The Heavens opened…

The passengers stood crowded, as ever, into little bunches on the freezing cold train platform.

Beyond the frail shelter of the Victorian awnings the snow fell in a wispy blanket only to congregate into inches of accumulation on the iced over ground.

The train was late due to the train company’s total inability to cope in the face of anything that could be classed as ‘weather’… the wrong kind of snow, wind above a gust, falling leaves in Autumn.

Today, it was snowing. It was April. It was APRIL!!!!

Suddenly there was a rumble in the Heavens and the weary commuters groaned in anticipation of even worse weather. Each silently feared that the train company would really not be able to deal with anymore and that trains would probably all simultaneously explode in the face of it.

A tearing sound filled the biting, cold air and the commuters eyes were drawn as one to the sky. The clouds seemed to be tearing themselves asunder.

As they gaped in shocked horror a huge celestial hand appeared, parting the clouds like so much ripped fabric. A bearded face emerged through the torn hole in the sky. He smiled a maniacal smile. A lady on the platform fainted gracefully to the cold concrete.

“April Fools!” God laughed. And he laughed. And he laughed.