The Last Bus

Saturday night, a rather solitary bus stop...

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It’s dark, it rains cats and dogs, the single lantern just flickers a few seconds before going out again... and the last bus for today is [censored] late.

You and the other passengers try to get closer together under the small shelter, but cannot avoid getting an uncomfortable shower blown by the icy wind directly into your face.

Suddenly, lightning. For a full moment the whole scenery is bathed in light, then it’s dark again - followed by thunder and a loud shriek from one of the people waiting. And wasn’t there a dark figure standing right across the street for just a second?

Possibilities

1 It’s just your imagination - a rock or a stick illuminated by the lighting. Still, one of the people waiting is a bit paranoid, and hasn’t taken his medicine recently. Try telling him that there wasn’t anything there in the middle of a rain storm...

2 There is someone out there - a serial killer, neatly equipped with army raincoat, night glasses and a pump gun. The killer likes to strike during dark and stormy nights like this... The more victims, the better.

3 During the lightning, one of the people waiting could clearly see a projected image of Lloigor, one of the twin obscenities, searching for victims. Lloigor appears as a titanic, winged mound of undulating tentacles, and has the power to control great winds, which it can use to snare and capture any unfortunates who chance upon it...

© Philipp Mählmann