Rina

Dramatic starters

Søndag 23. Desember 2007, 23:26 Tekst

Jeg drev og ryddet litt i mappene i mine i sted, og fant denne teksten jeg og Tone skrev i en engelsktime i høst. Vi jobbet med noen oppgaver i boken, og ble bedt om å fortsette på noe som allerede var skrevet. (Det er nok ikke det beste (eller mest seriøse) vi har skrevet, men vi hadde det da gøy.)

Joyce is having the time of her life. She has met a lot of new friends from all over the world at the summer school, and now they are out at a club dancing, flirting and laughing. Suddenly she feels faint and dizzy and everything around her becomes blurred.

- Are you OK? Joyce can hear a distant voice. It’s her friend, Jenny.
- She doesn’t look too good. She looks up, and sees Jenny’s boyfriend, Peter.
- Just lie here, we’re getting you some help! Jenny’s voice is shivering. – Where is Michael? Suddenly she can feel two arms around her. Strong arms, the arms of a man.
- Peter? Is that you? She stutters. There is no answer. The man lifts her up, and he carries her out of the club. They get into a car, and she can feel the engine starts. – Are you taking me to hospital? There is still no answer. She falls asleep, and when she wakes up she is lying in a bed. The sheets have big floral patterns, and she can see the contours of a stairway in the opposite end of the room. She is still very dizzy, and the room seems to be floating. She can hear a door opening, and a beam of light falls on the staircase. She can see the shadow of a person descending from above.
- Jenny? Peter? There is no answer. Joyce is frightened. – Who are you? Where am I?
The person approaches the bed pole, and as he rises into the bed she can hear a car parking in the driveway. The mysterious person rushes back upstairs.
The doorbell rings, and she can hear the front door being opened, voices being raised and then people moving around. There is a bumping sound and the voices start buzzing. – Joyce?! Jenny is shouting.
- I’m here! she manages to whimper.
Jenny, Peter and Michael storm into the basement. – Oh my god! How are you? Jenny bursts into tears. They help her out of the bed, and she leans on Michael as they go up the stairs.
When they have gotten upstairs, Joyce can see a man lying on the floor next to the dresser in the hall. There is blood pouring from his head, and blood on the white dresser.
Her friends manage to drag her into Michael’s car.
- How did you guys find me?
- When we went to get help at the club, Michael saw a man lifting you up and carrying you away. He rushed to find us and we followed him.
Joyce a glimpse of Michael’s eyes in the mirror, and suddenly she felt a little dizzy again.