Ghost Rider in the Night
MC-driver:
It was late at night and I was driving down the highway. In my headlights, I saw something white, human-like, moving by the roadside. Apparently a ghost!
Wife:
There I was, dressed only in my thin nightgown, alone, in the middle of nowhere, at 2 AM. I was desperate and totally helpless. And freezing!
Husband:
By midnight, my wife got tired and decided to go to bed in our camping trailer, but I decided to keep driving a few hours more. With little traffic and nice music on the radio, I enjoyed the peacefulness.
MC-driver:
I made a big loop around the phantom, but when I heard a call for help, I turned around.
Wife:
I hesitated to wave the motorcycle down, but I had to. I explained my situation to him, he told me to hop up behind him, and we took off.
Husband:
After a few hours’ driving, I needed to tinkle. I stopped the car and stepped outside in the dark for a minute. An hour later, a motorcycle approached me from behind. But instead of going past me, he slowed down and drove next to me. When I looked out, I was terrified! An ugly, red-haired, bearded, viking-looking biker was staring aggressively at me. And behind him on the MC, I saw a ghost in a white, flapping sheet! She looked as horrifying as him, waving and screaming like a mad person. And even more scary was that she had taken on the appearance of my wife!
MC-driver:
When we caught up with the car, I drove close so that the man would see his wife and stop. But he just kept driving!
Wife:
I screamed at my husband to stop the car, but he just stared at me with blank eyes. As if looking at a complete stranger!
The problem started when he stopped the car. I woke up and thought he had found a place where we would stay for the night. When I stepped outside the camper to talk to him, the car door slammed shut and he took off without me!
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LOL, funny story Christer. Really enjoyed reading it.
I’m glad you saw and appreciated the comic side of this terribly tragic drama, Carrie.
I love this story, Christer. It’s so believable and far out, all at the same time. And I love the narration, from three points of view. Wonder when hubby will find out that he’s missing something/someone? Hope he’s more observant than many men, or he might not even notice. For those who are fairly new to this club, that last sentence was an “inside joke” referring to the story Lighting His Fire and to all the comments that story elicited.
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I think he (his name is probably Sven) will find out that she’s not there when he gets hungry, lol.
But even if you have a point, as referred to in your wonderful story Lighting His Fire, l have to defend the poor man in this story. He was in good faith, believing that his dear, faithful wife was sound asleep in the camper. How could he know that she had stepped outside in the dark during the minute he was doing his business?
And the fact that he didn’t realize that it was her, riding a heavy MC (instead of a broomstick!) behind a desperado from Hell’s Angels, could be explained by the totally unexpected sight and the terror he felt. Never in a thousand years could he imagine seeing her in that situation! She was simply not that kind of girl! And his little brain was not prepared for such a sight.
Loved your story with three narrating voices! I enjoyed the description of the characters from each point of view. It felt almost like reading a play. The tragi-comic element is the cherry on the cake. One wonders if the MC took on a ghost or the husband had a few drinks which obliterated his judgement or even if he was just pretending in order to leave his wife behind… ?
Thank you for your positive comment, Greene. Yes, it became sort of a little mini-play, didn’t it?
It’s funny you should mention that he might have taken off on purpose, because I tried first to fit into the story that they had been quarreling earlier in the evening and that she, when she had been left behind, thought that he had left her on purpose. “Was he really that mad at me?”
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I like the writing style, Christer. It has created a ‘voice’ for the reader. Fantastic!
I’m glad you appreciated the story, Dipayan! Thanks for your comment.
I like how this was broken up into three narrators, Christer. To me it almost read like a screenplay. This was a fun story, I enjoyed this!
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I’m glad you appreciated the story, Melissa. I was afraid that it would be a bit difficult to visualize the situation I was trying to conjure up, especially for readers not used to camping trailers. Maybe the picture helped, though. I was choosing between that one and one of a scary looking biker.
Wow! Another nice story Christer. Scary, funny and interesting. Good job.
Thank you for reading and commenting, Thompson! I’m glad you liked the story.
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Christer, this is hilarious ? . Loved it!
Thank you, Linda! We have the same sense of humor, it seems.
Hello, Christer. Your story that you narrated with three people was hilarious. I love it. Good job for another very nice story, Christer.
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Thank you, Lotchie. I’m glad you liked it.
You’re welcome, Christer.