Cuentos Para Adolecentes Romanticos

a truck without a driver
mark miles and his son andy are having a bad morning.
where's gary? says marck."he isn't usually late. the truck is ready. Everybody´s waiting."
then gary Slater comes to the office. he is ill. I´ve got a bad arm, mr. miles,´ says gary. "I´m very sorry, but I can´t drive today."

just then, kim parker arrives. she is a student. her father is one of mark´s drivers. .she is working in mar´s office in her holiday.
“Good morning, Mr.miles,”Says Kim. “What can i do first?”


“Can you drive a truck?” says Mark with a little laugh.
“Ive got tables in faversham and wine in Lyon-and no driver!”
“Yes, i can drive a truck,’ says kim. I ve got a licence”


Drive into danger
“wonderful!” says mark. He is looking happier. “hav you got a passport?
“of course,it´s at home.” Suddenly mark is much happier.
“ok. Can you take a truck to frace? Here is some french money and these are all the papers- read them carefully.”



“can i go too, dad?” asks andy. “I can´t drive a truck, but I an drive a car and read a map-and I can speak french.
Perhaps I can help kim.”,
“and you want to go to france. I know! OK, you two.
Run home and get your passports,your overnight bags and some sandwiches .there are sleeping bags in the truck, and a mobile phone too. When you come back, go and look at the map wiht gary. He drives to frace every week. He can tell you about it.”


Gary makes a phone call
“get the tables from the shop at faversham,” says gary.
“then take the ferry from dover to calais. At calais, look for signs to the a 26 motorway. It´s agood, fast road.”
“listen – this is very important. All drivers must stop for 45 minutes in every french 4 hours.”
“I´know,” says kim.
“OK. There are truck stops on every french road. At about ane o´clock, you need to stop for 15 minutes at this truck stop here” He puts an X on the map.



“don´t stay in the truck ; get put, walk about and get some coffee . You don´t want to go to sleep,when you are driving.
At about four o´clock you must stop again here, near Dijon”
Again gary pust an X on the map.
“the cafe at the truck stop makes wonderful coffee. Ood luck, and drive carefully,” says gary.


Drive into danger
Andy and kim get into the truck and drive away- and gary makes an important phone call.
“hullo gary here. T can´t drive today, but tell paul it´s OK –the truck stopnear reims at one, and dijon at four. Look for a girl with brown hair and a boy in an yellow shirt.”


THE TRUCK IS LOSING OIL
Andy and kim arrive at faversham. They tell the man about gary´s arm.
“the tables are ready. My men can put them in the truck. We can sit in my office and wait. Would you like some coffee?” the man says.
They leave the truck and into the office.

Drive into dangerKim and andy drive to dover and take the ferry to calais.
They drive off the ferry, and out of calais! They find the motorway- and a big STOP sing.
“We need a ticket “ says andy. He pust his hand out of the window to take the ticket, but he is too far away and the ticket goes under the truck. Andy jumps down and goes to get it.
“OK, I´ve got it now” andy calls to kim. “but the truck islosisg oil. Not much, but we must do saomething about it sonn.”
“OK,” says kim “I can do that at the truck stop. Come on –let´s go!”



They arrive at the truck stop near reims at about one o´clock. Kim gets under the truck.
“you´re right,” she tells andy. “the truck is losing oil.
But it isn´t very bad” then suddenly she calls to andy
“come and have a look at this.”


There is a box underthe truck.
“Is it a sandwich box?” asks andy. “perhaps gary puts his sandwiches in it.”
“under a hot, dirty, oily truck?” says kim. “nobody does that! Oh well, I need some coffe.” She goes to the cafe.


ON THE ROAD
They get into the truck again and drive along the motorway.
“our next stop is near dijon,” said andy. “dijon is in burgundy. They make wonderful wine there.”
“I don´t want...