Meet me in Istanbul

Chapter 1: Journey to Istanbul

 Tom was sitting, reading a newspaper at the airport in London. He heard the announcement of his flight to Istanbul. Tom walked towards the Gate.

 Tom finally was in the plane which soon started its journey. Tom relaxed and took a letter from his pocket. It was from his fiancée; Angela. She lived in Istanbul and worked there. Now, they were going to meet again. The day Tom arrived, she had to work. So she was going to meet him at 5 o’ clock in the American Bar, near the Park Hotel. Suddenly, a man who was sitting next to him spoke to him. He told him that his name was Kemal and that he lived in Istanbul and had been in London to study. Tom said that his fiancée worked in a small company which had started to export. She was making all the arrangements. Tom said that they exported things like brass ornaments, trays leather and onyx. And Kemal said that his parents sold things like that in their shop in Istanbul. Kemal gave him his telephone number and told him that if he needed anything, he could phone him. Then Tom went off the plane and walked towards the airport’s exit.  

Trays leather: Bandejas de cuero

Chapter 2: The American Bar

 Tom took a bus which was waiting outside the airport. During the journey, he saw a woman with two men entering a building and he knew it was Angela. So he shouted her name but she didn’t hear. He thought that he would tell her that he’d seen her when they met. The bus stopped and some taxis were waiting for all the passengers. Tom took one and went to the Park Hotel. When he arrived, he went in and there was the American Bar. There he sat and looked through the window. Then he asked for a beer. Then he looked at it watch and it was nearly 5 o’clock. So he went outside the Bar and waited for Angela. It was 5 o’ clock but Angela wasn’t there! So he entered the Bar again and asked for another beer. In the Bar, a man in a grey raincoat was watching at him. He was smoking.

Tom saw that it was now half past five! And Angela wasn’t there! So he ordered a coffee and asked for a telephone. He phoned Angela but nobody answered. So Tom paid his coffee and went outside the Bar. The man in the grey raincoat did the same and started walking.

Chapter 3: A Shock

 Tom went to Angela’s building. He ranged the bell but no one answered. Tom was very worried. He looked up and all the lights of the building were off.

 Tom decided to spend the night in Ankara Hotel. The room was small but comfortable. He had a bath and went to sleep.

 The man in the grey raincoat went to a kiosk and phoned somebody. He said that Tom was in the Ankara Hotel and that he’d gone to the girl’s flat.

 The next morning, Tom went to the building where Anglela worked. He asked a secretary for Angela and the woman told him to wait a moment. A man called “Dünya” met him and told him that 4 him it was really difficult to tell him what’d happened. And he said that Angela; his fiancée was-DEAD…

Chapter 4: “I Saw Her”

 Tom was shocked and drank some water which Dünya had just gaven him. He couldn’t belive it. Dünya told him that it’d happened a week ago in a car accident. But Tom said that he had seen Angela the day before! But Dünya said that it couldn’t be possible; he may had seen another woman who looked similar to his fiancée. But Tom said he had friends in Istanbul (and he remembered Kemal). Dünya said that Pennington was the man who’d made the arrangements 4 the funeral, and gave him an appointmen 4 the next afternoon. He gave him his phone number.

 Tom started to walk and think of Angela and the day before when he saw her... When he sudenly decided that HE was sure he’d seen her. So he phoned Kemal and told him that he wanted to meet him somewhere because he’d a problem.

Chapter 5: A Disappointed Day

 Kemal and Tom met in the American Bar and Kemal listened at Tom’s story and belived him that he’d seen Angela. Tom told him that he wanted to go to where he’d seen Angela and then to his appointment in the Consulate.

 So Kemal drove through the streets when finally Tom found it. In the building there was a dentist, doctor, lawyer and other offices. Tom didn’t know where Angela’d entered. But Kemal told him that he was going too fast. So they decided to relax for a moment and went to a restaurant for lunch.

Chapter 6: Visit to the Consulate

 After lunch, they went to the British Consulate. And Tom met Pennington. He said he was really sorry for Angela’s death. He also said that he had the reports of the accident. Then Tom told him that he thought he’d seen Angela the day before. Pennington couldn’t belive it because he knew Angela was dead! Tom read the reports. Pennington said that it was difficult to identify the body because it’d burnt out. BUT they foud her purse near the car with all her passaports. He also said that her parents didn’t know it yet because they were in holidays in France. He also told him that Angela had spent the weekend in Bursa. And she was arriving. Pennington told him that he should leave the country because there was nothing he could do there. Tom told him the name of the Hotel where they were staying and he left the Consulate.

Chapter7: The Man in the Grey Raincoat

 Tom told Kemal what’d happened and they decided to relax 4 a moment. So they went to the Topkapi Palace. Kemal told him about it and said that the Sultans used to live there. Then, Kemal and Tom realised that someone was following them. IT WAS THE MAN IN THE GREY RAINCOAT! They started to walk faster. Tom and Kemal hid and Kemal told Tom his plan. They were going to separate. TOM was going to take a taxi to the hotel. HE was going to drive to his house. Kemal said that he was going to phone him that night. Tom agreed.

