Chapter 11
After walking around for a couple of hours, and drinking a bottle of water and two further coffees at the risk of becoming jittery, Ethan headed back, making one more stop for petrol and to use the toilet. By the time he got on the road, a diversion forced him into a queue of traffic so he took a longer route. While trundling along Leatherhead High Street the heavens opened, but the drops amounted to nothing more than a light drizzle.
“Come on, come on.” The traffic lights changed to red, not usually an issue, but his fate this day included a hold up at every turn. Due to the non-moving traffic, pedestrians took to the tarmac, weaving in and out of cars so when the lights blinked to amber and green, no one moved. A man drummed on the bonnet as if the obstruction were Ethan’s f
