Trials by Sophia DeLuna

Author:Sophia DeLuna [DeLuna, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781301876785
Publisher: Smashwords Edition
Published: 2013-07-05T03:00:00+00:00

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The afternoon passed quickly, and Ulrike listened to Maria's and Helmut's tales with interest while contributing one or two of her own. She was surprised how well the afternoon was progressing. The more she chatted with Carmen's parents, the more relaxed she became, and she was glad that she hadn't cancelled the invitation after all.

As Maria took a break to clear the table and to put the empanadas in the oven, Helmut also rose to help her. Ulrike was about to offer her help when she noticed that Carmen and José were talking about the Lamborghini. Completely forgetting about her intended offer, she looked sharply at her partner as she overheard José suggesting to Carmen to take her on a ride the next day.

Ulrike was about to voice her protest, but instead she barely suppressed a yelp as Carmen kicked her leg under the table. Clenching her jaw, she levelled a glare at Carmen that she hoped would tell her that they would have a lot to discuss once they were alone. It wasn't only that she didn't fancy Carmen going for a drive with José the kamikaze driver in his overpowered canary, it was also that she had planned to spend the day with Carmen; after all it was the last day before Carmen had to go back to work. And it was supposed to be a beautifully hot day. Ulrike had thought they might take a drive and have a nice picnic somewhere, maybe at one of the lakes. Or perhaps even a longer drive to some place in the surrounding area. She still felt a bit awkward when driving in the former GDR including the east side of Berlin - too many bad memories, she guessed - but she thought that perhaps Carmen might enjoy the adventure. She had been looking forward to this day, and she couldn't believe that Carmen was going to spoil it by spending it with her brother instead, and without even consulting with her.

Carmen returned Ulrike's glare with a raised eyebrow and a smirk that turned into a wide grin before she turned her attention back to her brother. She knew that Ulrike wouldn't want her to accompany her brother, but she loved sports cars, and she was looking forward to hearing the sounds and feeling the vibrations of the powerful engine of the Lamborghini while it ate away the kilometres at maximum speed. On a Sunday, and with the school holidays ending, there would hopefully be little traffic out of Berlin, and they would be able to get quite far with this new fantastic car, perhaps even as far as Munich. The way back would probably take a lot longer, but by that time, she hoped, even in that direction most of the holiday traffic should have ceased.

Reigning in her frustration, Ulrike turned back to Maria and Helmut who had just returned to the table. At least with them she didn't have to pretend being polite. And the appreciation of nature

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