The Stars That Fell From The Sky

The Stars That Fell From The Sky

By Paul McCann

Mick had just finished evening shift at the hospital and was on his way home .

As he drove through the almost deserted streets he thought about the old woman who had died earlier that evening . He felt kind of happy for her as she had been suffering with a lot of pain and now he knew she was finally at peace . Driving along he saw this homeless man sitting on the side walk and he pulled over to the kerb briefly and threw out some spare change  and shouted .

” Get yourself some food “

He drove off in a hurry . Its not smart to hang around too long at night in certain parts of town .  A few moments later a car sped out from a side street right in front of him , it fish tailed and the driver had a difficult job keeping control of the vehicle . Mick thought it might be a good idea to take some time out and so he pulled into a petrol station to get some petrol .As he stood there filling up the car he was able to see all the events that took place .  He watched as a police car gave chase to the speeding car ,. The police siren was screeching like a scalded cat and the car on the run turned back around in the effort to get away from the police roadblock .  The chase soon came to an end when a number of other police cars emerged cutting off all exit points blocking the road completely . The officers producing their weapons and the offender had no where to run and gave himself up  .

Mick walked into the shop and paid for his fuel as he looked at the shop assistant he could hardly believe his eyes . It was John Lennon behind the counter .

“Nice to see you . Lovely evening sir “

He said to Mick who couldn’t believe his eyes . At this point another customer approached . She was  young but half bent over with osteoporosis . Mick noticed she had very long arms and her hands almost touched the floor , All her fingers were twisted . She wore a smile as she spoke to Mick .

“ Soon you will see what you cannot deny .“

“What do you mean ?“  Mick replied .

Suddenly she changed her appearance  , the back that was bent over now  straightened up , the fingers that were twisted were now normal looking and the disfigured arms had adjusted . Within a moment she became a beautiful looking woman . In fact standing there in front of Mick was Marilyn Monroe .

She smiled and said  .

“Looks aren’t everything . They can be deceiving ‘

Mick replied .

“I can’t believe what I just saw .“

“ Didn’t I just say , you cannot deny what you see . Come up and see me sometime .“

With that she turned and walked out of the shop .

Mick stood there like a statue , questioning what had just happened , them he rushed out after her,  but she was gone .

As he was going to get back into his car a truck pulled into the petrol station . Mick stood back until it came to a stop . The driver got out . Mick couldn’t believe his eyes but remembered what Marylyn Monroe had said .

The truck driver was the Duke ,  John Wayne and he walked towards the door of the shop  .

Mick shouted out ,

“Hey John, what you hauling ?”

The trucker looked over ay Mick and closely checked him out ,

“Howdee partner, just some wild horses .“

Came the reply  ,

Mick was just about to go over and speak to John when a police car drove into the service station . Two police officers got out and walked towards Mick .

“Come with us please sir .“

“What have I done .“

Mick replied .

In the dark sky a bright light shone down up the two officers who transformed into celestial beings , Now the two angels stood beside Mick .

“What’s going on ?”

Mick asked . 

One of the angels smiled and said .

“Mick , on your way home from work you were involved in a  car accident . “

 

Mick replied .

“You must be mistaken , I saw a car out of control chased by a police car .“

“ The car you saw being chased by the police had a few minutes earlier collided with your car and as a result your car had ran into the path of a truck that was unable to stop . You were killed Mick in that collision “

“Are you kidding me .“

“Its no joke Mick . Do you remember the last song you heard on the radio in your car ?”

Mick thought for a moment and said .

“Yeah ,actually it was one of my favourite songs , Imagine by John Lennon.” “Look over there Mick “

Standing at the door of the shop was John Lennon waving at Mick and he shouted over .

“Way to go Mick , I’m glad you like my little song . “

The other angel asked Mick .

“Did you have any favourite actors Mick .“

Mick replied ,

‘Yeah my two all time favourites were John Wayne and Marylyn Monroe .“

“Look over there Mick . “

Beside the parked truck was John Wayne and Marylyn Monroe . Both of them waved over and shouted over to Mick .

“Thanks for watching our little movie shows .“

Mick looked into the angels faces .

“They asked if they could be here to see you Mick . Its time to go now .”

Mick got into the police car with the two angels . As they drove out of the petrol station into the street a gate appeared in front of them . A signpost on the side of the road had the words Welcome To Paradise and the car drove through the  gates and made its way along a road  bathed in bright sunlight  .

 

The End