Sugarcane

Intersection

He's only a few years younger than you. And he looks strangely familiar. You start to tell him not to worry about it as a sudden explosion echoes out from across the intersection. \n\nThe two cars there are engulfed in flames.\n\nBeside you the young man walks foward, looking intently at one of the cars. He stares back at you, panic-stricken as he stutters,\n"That, that's my parents' car..."\n\n[[You realise who he is.|R3]]\n

Your phone rings, but you can't answer it while you give a statement to the police.\n\nYour heart turns to lead in your chest as you see the name. \n\nYour partner, the person you've been seeing for the last few months.\n\nBut you've both been keeping it quiet. You haven't told your families, and barely any of your friends.\n\nThat's why the man looked so familiar. You've seen photos of him, but this was the first time you'd met him.\n\nAfter finally picking up a carton of milk you [[head home.|REnd]]\n

You feet feel heavy as stone as you walk home. Pushing the door open your partner rushes to you, stopping aruptly upon seeing the blood staining your clothes.\n\n"Where have you been!?" your partner cries out, "What the hell happened, why is there blood on your clothes!?"\n\nYou trudge into the kitchen, practically throwing the milk in the fridge before walking over to the sink and rinsing your face with cold water.\n\nYour partner is still staring worriedly as you fall back in a chair. \n\n"There was an accident at the intersection," you begin, tears breaking through the edges of your vision, "your parents...they, they were in one of the cars..."\n\nYour partner stares back at you, mouth trembling, as you finish,\n"They're dead..."\n\nThe terrified choke of your partner's voice fills your ears, their head shaking as they stutter out,\n"But they, they were on their way here...are you sure? And, and what about my brother...this can't be..."\n\nThe phone rings.

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You feet feel heavy as stone as you walk home. Pushing the door open your partner rushes to you, stopping aruptly upon seeing the blood staining your clothes.\n\n"Where have you been!?" your partner cries out, "What the hell happened, why is there blood on your clothes!?"\n\nYou trudge into the kitchen, practically throwing the milk in the fridge before walking over to the sink and rinsing your face with cold water.\n\nYour partner is still staring worriedly as you fall back in a chair. \n\n"There was an accident at the intersection," you begin, tears breaking through the edges of your vision, "your brother...he, he was in one of the cars..."\n\nYour partner stares back at you, mouth trembling, as you finish,\n"He's dead..."\n\nThe terrified choke of your partner's voice fills your ears, their head shaking as they stutter out,\n"But he, he was on his way here...are you sure? And, and what about my parents...this can't be..."\n\nThe phone rings.

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Today is the last day of a long weekend that you are sharing with your partner. \n\nYou forgot to buy more milk when you were at the supermarket yesterday, but you know the small shop down the road will be open.\n\nYou head off, leaving your partner at home to finish preparing lunch.\n\n[[Walk to the intersection.|Intersection]]\n

The man is unsteady on his feet, blood trickles down his face and a few shards of glass are caught in his clothes. \n\nThe closer he gets the stronger the feeling of familiarity is.\n\nAcross the intersection the other cars suddenly explode in flames.\n\nYou hear screams.\n\nBeside you the man falls to his feet, his voice choked with anguish as he cries out, \n"Oh god my son!"\n\n[[You realise who he is.|L3]]

You approach the crash cautiously. Nearby pedestrians have already started to see if there is any way to help before the emergency services arrive. With a few willing others you begin to drag the occupants from their cars. You notice a fire has begun to burn in one of them.\n\nYou work quickly, but the sound of screeching tyres and shattering glass soon punctuates the air. You look across the intersection, seeing that the blue car has collided with another.\n\nYou manage to pull everyone safely from the wreckage, just before both of the cars erupt in flames.\n\nMoments later one of the drivers you helped staggers towards you. He looks oddly familiar, and has a hand outstretched toward the [[other crash.|L2]]\n\n

Vivien Lengkeek\nthe dark wanderer\n@tdw_au

After a brief walk you arrive at a four way intersection. The shop is diagonally opposite you.\n\nTo your [[left|L1]] a car crash has just occurred. No emergency services have arrived at the scene yet, but other people have begun crowding around the wreckage.\n\nTo you [[right|R1]] the road is clear, but the traffic light has just turned orange, and a blue car is speeding toward the intersection. \n\n

You start walking briskly across the road, expecting that the blue car approaching the intersection will slow down when the driver sees you.\n\nBut they are not paying as close attention to the road as they should be. \n\nThey break suddenly when they see you, skidding across the bitumen and just glancing you. You fall to the ground, receiving a few sratches, but nothing life threatening. \n\nAs you brush dirt from your clothes the driver gets out and helps you up, [[apologising profusely for hitting you.|R2]]\n \n