“I saw the car waiting outside,” she says in a friendlier tone. “I would have liked to show you the real Budapest.”
I have no idea what she means. I say nothing, so she continues. “It would have been fun to take trams and buses.”
I’m dumbfounded. What is she thinking? I never thought I’d even walk around without bodyguards, let alone with a female… I wouldn’t know how to get on a tram. Actually, I’m not even sure which vehicle that tram thing is. Of course I know buses, but trust me, I’ve never taken one. Back home I travel by limousines and SUVs, and if I travel to a country where I don’t have one of my own cars, I hire luxury vehicles. I never used public transport, not even while I was studying in America.
I curb my temper because it is a nice idea even though it’s impossible. I don’
