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GINA LYLE: Striking Twice

“Wait!” bellows Thunder across the black landscape.

In a flash, Lightning returns. Deaf and beautiful, a moment of devastation; then darkness.

A beat.

A low groan echoes in pursuit. Fat tears fall. Intense light crackles as Lightning dances.

A beat.

Thunder howls through the skies, rumbling serenades to Lightning. “Wait…”

Gina Lyle is a Scottish and English Literature student in Edinburgh, currently enjoying a creative writing course and all the culture of the city.

There was a man who lived on a mountain. It was a stormy place, and the sounds kept him awake each night.

Fed up, the man challenged the storm to a duel.

It responded by spitting lightning bolts and shouting thunder.

Bemused, he caught the lightning and threw it back.

Sean Quigley also goes by “Posh Platypus.” Follow him on Twitter: @PoshPlatypus.