August stories

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.