16/11/2022
No wants trouble, but sometimes trouble
Has a way of finding you.
Something that certainly wasn't on the mind of
Tony Scott as he waited for his tinder date
To turn up, having arranged to meet her outside the bar Tommy normally socialised In
At the weekends.
Have you been stood up Tony
Remarked some of the locals as they walked
In the door past him, to which Tony replied
I'm early and you can't have a lady
Standing around on these cold nights,
Not very gentlemanly like.
Now with time getting on Tony started to think
Maybe I am getting stood up, looking at his
Watch seeing his date was now 15 mins late.
With the rain now starting to fall
This making Tony's mind up, I have waited
Long enough and this Is certainly not worth
Getting soaked to the skin for.
One last look up and down the street
With no one In sight convinced Tony
That's It he muttered to himself,
Get yourself Inside for a beer.
Turning to walk into the bar, Tony was stopped
In his tracks by a voice saying,
Mister Tony Scott, a very good evening to you.
Know I am not quite what you were expecting
To meet here tonight, It has been a very busy
Night so far for me, you are my last visit.
Forgetting my manners, forgive me Tony
Let me Introduce myself to you,
My name Is Tanas Veild, delighted to meet you
Dumbfounded by the figure who seemingly
In Tony's eyes, appeared out of nowhere
And standing motionless before him,
Asked are you from the App people.
Did not think you people made personal calls
To check on your clients, like the personal
Touch Sir but as you can see
The lady did not turn up.
Apologies Mister Scott we seem to have got
Off on the wrong footing here,
Let me rectify matters If you will allow me.
You seem to be of the misapphension
That I am here for another reason,
Let me assure you I am not In fact I am here
For the purpose of passing on a gift
Of sorts to you.
Tony now began thinking that this was some
Sort of a prank, his friends deciding
To set him up, okay Mister Veild, If that
Is your name, you got me now tell me me
Who was It that put you up to this,
Was It Chris and Mike.
Nobody you know brought me here tonight
Our meeting Is down to someone else,
It Is safe to say you would not have met before
That much I am sure of Mister Scott.
Mr Scott, If I may can I call you Tony.
Have brought you a gift, It Is In the box
Please go ahead and open It.
There you see a phone, logged Into the phone
Are three single digit numbers.
What kind of game are you playing here
What ever your name Is, let me assure you Sir
This Is no game, attached to the single digits
Are the names of three people who you will
Have had or about to have contact with
Sometime soon, let me help you out a little.
The three name are of someone
Close to you, people near and dear to you.
Mister Tanas Veild, If that Is even your name
Go back to whatever planet you came from
And leave me the hell alone.
Mr Scott let me explain what Is happening,
You are getting a chance here to save a life
And who knows maybe your own,
All you have to do Is by pressing 6 you will bring back a life of someone once close
To you Tony, decide to press 6 twice you will
Save someone's life tonight,
Decide to press 6 three times, well that Indeed
Opens up a totally different scenario.
You get the chance to save a life In the future.
Okay, okay I'll go along with this
And play your silly game and after all
This craziness I'm going to make sure you see
The Inside of a padded cell, let's get on
With this nonsense and tell me who are these
People I have to call.
Why don't we forgo the formalities now
Should you decide to press six just once
Then you get to bring back someone who
Has long since left this world,
Simple terms Tony you get to bring someone
Back from the dead, whoever or whatever
You are, you do belong In a padded cell.
Admire your gusto Tony, will It though be enough to help you decide the right thing
To do here, now should you opt for choice
Number 2 all you have to do Is press six twice
And you save the life of someone
Who will die tonight.
Who knows who It might be, a total stranger
Perhaps your wife Tony, could It be that
A gas explosion removes her
From this world to the here after.
That takes us call number three
And we have said what the outcome from that
Could be for you, yes a whole new world.
Now there you have It Tony, your three choices
Which one do you go for, the thought too
With choice three being you get to save a life
Somewhere down the road.
Knowing what I now know about you Tony,
With you being a good person
Throughout your life I have decided to give you
Another option, you might even say Tony
A way out of what you call madness.
Here Is your Ticket to freedom, your way out
Taking an envelope from his Inside pocket
Mr Veild placed It Tony's hand, Instructing him
To open It, Tony removed on first sight what
Looked like a train ticket.
That ticket entitles you to a seat on
The 5.30 non stop express tomorrow
Leaving from platform 6, a journey that takes
You far from here Tony.
Can see you are giving the Idea some thought,
Yes I am and tell me just how far away will It
Take me away from you If I was to take you
Up on that Mr Veild, now now Tony I have said
No more formalities the ticket Is just one way.
There Is a whole new world awaits
Your arrival and once you have reached
Your destination It will become all that
More clearer to you.
Alright I'll play out your silly little game,
How long have I got to make my mind up.
When the clock strikes 11 o'clock
I'll be back for your answer Tony.
Suggest you don't waste time on thinking
What your next move Is going to be.
Having now taken a seat at the bar
Mumbling to himself, Jesus do I need a drink.
Calling Jack, the barman on duty Tony put
A question to him, Jack you have know me
A long time, yes I have, have I at any time
Come accross as someone who might be
Losing his marbles, Tony you are about as sane as well as Insane like many here.
That Is what I hoped you might say,
Thank you Jack now be so kind as to pour me
A brandy please and keep them coming
My friend till I say stop or you have to throw
Me out on the street.
Now just as he was about to down
His third Brandy Tony suddenly felt a cold chill
Then everything around him went dark,
Looking straight ahead at the mirror
Hanging behind the bar, looking straight back
At Tony was the Image of Mister Veild.
Hello Tony It's 11 o'clock, I'm back
And it's time for you to give me an answer,
What Is It going to be, does someone live
Or does someone die tonight.
Standing up and leaning over the bar
Tony reached for a whiskey bottle, throwing It
At and smashing the mirror Into pieces,
Your not real, none of this Is real,
Do you hear me, this It not real, no no no.
Feeling now that with breaking the mirror
Not only got rid of Valids Image
Seemed It released another side of Tony
He was now acting like a man possessed.
Trying hard to fight this, Tony crumbled to the now constant voice of Valid, repeating over
It Is time Tony look at the hour glass
Your time Is now up and for trying to cross me
Removing one of your options, you have failed
To save the life of your wife,
Look to the Television screen Tony.
See the news stations are covering the story
Of a gas explosion at your house, look again
They are carrying out your wife's body,
A harsh lesson not to cross me Tony.
There Is still a chance for you though
To walk away, take the ticket and board
That train tomorrow, who knows? You might
Make some new friends who are just like you
Please stop this now, I'm taking the envelope
Going to use the ticket, just stop all this now.
Remember you must be on board for 5.30
Tony you have made the right decision
And who knows I just might see you tomorrow.
Do not be late, I do not want to have to send
Someone to meet you again,
The 5.30 non stop express always leaves
On time from platform Six.