A Night To Remember
"Hello" - Speech 'Hello' - Thought
Chapter 1: Breakdown
The rain spattered the windscreen relentlessly. Chun Li strained forward over the steering wheel to see the road ahead, instead of the watery gloom. Although the wipers flap valiantly, they are fighting a losing battle, as the rain drives harder and harder. Chun Li eased her foot off the accelerator as the headlights struggle to light up the road, 'Damn that old man. He must of meant the second turning on the left, or even the right turning. The old fool. Perhaps this is his idea of a joke. After all I did notice a mischievous glint in his eye. But what sort of nonsense is this? So I've taken a wrong turn and got caught in a downpour in the night. The rain will ease off soon, it can't possibly keep this up for long and then I'll be able to...WATCH OUT!'
Chun Li spins the wheel frantically to the left to avoid the figure who, from nowhere, shows up in the headlights. The car bumps and jolts as it bounces over the rocky roadside and thumps into a ditch, 'Ok. I'm unhurt, but shaken...the body! I must have hit the figure, there was no way I could have avoided it.'
Chun Li springs out of the car, praying that the person is still alive. Her clothes soak up the rain as she runs back to the road, 'Where's the body? Did I hit someone? It might have been a trick of the light? No, I remember the arms held up in fright as the car collided, and the look of anguish on his face. His face! There was something familiar about that face. A man I recognised. An old man, with white hair...' Chun Li's heart leaps, 'No, impossible!'
With a shiver of fear Chun Li races back to the car, jumps inside, forces the key into the ignition and twists it violently. The starter coughs, splutter and dies. Chun Li hits the key again but this time a single shudder is all the engine can manage. Chun Li grasps the wheel with her hands and starts to shake it desperately as if to force some life into the car, 'Great, the battery is dead. The cars not going to budge from the ditch tonight. The nearest garage is twenty miles away.'
As if in answer, a light appears in the distance, 'A light. That means a house. What a stroke of luck!' Chun Li buttons up her coat and opens the door. Chun Li slams the door shut, turns up her collar and sets off for the house. A flash of lightning lights up the house clearly, 'The house is old, very old and in a shocking state of repair. Well it's better then nothing'
The light in the window starts to flicker. Chun Li climbs the steps to the front door, 'Tonight is going to be night to remember.'
"Hello" - Speech 'Hello' - Thought
Chapter 1: Breakdown
The rain spattered the windscreen relentlessly. Chun Li strained forward over the steering wheel to see the road ahead, instead of the watery gloom. Although the wipers flap valiantly, they are fighting a losing battle, as the rain drives harder and harder. Chun Li eased her foot off the accelerator as the headlights struggle to light up the road, 'Damn that old man. He must of meant the second turning on the left, or even the right turning. The old fool. Perhaps this is his idea of a joke. After all I did notice a mischievous glint in his eye. But what sort of nonsense is this? So I've taken a wrong turn and got caught in a downpour in the night. The rain will ease off soon, it can't possibly keep this up for long and then I'll be able to...WATCH OUT!'
Chun Li spins the wheel frantically to the left to avoid the figure who, from nowhere, shows up in the headlights. The car bumps and jolts as it bounces over the rocky roadside and thumps into a ditch, 'Ok. I'm unhurt, but shaken...the body! I must have hit the figure, there was no way I could have avoided it.'
Chun Li springs out of the car, praying that the person is still alive. Her clothes soak up the rain as she runs back to the road, 'Where's the body? Did I hit someone? It might have been a trick of the light? No, I remember the arms held up in fright as the car collided, and the look of anguish on his face. His face! There was something familiar about that face. A man I recognised. An old man, with white hair...' Chun Li's heart leaps, 'No, impossible!'
With a shiver of fear Chun Li races back to the car, jumps inside, forces the key into the ignition and twists it violently. The starter coughs, splutter and dies. Chun Li hits the key again but this time a single shudder is all the engine can manage. Chun Li grasps the wheel with her hands and starts to shake it desperately as if to force some life into the car, 'Great, the battery is dead. The cars not going to budge from the ditch tonight. The nearest garage is twenty miles away.'
As if in answer, a light appears in the distance, 'A light. That means a house. What a stroke of luck!' Chun Li buttons up her coat and opens the door. Chun Li slams the door shut, turns up her collar and sets off for the house. A flash of lightning lights up the house clearly, 'The house is old, very old and in a shocking state of repair. Well it's better then nothing'
The light in the window starts to flicker. Chun Li climbs the steps to the front door, 'Tonight is going to be night to remember.'
