Escott John
Girl on a Motorcycle
GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE
Kenny is going across America by bus to San Francisco. It is a long way, so he stops sometimes and stays the night in a motel.
One evening he stays in a motel in a little town in California – not far from Los Angeles. When he comes down from his room for something to eat, he sees a girl – a girl on a motorcycle, with long blond hair. He thinks he knows her – is she famous?
Then, the next morning, he sees the news about a supermarket robbery in Los Angeles. The police are looking for somebody – somebody on a motorcycle, with long blond hair …
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