Chapter 8: A Surprise Phone Call

 Tom arrived at the hotel and started to think about Angela. Then, the phone rang and the receptionist said that she had a call for him. Tom thought it was Kemal. But it was a woman; a friend of Angela. She said her name was Julie and she wanted to meet him somewhere. And they arranged to meet that day in 20 minutes in the American Bar.

 Tom thought he had to tell Kemal. So he phoned him but no one answered.

 Tom went to the American Bar and there, he met Julie. She told him that he had seen him in photos of Angela. She told him that at the beginning she was happy with her work, her boss Dünya and everything. But one day she was with her in a restaurant and Dünya came in. And Angela started to feel nervous. Perhaps she was afraid of Dünya. Tom finally told her that he HAD SEEN Angela the day before entering a building. But in there there were a doctor, a dentist, and a lawyer. So Julie told him that perhaps she was going to the doctor’s. Because she had a virus and perhaps she needed more pills from the doctor. Tom said that he was going to go to the doctor and ask him questions. Julie said that he should not ask him so many questions or he was gong to get in trouble. And Tom was ready to find Angela. He knew he was going to DO it!

Chapter 9: “Goodbye Mr Dünya”

 Later, Tom phoned Kemal and told him what had happened with Julie. Kemal knew that Angela was working 4 Dünya and that she was worried for something at work. Kemal said that she was Dünya’s prisoner because perhaps she knew something Dünya didn’t want her to know and so, he had her as a prisoner. Kemal had an idea. They knew everything about Tom and they were watching him. So he was going to LEAVE ISTANBUL.

 The next morning, Tom checked out his hotel and went by taxi to Dünya’s office. He told him that he was leaving Istanbul and they shook hands. Then, Tom went to the airport. There, he asked a secretary about the flight to London but he didn’t check in. He knew someone was watching him. He sat reading a newspaper when he heard the announcement of the flight to London. He went to the passapor control with all the other people. Suddenly, in the last moment, he went to the men’s toilet and waited there. He smiled.

 The man in the grey raincoat phoned SO he said Tom was already on the plane. Then, he walked towards the exit.

 Tom went to Kemal’s flat and told him everything. Kemal was happy. He told him that he could stay SAFE in his flat and start looking for Angela. And hey knew where to start; Dünya’s office…

Chapter 10: An Important Discovery

 Kemal and Tom were ready to go to Dünya’s office. But first, Tom put on a false mostauche, sunglasses and a wig. Nobody could recognise him with them!

 They went to Dünya’s office. There, they saw Dünya leaving the office and getting into his car; a Mercedes. They followed it but no too close. They “hid” behind a taxi. They followed him 4 a long time when it stopped in front of a villa; he lived there. Now Tom and Kemal knew where Dünya lived.

 In Kemal’s flat, Tom said that Angela was in the villa. Kemal agreed. Then, they started thinking and Tom realised that Anglea wasn’t in the villa because her problem was at work, not in the villa. Tom said that in Dünya’s office, there was another door at the back. The office was very small. And perhaps the door at the back opened (?) to a workshop. Kemal had a plan… He was going to sell exporting things that his parents had in their shop and Dünya wolud buy them. They had to think wisely…

Chapter 11: A Clever Trick

 There was a knock at Dünya’s office’s door. Dünya said it was closed but the man (who was Kemal) was impatient so Dünya finally opened the door. Kemal told him that he needed some money quickly and he had some onyx ornaments to sell. He showed ‘em to Dünya. And Dünya was REALLYsurprised when he found out that they cost 15.000 LIRA 4 50. And finally they agreed in 6000 lira. They carried them to the office and, because the office was too small, they put them in the workshop at the back of Dünya’s office. Suddenly, the phone rang. So Dünya went to his office and answered the phone. It was part of Kemal’s plan; the man who phoned was his brother! While Dünya talked, Kemal started looking at the workshop. He saw some lamps cut in half with SMT in them. Then, he saw a courtyard through a window, and a wall; 2 metres high. Then, he heard Dünya saying “goodbye” so he stopped looking at the place and thakned Dünya and went to his flat and told him what’d happened. He told him about the wall which was no so difficult to CLIMB...  

Chapter 12: Disaster!

 Kemal looked at Dünya’s office in a map and they were ready to go there.

 When they arrived, they started climbing the wall and could finally do it. Through the office’s window they could see some men (including Dünya) smuggling drugs in the lamps. But suddenly, Tom slipped and the men saw them. They catched them. Now, they were prisoners…

Chapter 13: Journey into Danger

 Kemal and Tom went into a car and they were taken to Dünya’s villa. But during the journey, Dünya told Tom that Angela was in his villa. He said that one day she had forgotten smt in the officer, and when she came back, she saw Dünya smuggling the drug. He couldn’t let her go. Finally the car stopped and Kemal and Tom went out of the car. But when Dünya opened his villa’s door, a policeman told him to STOP and he said that if he didn’t do that, he would shot.

 Kemal, Tom and Angela were now all together; happy. Tom and Angela kissed. Suddenly they saw Mr. Pennington.

Chapter 14: Time for a Holiday

Tom, Kemal and Angela were realxing. Pennington was with ‘em and he told ‘em that Dünya was really clever because of the accident; it was really good arranged. Finally, Tom said he wanted to have a good, realxing…

HOLIDAYS IN ISTANBUL