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"Ok William, good you are here, as we must pick up a parcel. We'll have to take the tandem”
“A tandem?” Said William
“Don’t worry I show you what to do. I do the steering. I shift gear, you shift gear. We should paddle fast as it is of life importance that we pick up the parcel before 4.00 pm.”
“ Why?” asked William
“There is no time to lose. Come.”
“Don’t worry I show you what to do. I do the steering. I shift gear, you shift gear. We should paddle fast as it is of life importance that we pick up the parcel before 4.00 pm.”
“ Why?” asked William
“There is no time to lose. Come.”
They setoff and Michael
raised his voice. “Go
left - Shift to third gear – Careful, a hole in the road.”
“What”? screamed William. “A hoooooole”. Suddenly they lost their balance.
“Are you ok” asked Michael.
“I think so” said William. “My leg hurts.”
“Quick only 5 minutes to go.”
“What”? screamed William. “A hoooooole”. Suddenly they lost their balance.
“Are you ok” asked Michael.
“I think so” said William. “My leg hurts.”
“Quick only 5 minutes to go.”
They went back on the bike. Michael spotted the automatic gates which were slowly closing. “Come”
said Michael "We have to go through there” They went faster and faster but the gate completely closed just when they arrived.
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This is great Marja! I've never ridden a tandem and after reading this I don't think I ever want to!
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All that effort and just too late!
ReplyDeleteGood story with a bit of mystery (what's in the parcel?) and a little message(hurrying might bring one nowhere).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, perhaps on foot or on a regular cycle they would have arrived on time, before the automatic gates closed on them.
Bad luck this time , i guess.
ReplyDeleteA lovely read, Marja.
Best wishes,
Moon
Oh bummer! They almost made it in time! If they hadn't had that wreck, they would have. Great story!
ReplyDeleteI never have ridden a tandem...But would like to...
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Well done, with a touch of mystery.
ReplyDeleteThis one looks exciting .
ReplyDeletei never ride on even bicycle so looking at this moving pic and reading this very interesting and thrilling story making me thrill .
loved the way of your description dear Marja!
An interesting read. Fast and intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI dont want ever to ride a tandem bike.
ReplyDeleteso sad that despite all efforts they couldn't make before the gates closed.
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Mysterious. What were they picking up? What is behind the gate. Well done.
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