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Turning on the radio Sue listened to the news broadcast. 

'At around 9:33 this morning a white compact SUV was spotted speeding recklessly through the city streets. As police gave chase, there appeared to be a young lady around the age of 19 years of age recklessly driving and hysterically laughing while making obscene gestures at the police officers.'
'According to early reports, there was also a young man in the SUV, described as being around the same age with light coloured hair and wearing dark-rimmed glasses, he was reportedly seen frantically waving at the officer through the passenger window.'


The announcer proclaimed how, 'Our on-the-spot reporter has uncovered that there had been a young lady fitting the description apparently staggering outside a residence on the east side of the city approximately an hour earlier.'
Just then a voice in a broad ascent was heard saying, 'She ad on a purple velvet like top an them leggings, aden't any shoes on feet, looked drunk or stoned to me she did.'

'Oh! my god Jeff, do you think that’s Ann they’re talking about?' Sue asked. 'It fits her description, and she was stoned when she left the party early this morning.' Turning up the volume on the radio she continued.
'I think she must have done about 3 lines of coke, and the way she was downing those shots of vodka, I thought she would pass out cold.' exclaimed Sue.
And whose car was that then' Sue asked.
'if it is, then who was with her, she left here alone?' Jeff replied.

'In the latest news update. Police have confirmed the incident in which two young individuals were taken to the hospital this morning ended after a high-speed chase through the city.' The announcer reported
Continuing he said, 'The case ended when the white late-model SUV collided with an oncoming transport truck just south of the city, no charges have been laid and the names of the individuals concerned are being withheld any further information will be available pending investigation.'

The light streamed playfully across the joyful floral table cloth as Angie sat sipping coffee from her favorite cup. Slumbering into the kitchen Robert grabbed a mug from the cupboard, he sat beside her and unwilling to exert himself physically he stretched over to the stove, lifting the coffee pot he poured himself a cup of the dark brew, scooping two heaping spoons of sugar he dumped them one after another into the liquid. Lazily he stirred the brew, then without removing the spoon he raised the mug and took a deep gulp.
Holding the mug with both hands he said. 'As our Peter come home with the SUV yet?' Not realizing Angie was not listing to him. Nether noticed as the radio announcer finished broadcasting the 10’clock edition of the morning news, the radio continued filling the room with background noise off in another corner of the kitchen.


No, this was not going to be a normal morning for some people.

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