you!' he said. 'quick! Go out through the back.'
Alex ran through the back of the shop. and the
shopkeeper followed him. 'i never help the police - they're
all bad,' he said. he opened the back door and looked out.
it's ok he said quickly. you can get out of town along
the river follow the back of the houses. nobody goes there. good luck!'
thank you.' alex said. and ran.
three kilometres from the town alex come to a road.
he erossed the road quickly but a lorry came along at the
same time. the lorry slowed down and the driver called
out tohim. 'where are you going?'
alex said the name od his home town. and the driver said,
'come on. i'm going near there. you can come with me.'
alex got into the front of thr lorry,and the driver
looked carefully into his face. do i know you?' he asked.
alex said nothing. and waited he felt very tired the
driver stared at him for a minute then he smiled 'no.
i don't know you.' he said 'Get into the back of the lorry.
nobody can see you there. are you hungry?'
'Yes. i am alex said very
'well i've got some sandwiches. Here you are. Now.
get in the back quickly. Before wa see a police car.
the lorry drove slowly south. alex ate all the driver's
sandwiches and then slept like a dead man