Nice morning sitting outside in Pat's garden. Wide variety of stories Joan Read's and myself tied so have both stories.
Joan's story is unusual with children trained as assassins.
All
The Rest
Lyn
Chan was eight years old when her world changed one day she was at
school with her friends the next she was living in a big old house in
the middle of no where. Her parents had no say in the matter she was
just taken. She knew then that all the rest of her friends and family
would have a normal life but not her. There were nineteen other
children there 14 boys and 5 girls and they soon found out that this
was no ordinary school. From day one they were taught martial arts
and how to assemble guns of every description. Then came the lessons
of using them how to take a long distance shot how to use a knife to
the best affect and then unarmed combat. Two of the boys failed and
were never seen again. They were instructed in languages and as she
had a knack for this she was given extra privileges she could speak
English, Hebrew Russian, Chinese and Pashto. By the time she turned
eighteen Lyn had been turned into a killing machine. On the rare
occasion when she was allowed out she used to go to the small village
that was about six miles away it would take her about three hours to
walk but once there she would meet ordinary people who laughed talked
drank and were happy it was here she met Ian a carpenter and slightly
older than her. She loved talking to him of course she never spoke of
what she did just that she was still at school. Soon however this
was reported to her masters and she was made to tell what they talked
about and it was decided that she would not see him again in fact she
was being sent to Los Angeles, as she was now eighteen, to eliminate
a rival of a union representative for which her master was getting a
big payment this was to be one of many assassinations she was to make
before her twenty fifth birthday. Her last assignment had been in
China and when she returned to the air port there was no one there to
meet her which was unusual so she hired a car and drove to the house.
When she opened the door she had a shock it was empty everyone and
everything had gone just empty boxes and cupboards she was alone at
first she was scared she had never been alone before always there had
been someone to tell her what to do where to go but then she realised
she was free yes but free to do what she was only good at one thing.
Then she remembered her masters secret cupboard she rushed through to
what used to be the scullery found the hidden button which was behind
a water pipe and pressed it and the wall opened revealing a cupboard
she walked in and there on the shelfs was money lots of it she
grabbed some empty boxes and packed it all in. There were also some
passports five belonging to her one she had never used this she put
in her handbag she then loaded everything into the car. She thought
to herself just one more thing to do then I can go. As she passed
through the gates of the drive she pressed the button on the remote
control she had and there was a muffled explosion in the house. She
drove on and at the top of the hill she looked in the rear view
mirror and saw flames engulf the house and at that moment the house
like Lyn Chan ceased to exist and Mary Wright could start her new
life as a teacher of martial arts.
My story in a form of a play-let.
Imagine bombastic James Robertson purchasing a bed with Kenneth Williams the creepy salesman.
Can I help you sir?
You may - I want a
bed
You've come to the
right place Super beds have every bed you can imagine. What bed would
you be interested in sir. We have 6' Super King, a 5' King, a 4'6”
double, a 4' small double, a 3' single, and a 2'6” small single.
I would like a super
king size as I'm a restless sleeper at least Maud keeps telling me I
am.
Very good sir we
have a wide selection of Super Kings. How about the mattress?
Yes I want one of
those to go with the bed.
Certainly sir a
traditional mattress, a pocket spring mattress, a combination
mattress, an advanced mattress or a Tempur memory foam?
I've no idea what
were those again?
A traditional
mattress, a pocket spring mattress, a combination mattress, an
advanced mattress or a Tempur memory foam?
Well I'm not one for
new newfangled modern ideas I'll have a traditional mattress. Maud is
always saying I'm a traditionalist.
An orthopaedic
mattress for a good support or a soft mattress sir.
An orthopaedic one
might be a good idea. Maud says a soft bed makes me snore.
We have a Lambert
Pocket Sprung Mattress, a Insignia Bedgebury Pocket Sprung Mattress,
an Orthopaedic Buckingham Pocket Sprung Mattress – or an
Orthopaedic Addington Pocket Sprung Mattress.
Make it an Addington
I knew an Addington in my club quite a good chap died some years ago.
Might be connected
sir but Addington's have made mattresses for 150 years.
Have they by Jove.
Pillows sir?
Pillows yes we want
pillows.
We have Medium Firm
TEMPUR Comfort Pillow , a Medium Soft TEMPUR Cloud Pillow, a firm
Queen Original Neck Pillow, and a Sealy Posturepedic Latex Pillow.
What was that again?
We have Medium Firm
TEMPUR Comfort Pillow , a Medium Soft TEMPUR Cloud Pillow, a firm
Queen Original Neck Pillow, and a Sealy Posturepedic Latex Pillow.
We'll have a latex
pillow - something about latex
Yes sir - is that
your phone sir?
God yes you are
right Maud says I'm going deaf. One moment – good Lord, Maud is
divorcing me. Better make that a 3' single.
