Maybe Tomorrow

This free passage was promised to all. Only, no one knew when or where. It just happened to come when we, Mr and Mrs Jones, were the other side of the world! We were on a special holiday, in deepest Asia. Typical! It kicked off on the day we planned to meet the staff at the orphanage our church sponsored. This holiday was going to last much longer than we imagined. Not all my family were with my hubby and me; just our youngest, Fran and her mate, Kate.
But some couldn’t take it, couldn’t believe in a free lunch never mind free passage! It was just the same here as at home. They were like our neighbours. We were in unfamiliar territory. It was expected to be hot but not this hot! This was stifling, stinking and burning. There in front of our four-wheeled vehicle was an erupting volcano. We didn’t realise it hadn’t been active for years. Our native tour rep panicked. He turned the Land Rover and expected us to go with him. But through the translation headphones we were fed lies…