RED or DEAD?

David Cairns

a

From Aether, by Harry Kumel (Malpertuis) and Herman Wuyts.

dt

The RED car speeds through the dark tunnel. In the driver's seat — The Girl.

bff

tg

The Girl arrives at her bf's block.

He rushes to see her.

bfr

An accident waiting to happen!

He falls — injured. Or DEAD? The RED ball bounces off — unharmed!

bb

s

Hospital — the operating theater — ether!

A dream...of RED.

d1

d2

d3

d4

DEAD. On the operating table or on the stairs? Either way, DEAD is DEAD.

dead

b

b3

b2

The RED ball bounces merrily away.

"I guess he's not coming," sighs the Girl, and drives merrily away into the dark tunnel.

dt

***

David Cairns is the author of Shadowplay, the willfully eccentric film blog.

 

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