again, as he seemed totally occupied, I tried to decide what to do next as, clearly, I could hardly drive round and round London all night. At first, there seemed no answer, but, after a couple of moments, it came to me, when I remembered how I had sneaked in through the back door before. I leant forward again,

“Can you take me to the back of the hotel?” I asked.

“I can take you anywhere you want to go, my love,” he replied cheerily, “Hold on.”

The cab swerved quickly to the left, causing me to make a grab for the door handle to stop myself falling off the seat completely. Within moments, we were speeding down a narrow street which, at first glance, seemed far too small for the cab to fit safely, I would have felt anxious had it not been for the drivers’ apparent total confidence.

“There it is, you sure you want to be dropped here?" he said dubiously, I looked out the window, there was no question, the back had absolutely none of the glamour of the entrance, but from my point of view, the sight of only a couple of staff throwing rubbish bags into a large bin, made it infinitely more welcoming.

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