Gertrude Alternate Ending
What if we reached a point where time just stopped altogether? We’d never have to worry about a thing passing us by. But what if it began to go backwards, then what would we do?
She is seventy years old and perched on the arm of the sofa, her old guitar propped on her knee. "Max?" she shouts. “I genuinely cannot remember the words to my song.”
Her husband of forty-nine years strolls into the front room. "What's that, Maud?" he calls.
"I just can't remember how the last verse starts."
"Well, your second verse is when a rainbow appears. Something about painted colours in the sky."
"Of course." She nods her head in agreement. "How could I have forgotten that?"
She begins to play her simple tune again, familiar chords on the tired old guitar, and sings the beautiful melody she wrote years before. …show more content…
"I know you’ve stolen my wedding ring," she screams. "Where have you hidden it?" Her voice is filled with rage and her eyes are filled with fire.
"I don't know where it is, dear. Let’s go have a look, shall we?" He is frantically cleaning up shards of broken glass from the floor.
"You're a liar."
"I gave you that ring," he pleads. "And I never plan on taking it back.”
She says nothing for a while, breathing heavily. Suddenly, she flees the house, the front door slamming behind her. She has to escape this mess.
Never having run so fast in his life, Max swiftly follows her into the street and stops her in her tracks. He feels the sting of his cheek as Maud slaps his face. He holds her tightly, determined he will not let go. After all, he promised.
***
She is eighteen. The old man is watching over her, as always, tears spilling from his eyes. She ignores him, she has more important things to worry about. Max is coming over today. He’s taking her on a date.
She glances round and sees that the old man is now sitting opposite her.
"What do you want from me?”
He responds, "I was just going to read the paper." He raises his hands as if to show no
She is seventy years old and perched on the arm of the sofa, her old guitar propped on her knee. "Max?" she shouts. “I genuinely cannot remember the words to my song.”
Her husband of forty-nine years strolls into the front room. "What's that, Maud?" he calls.
"I just can't remember how the last verse starts."
"Well, your second verse is when a rainbow appears. Something about painted colours in the sky."
"Of course." She nods her head in agreement. "How could I have forgotten that?"
She begins to play her simple tune again, familiar chords on the tired old guitar, and sings the beautiful melody she wrote years before. …show more content…
"I know you’ve stolen my wedding ring," she screams. "Where have you hidden it?" Her voice is filled with rage and her eyes are filled with fire.
"I don't know where it is, dear. Let’s go have a look, shall we?" He is frantically cleaning up shards of broken glass from the floor.
"You're a liar."
"I gave you that ring," he pleads. "And I never plan on taking it back.”
She says nothing for a while, breathing heavily. Suddenly, she flees the house, the front door slamming behind her. She has to escape this mess.
Never having run so fast in his life, Max swiftly follows her into the street and stops her in her tracks. He feels the sting of his cheek as Maud slaps his face. He holds her tightly, determined he will not let go. After all, he promised.
***
She is eighteen. The old man is watching over her, as always, tears spilling from his eyes. She ignores him, she has more important things to worry about. Max is coming over today. He’s taking her on a date.
She glances round and sees that the old man is now sitting opposite her.
"What do you want from me?”
He responds, "I was just going to read the paper." He raises his hands as if to show no