Meet Me In Istanbul

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meet me in Istanbul by Richard Chisolm

chapter one journey to Istanbul it is

early morning on a sunny spring day in

April Heathrow Airport London is busy as

usual hundreds of people are arriving

leaving or waiting for planes in the

departure lounge of Terminal one a man

is sitting reading a newspaper he does

not like airports there are too many

people and he is always nervous when he

flies he looks at his watch impatiently

then he hears the announcement over the

loudspeakers British Airways announced

the departure of flight be5 704 Istanbul

will passengers please proceed to gate

16 for boarding Tom Smith picks up his

suitcase and walks towards gate 16 20

minutes later the plane is preparing to

leave it moves slowly across the airport

to runway number 2 tom is sitting

looking out of the window the plane

suddenly moves forward races down the

runway and rises into the air Tom looks

down at the houses and roads far below

and smiles London is behind him now he

is on his way to Istanbul tom relaxed

and took a letter from his pocket Reza

apartment 11 3 camera sokak Aya's pasa

Istanbul my dear Tom thank you for your

letter I am so happy that you can come

and visit me for a holiday life here in

Istanbul is very interesting I'm

enjoying my work but I miss you very

much it will be wonderful to see you

again

I'm sure we will have a very nice

holiday spring is here and the weather

is beautiful I have to work on Monday

the 14th of April the day you arrive so

I can't come to the airport to meet you

but you can take a taxi from the air

terminal to Taksim Square that's in the

centre of the new part of the city

there's a big hotel called the Park

Hotel near the square I'll meet you

there

at 5 o'clock we'll meet in the American

Bar the view over the city is beautiful

I can't wait to see you again Tom I have

so much to tell you so remember the Park

Hotel Taksim Square five o'clock see you

on the 14th love Angela Tom sat for a

moment looking at his fiance's letter

then he put it in his pocket he looked

down at the green fields of France as

the plane continued its journey across

Europe have you been to Istanbul before

said a voice it was the young man in the

next seat no I haven't said Tom have you

the man smiled my home is in Istanbul

I'm studying in London at the moment I'm

going home for a holiday really said Tom

where are you studying

at London University the two men sat

talking as the stewardesses began

serving lunch the young man told Tom his

name was Kemal his parents had a shop in

Istanbul are you meeting someone in

Istanbul Kemal asked my fiance said Tom

she's working in Istanbul that's

interesting how long has she been there

she went to Istanbul two months ago she

works for a small company which is

starting to export to England she's

making all the arrangements exporting

always seemed so difficult said Kemal it

seems difficult Tom agreed but that's

Angela's job she's an expert in

importing and exporting her father has

an import-export agency in London and

she has worked for him for some years

she's almost completed her work in

Istanbul now the company has already

started to send goods to England she

will be coming back to London soon what

kind of goods do they export asked Kemal

all kinds of things brass ornaments

coffee pots trays leather and onyx

articles Angela's father thinks these

goods will sell very well in England

that's interesting said Kemal my parents

sell things like that in their shop in

Istanbul the two men went on talking as

the plane flew over Italy and Greece

towards Turkey soon they were descending

to yesil Khoi Airport Istanbul when the

plane stopped Kemal stood up I hope you

enjoy your stay in Istanbul he said he

is my telephone number if you need

anything

phone me I live in Sicily it's not far

from the center of the city thanks Kamau

that's very kind of you not at all

reply Kemal nice to meet you and now

goodbye Tom went through customs and

immigration and walked towards the

airport exit chapter 2 the American Bar

a bus for the city air terminal was

waiting outside the airport Tom got in

and sat down beside the window other

passengers got on and the bus left the

airport and drove towards Istanbul soon

they were driving past the houses and

apartment blocks near the city then they

passed the old city walls Tom felt

excited and looked at everything he saw

beautiful old mosques and street markets

the bus was now approaching the center

of old Istanbul it stopped at some

traffic lights a car stopped beside the

bus the door opened and a woman got out

two men were with her suddenly Tom

jumped to his feet it was Angela Angela

Tom shouted Angela here it's me Tom he

knocked on the bus window suddenly the

traffic lights changed and the bus moved

forward Tom ran to the back of the bus

Angela and the two men were going into a

building Angela he shouted ad he stopped

it was too late

the bus was moving quickly down a wide

Street the passengers were looking at

Tom

and he suddenly felt foolish he walked

back to his seat and sat down what a

surprise

he thought to himself I must tell her

when I see her this evening then the bus

crossed Ataturk bridge and Tom looked at

the boats on the golden horn again he

felt excited the bus arrived at the air

terminal at a quarter to four there were

some taxis waiting there Tom went up to

one the Park Hotel Taksim Square please

he told the driver English you come with

me I take you quickly at a quarter past

four the taxi arrived in the square here

you are sir the Park Hotel thank you

said Tom and paid the driver Tom went

into the hotel he found the American Bar

and sat down at a table on the terrace

a waiter came out a beer police said Tom

he sat in the afternoon sunshine and

looked down over the city of Istanbul

the view was very beautiful he was

looking at the sea the Bosphorus was

full of ships there were very big ships

going to Russia and little sailing ships

in the distance he could see the mosques

and palaces of old Istanbul how

beautiful and how exciting Tom looked at

