Sunday Serial, 280 x 40, 45 45. Beast of a Car 3, by Gill James, whisky on the rocks

 Introduction

This collection is a collection of seventy stories, each 280 words. They were inspired by the first picture seen on my Twitter feed on a given day. 

This was the car he'd always wanted.  He touched the metallic blue paintwork.  A thrill, a mini orgasm, ran thought his arm and up to his shoulder.  Those wheels could tackle any terrain surely? He felt dizzy with excitement as he smelt the new leather of her seats.

"Go on.  Take twenty-four hour test drive. You know you want to."

He nodded at the dealer and climber into her. He pressed the ignition button and he was away. Smaller cars and even big lorries got out of his way.

Soon he was out of the town, cruising through farmland and the out on the moors. Everyday life was left behind.

The road became rougher and rougher. It didn't matters. She held her own.

She was made for going off road. He turned the steering wheel sharply to one side and they left the road. It felt different under the wheels now but still she kept on going,. She was made for this.

There were no lights or buildings now. It was getting darker and darker. He had plenty of fuel and the vehicle almost seemed to be finding her own way between obstacles.  Hadn't the salesman said she could almost drive herself?

He had the sudden curious thought that he might not ever return. He shivered.

The mountains were right in front of him now. Still he drove on. The nearest one seemed to open, as if there were a door there. He accelerated and drove on right into it. The light inside was blinding. He pushed his urgently foot on the brake and hoped the car would stop before they hit anything.

He now knew he would never return.          

About the author

    

Gill James is published by The Red Telephone, Butterfly and Chapeltown. She edits CafeLit and writes for the online community news magazine: Talking About My Generation. She teaches Creative Writing and has an MA in Writing for Children and PhD in Creative and Critical Writing. 

http://www.gilljameswriter.com 

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