Remember Remember by Alan Wade Page B

bathroom was used to change by both parties; everything was in order and they slept the sleep of brother and sister.
    July 22 nd , Sun City
    He woke at 06.30 and dressed in shorts, t-shirt, socks, trainers and a panama hat. The apartment was the top one of three and he walked down thirty-seven steps, along tile built paths, past young banana trees and some of age with fruit. The smell of night-scented stock along the path filled the air and it was quiet with few people about.
    “I like this place,” he thought as he passed the indoor pool, then the outdoor pool and finally passed the security gate which led him out into the street which at this time of day was empty. He turned right, deciding it looked like the way to go toward the beach where he found shops, restaurants and a pedestrian area. He turned right, and found a bar called, ‘The Pop In Cocktail Bar’, opposite ‘Captain Hook’s Restaurant’.
    “That’ll do for our first meeting,” he thought as he turned to retrace his steps back to Sun City to see if he could place a message in the reception area.
    It was now 07.20 and the information centre was customer free. He made a request to leave a message and was told to write what he wanted to say on a pad and pin it to the notice board.
    “Thank you,” he replied and wrote his message thinking, “I hope to hell this works,” as he pinned it to the cork and walked over to the restaurant for breakfast. The message read, Meet you at the Pop In Cocktail Bar. I suggest 18.00 on 22 nd . Bring local currency. The place is opposite Captain Hook’s Restaurant. Just ask for the Pop In Cocktail Bar, Olu Deniz. I will be wearing a panama hat with a blue and red band, sunglasses fitted to normal glasses, old trainers and a blue band will be on my right wrist. I will be drinking pints of Becks and hope to see you soon,” regards, Armitage.”
    Jacky woke at about eight. She had a quick shower, brushed her teeth, applied a little make-up, then wandered down to the restaurant. She saw Alan, grabbed an orange juice and joined him saying, “You were up early this morning!”
    “Yeah, I find it difficult to sleep when the sun comes up. The breakfast here is very good; I recommend the omelette with cheese and some fresh bread. I’ve brought down the water bottles to fill from the water fountain. It’ll save us buying some later.”
    She explored the self service breakfast bar, selected bread, runny jams and fruit; water melon, cantaloupe melon, peach and orange, then returned to him.
    “What do you want to do today Jacky?”
    “I don’t know what’s available, I’d like to look around and see what we can do.”
    “Well. I’ve put towels out on two loungers near the pool, you’ve got to beat the Germans at their game. I think some of the buggers must get up at five to put their towels out, wish I was brave enough to throw them all in the pool and start World War Three,” he asserted, then continued, “towels and bikini tops at ten paces.” Then changing the subject he continued, “Look, I’ve got to see some business friends at six this evening in town so I’m happy to mooch around until about five but then I need to go.”
    “That’s OK with me; it’ll give me a chance for a sleep before dinner without being pestered by you.”
    “I haven’t pestered you at all yet!” he protested.
    “I know, when’s it gonna start then?” she teased.
    “Are you serious?”
    “No, no just joking!”
    He thought sex might be interesting, but would probably complicate things. “Still, you never know,” he argued with himself. “Of course you bloody well know, it will complicate things, it always has done, but then if you don’t make a move she might think you’re gay. Which is the best reputation to have back in the Brown Cow? Good lover, bad lover or gay?” he thought. “Here you are in Turkey, only 24 hours by bus from Syria, you’re plotting to terrorise the whole UK and kill perhaps hundreds of thousands