Someone in the Backseat- Creative Writing

Driving through torrential rain was very torturous. The rain thumped

on the bonnet and the wind whistled along the curves of the car. The

trees were waving frantically in the wind as if to attract the

attention of passing cars. Like the night, the winding country road

grew longer and longer, darker and darker with every passing hour. The

bright headlights pushed back the darkness, which immediately returned

to haunt the rear of the car. The darkness seeps into the car and

hangs heavily over the back seat.

Twenty one year old Natalie had just passed her driving test and this

was the first time she was driving back from university by herself.

Natalie was quiet relaxed driving through the night, occasionally

leaning forward to peer through the window screen to have a better

view of the road ahead. Moving the dial across the radio stations

Natalie came across a familiar tune. She started tapping her fingers

on the steering wheel to the beat of the music. Suddenly the music

stopped and then a man’s voice on the radio announced, “This is an

urgent news bulletin”. He mentioned that a lunatic had escaped from

prison. Natalie switches the radio off and picks up her mobile phone.

She rings home “Hello dad, how are you.” “Yeah, I should be home in

three hours. The weather is atrocious so I have to be careful I just

thought I’d let you know I’m on the A50 and should be home by 10:30.”

“I love you dad, give my love to mum, bye.”

In her own way, anxious Natalie gave her father details of her route

without making her father worried.

As she put her phone down, the phone slips and lands on the front

passenger side and starts making a loud an...

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...atalie with his six-foot bony body. His eyes and cheek were

sunken and although he was some distance from away from Natalie, she

stepped backwards worriedly. “Y-y-you are n-n-not s-sup suppose t-t-to

b-be here”. “Sorry I'm just going back to my car ”Natalie replies as

she circles around him and out the door. Natalie walks briskly towards

her car without looking back. “W-what did y-y-you w-w-want ?”. “Oh

nothing” Natalie said without stopping or looking round. She hurriedly

gets in the car and immediately looks the door. Starting the car

Natalie decides to continue till the next garage. As she pulls off the

attendant starts to bang her car window frantically. Natalie panicks

and says “please leave me alone” and speeds off faster further

damaging the burst tyre.

“Th-th- there is s—s-someone in th-the b-b-back s-seat”.