John Ginesi Poet Narrative

Creepy Tales : the Lion

Creepy Tales

                             "The Lion"
 
On a dark stormy night a young lady took a stroll 
through the local park, it was a short cut to her home
in London, as she was progressing she observed a large
bolt of lightning she found a gazebo to take shelter in she
could wait there until the storm passed, a young 
man had a similar idea and also entered the gazebo, he
was a lecturer at the local university he introduced 
himself and sat down on the bench, the storm by now 
appeared settled, so he offered to accompany the young 
lady, they walked side by side until the man reached his
portal to his street, the storm intensified and the 
lightning was extreme, a huge bang was heard as the girl
noticed a lion's statue in the park, she walked on then 
the lightning worsened, she heard a lion's roar, she 
heard it again and it was getting closer to her, in panic 
she begins to run towards her home, moments
later she is confronted by a real lion, she panics then
runs away from it, there is a large scream and she 
collapses to the ground. On the following day a park
worker notices the girl's body lying next to the stone lion,
she was dead. The police arrived and notice she has died
of shock. What could have caused this strange event ?
Did the girl  really see the lion or was it an illusion of her
own mind, could she have been struck by lightning. It is a 
matter of conjecture, an unexplained mystery. What 
are your thoughts regarding this creepy tale, is truth 
stranger than fiction, I leave it for you to decide.

Author: John Ginesi   
9th February 2014

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