his watch it was nearly five o'clock he

got up and walked up to the hotel

entrance there were lots of people going

in and out of the hotel but he did not

see Angela anywhere he went back to the

bar and ordered another beer come on

Angela Tom said to him

self don't be late just inside the

American bar a man in a gray raincoat

was sitting at a table he was drinking

coffee and smoking cheap cigarettes a

newspaper lay open on the table in front

of him and from time to time he looked

at it but the man wasn't reading the

newspaper he was watching Tom it was now

20 past 5 Tom sat in the evening

sunshine he looked at his watch again

and waited half-past five quarter to six

it was getting dark he looked at the

lights on the bosphorus strange thought

Tom Angela isn't usually late Tom sat at

the table on the terrace of the American

bar waiting for his fiancee he waited

and waited and nobody came and the man

in the grey raincoat sat patiently

inside the bar smoking and watching Tom

another beer sir asked the waiter no

bring me a black coffee please have you

a telephone yes sir inside Tom went into

the hotel there was a telephone beside

the reception tom dialed Angela's number

the phone rang and rang but nobody

answered it he put the phone down and

turned towards the reception desk excuse

me he asked the receptionist the camera

sokak do you know where it is

yes it's very near go out of the hotel

entrance and turn right walk along the

street and Kamaraj so CAC is fourth on

the right thank you

said Tom Tom went back to the bar he

drank his coffee and paid for his drinks

it was now after eight o'clock Tom

picked up his suitcase and left the

hotel inside the bar the man in the grey

raincoat stood up and picked up his

newspaper he put some money on the table

and walked out into the street he stood

on the pavement for a moment or two then

started walking chapter three a shock

Cammarata sokak was a narrow quiet

street of old apartment buildings Tom

walked along the pavement looking at the

numbers on the doors

there was only one streetlight and it

was difficult to see but finally he

found Angela's address number eleven the

building had a large glass door Tom

pushed it but it was locked

there was no Bell he knocked on the door

nothing happened he not again louder

this time

and listened silence

damn he thought he was impatient now and

worried he stood back in the middle of

the street and looked up there were five

floors and all the windows were black

there was no light anywhere in the

building Angela he said to himself

Angela where are you a short distance

away the man in the grey raincoat stood

in a dark doorway

was watching Tom watching every move he

made Tom did not know what to do he

knocked once more on the glass door

again nothing happened finally he picked

up his suitcase with the last look at

the building he turned and started

walking back towards Taksim Square Tom

Smith he thought to himself as he walked

you need a hot bath and a good sleep

then you can decide what to do the Parc

hotel was expensive but Tom remembered

seeing one or two small hotels near

Taksim Square finally he was standing

outside the Ankara hotel he went in good

evening he said to the woman at

reception I'd like a single room please

the woman nodded we have a nice room

upstairs come I'll show you they went

upstairs and she opened the door very

nice room she said it was small but it

was clean and it looked comfortable I'll

take it he said and gave the woman his

passport the bathroom is along the

corridor

she said breakfast is from 8 to 10

o'clock

good night Tom put his case down and sat

on the bed he suddenly fell

very tired and unhappy he was not having

a good dinner in a nice restaurant he

was not sitting with the woman he loved

he was sitting alone in a cheap hotel in

a strange city for a long time he sat on

the bed thinking but I saw Angela I saw

her from the bus finally he stood up

okay

he thought tomorrow morning I'll go to

Angela's office and find out what has

happened there's a very simple

explanation I'm sure I'll find out

tomorrow he had a hot bath and got into

bed he was very tired after his long

journey and soon fell asleep the man in

the grey raincoat walked across Taksim

Square there was a telephone kiosk in

the corner he dialed a number and waited

then he spoke he's in the uncle hotel

the man said he waited at the Parc hotel

and then he went to the girl's flat now

he's in the uncle hotel yes yes of

course I will he put down the phone and

left the kiosk the next morning Tom felt

much better he had breakfast then took a

taxi to the office where Angela worked

the taxi drove through the busy streets

and crossed the galata bridge into the

old city finally it turned into a small

street near the railway station it was a

narrow street of shops small businesses

and workshops the taxi stopped in front

of a grey building f Karim Ian & Co

export-import agency said the sign above

the door

Tom pushed open the door and went in a

secretary was typing at the reception

desk

she looked up as Tom came in good

morning she smiled good morning

said Tom my name is Tom Smith I'm

looking for Angela Thompson she's my

fiancee

I arrived in Istanbul last night and

waited for her but she didn't the

secretary was staring at him she stood

up wait a moment please

mr. Smith she hurried over to a door

marked office and went inside

tom could hear her talking to someone

the door opened and a man came out he

looked very serious mr. Smith my name is

dunya please come in Tom went into the

office please sit down mr. Smith said

Dania look I don't know how to tell you

this mr. Smith I have some very bad news

for you

I'm very sorry indeed but miss Thompson

your fiancee is is dead

Chapter four

I saw her drink this mr. Smith said mr.

Dona he handed Tom a glass of strong

brandy Tom sat shocked white faced

unable to speak he drank the brandy

slowly how how did it happen

he asked a car accident

miss Thompson was thriving along a

dangerous road no one knows what

happened her car went off the road and

fell down the hillside yesterday evening

Tom asked I beg your pardon the accident