The Crew by Dougie Brimson

Author:Dougie Brimson [Brimson, Dougie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Category C Publishing
Published: 2011-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Tuesday, 26 October

11.20

Jarvis awoke and started at the roof of the car. He felt like he'd been in there forever, but since leaving Calais it had been just two nights and about nine hundred miles. He lay there for a while and reflected on the events of the last two days; the seemingly endless motorways and the long stops for fuel and food. And all the while keeping watch on the Mercedes and the Lexus. Wondering what was going to happen when they got to Rome and what all this was really about. What a journey. He certainly wasn't looking forward to doing it all again on the way home. He suddenly realised that the car wasn't moving and sat up to find it empty. The sun was streaming in through the windows, but when he jumped out it was bitterly cold and he noticed for the first time that he was in a rest stop next to the motorway. The only other vehicles around were HGVs and a dozen or so British registered cars obviously on their way to Rome judging by the England scarves and flags hanging out of the windows. He let out a yawn and then rubbed his eyes to wake himself up.

‘Oh, you're awake at last.’ He turned to see Phil Williams walking towards him with a tray of steaming coffee and rolls.

‘What time is it?’ he asked, arching his back to relieve the stiffness. Williams put the tray on the roof of the car and took a sip from a steaming cup. ‘It's about twenty past eleven,’ he said wearily. ‘They stopped for something to eat at a service station a few miles back. Steve and Neal are keeping an eye on them and we'll pick them up when they leave.’

Jarvis looked around again. He needed to go to the toilet and freshen up a bit. He looked at Williams and furrowed his brow. Something wasn't right. ‘You've shaved! Where the fuck …?’

‘There's a truckers’ washroom in there,’ he said, nodding in the direction of a small brick building. ‘That's where I bought this lot.’

‘Jesus, I didn't even hear you get out of the car. I must have been in a coma. Anything else happen?’

Williams shook his head. ‘Nothing much, this is their first stop since breakfast. You had another call from the DCI though. He wants you to call him as soon as you can. And we'll need to get some juice soon. The next station is about twenty kilometres up the road.’

Jarvis took a deep breath of fresh air. It felt exhilarating. He took a coffee and bit into a roll. ‘Where are we anyway?’

Williams put down his coffee and reached into the car for the map. ‘We're here,’ he said, pointing at a nondescript red line. ‘On the A1 near a place called Orvieto.’ He moved his finger along the line and settled at a point just outside Rome. ‘There are five service stations between here and Rome. This one here is the last one so it would make sense for the meet to take place there.

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