Theodore chose a window seat like he always did but this
time he could not see too well as it was raining and the water ran down the
glass in little streams. "It is a good
thing the countryside is so flat here otherwise I would not be able to see any
mountains in the distance," Theodore thought and he almost nodded off to sleep.
Then he realised that it was no longer raining and there were some
patches of blue sky to be seen. The bus
turned off the highway and entered a city.
Theodore could see the skyscrapers first and later he saw a wide river
with a tall steel bridge ahead. "Wow! That is a big river and look at all those
long barges and boats sailing on it," he said to himself, "that is about the
biggest river I have seen so far," and the next minute the bus went onto the
bridge with the girders of the steel
structure flashing by the window as it traveled.
Flat Country
The driver stopped the bus at a terminus in the city centre for
a short while and soon continued the journey.
Theodore noted the many fountains and green open spaces and tree-lined
avenues. "This is a very pretty place,"
he decided, "it must be pleasant to live here and I am rather sorry to be just
passing by." The farming areas they
drove through afterwards were also flat and Theodore missed the excitement of
watching mountains and forests from the window. After some time the bus stopped
in another big city with broad streets and numerous parks to pick up more passengers.
And then it was back to driving through flat scenery. It was later in the afternoon when the next
signs of a city appeared and soon the bus was approaching the main center. Theodore took the little white envelope out
of his back pack and read the name and address on the last card. "Cassandra Bear, 289 Prima Via," he told
himself, "I hope I don't get lost trying to find her."
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