Creation- The Auditor’s Apprentice by Frank Stonely

Author:Frank Stonely [Stonely, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781916502406
Publisher: Plexline Services Limited
Published: 2020-03-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Ground Station Blast

It was five-thirty a.m. when the alarm on Sergeant Rogers’ bedside clock went off. He instinctively reached out and pressed the cancel button but, as he rolled out of his bed, he fell onto the floor. His wife, Betty, switched on the bedside lamp and started to laugh as he repeatedly tried to get to his feet. After his third attempt her laughing stopped abruptly, ‘Oh my God, he’s had a stroke!’ she shouted, jumping out of the bed and running to her husband’s side. ‘Brian, talk to me! Are you okay?’

‘Yes, I’m fine.’ Ravi said, ‘I just feel a bit dizzy.’

‘Thank the good Lord!’ she sighed, holding her hand against her chest. ‘Now, get dressed and stop frightening me. I’m going downstairs to get your breakfast ready,’ she added, taking her dressing gown from the back of the door.

In the dark, Ravi had thought he was waking to just another day in Creation, until Sergeant Rogers’ wife had turned on the bedside lamp. He now sat on the edge of the bed, wondering where he was and how in Creation he’d been implanted in this human avatar. Betty returned to the bedroom carrying a mug of tea, ‘Aren’t you dressed yet?’ she scolded, pulling her husband to his feet and leading him across the bedroom to the wardrobe. She took out two hangers, one holding a crisply ironed shirt and the other his police uniform. Betty passed them to Ravi, who just stood in a daze staring at her. In frustration she slid the shirt from the hanger and started to dress him. ‘Are you sure you’re all right, Brian?’ she said, as she buttoned up the shirt and attached the clip-on tie. Ravi said nothing, intrigued by the dexterity of her clawless fingers. She handed him the trousers, ‘Now put these on and come downstairs for your breakfast. You’re going to be late for work.’ She left the bedroom, mumbling something about men being pathetic.

Ravi carefully slid each of the sergeant’s legs into the trousers and buttoned up the waistband. Then picking up his jacket, made his way down to the kitchen. All was going well until he misjudged one of the steps. Both legs went from under him and he fell, head first, into the hallway. Betty rushed from the kitchen when she heard the clatter of Ravi’s descent, accompanied by his cries of pain. ‘Right! That’s it! I’m calling the doctor out.’ she said, as she helped him back onto his feet.

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