Gregg's arrival
and we prepare our backpacks
for road trips
from hometown Nicosia
to airport town Larnaca
to beach town Paralimni.
Just,
we haven't got a car.
We go to the bus stop
and after waiting some hot minutes
we ask for a hike
from a guy who's stopped at the supermarket.
I find this hilarious,
a hitch hike in my own village
from one side of the village
to the other,
but good old Alex
goes for it
and we get the ride in the end.
The guy is a typical
guy from the
area.
Speaks broken English
and hasn't practice speaking it
in ages
ever.
He turns to me for brief conversation
but he can tell how grateful
the girls are
I love Alex's communication ways;
she is confident
at delivering
her message across.
She thanks the person
to their face.
The guy drops us at a car renting place
but it seems that we won't be able to
rent a car before 5pm this evening.
Thing is,
Gregg arrives at 3pm.
I call dad.
He's on his way home.
We need his car.
He needs his car.
At 4.
We need it now.
Until 4.
It's half past 2.
He's 10 minutes away.
He arrives.
We have backpacks with us.
They don't fit in the car.
Bella's in the car too.
She's excited to see us.
She's barking.
I get in the car.
The girls stay.
We drive home.
Unload Bella and dad
and stuff from the boot.
I go back.
Get the girls.
We're on the way to the airport
to possibly arrive
10-15 minutes late.
Perfect timing
on Cypriot time.
And it's a road trip.
We arrive;
stealing in a suspicious
white stuff dealer-like car
and find
Gregg waiting outside.
He doesn't recognise us
cz he doesn't know what to look for.
We have no internet at home so Alex didn't
check her phone for updates.
We have no horn
on the dodge car.
He has no luggage
and it's a wrap,
he sees us and jumps in.
We're all eager to tell him our journey
but it seems like he has his own story
to tell us.
It's hilarious.
Road trip back home
and we arrive bang on 4pm.
These timing skills should be rewarded.
I'm starving.
My dad has cooked!
Yum.
He takes the car and sets off.
We make some calls for the car.
Looks like it's not happening today.
At least we're all packed for timorrow.
We play UNO instead.
Cut in!
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