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Author: Sidney Sheldon
She never reached Madrid.
At the walled city of avila, the tour bus made a scheduled stop for refreshments and what the guide delicately referred to as a comfort station.
"Alle raus vom bus," he called.
Lucia stayed in her seat, watching the passengers rise and scramble for the front door of the bus. I'll be safer if I stay here. But the guide noticed her.
"Out, fraulein," he said. "We have only fifteen minutes."
Lucia hesitated, then reluctantly rose and moved toward the door.
As she passed the guide, he said, "Warten sie bitte! You are not of this tour."
Lucia gave him a warm smile. "No," she said. "You see, my car broke down in San Sebastian and it is very important that I get to Madrid, so I - "
"Nein!" the guide bellowed. "This is not possible. This is a private tour."
"I know," Lucia told him, "but you see, I need - "
"You must arrange this with the company headquarters in Munich."
"I can't. I'm in a terrible hurry and - "
"Nein, nein. You will get me in trouble. Go away or I will call the police."
"But - "
Nothing she said could sway him. Twenty minutes later Lucia watched the bus pull away and roar down the highway toward Madrid. She was stranded with no passport and almost no money, and by now the police of half a dozen countries would be looking for her to arrest her for murder.
She turned to examine her surroundings. The bus...
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