The Shining (Kubrick Version)

Part 12: The Kitchen and Room 237

Jack awoke, feeling a major headache. His head throbbed dully and his first thought was

((bitch struck me))

He felt himself being moved across the cold floor. The only noise he could hear was the wind whooping outside and the sounds of his wife Wendy struggling and weeping. He looked up, his eyes fluttering and saw he was near the pantry. The door was wide open and in it were the shelves of food. A few seconds later, he was in the pantry.

"Wendy, what are you doing?" murmured Jack. He heard Wendy squeal like a trapped pig and she let go of him. His legs slumped to the floor. Wendy ran outside and slammed the pantry door shut just as Jack got up. He tripped over, not realizing his foot was in serious pain and he slumped to the ground, tripping over a few boxes of dried milk. One box fell on his head and as he heard the bolt being slid across, anger surged through him. He banged on the door.

"HEY!" he shouted. "WENDY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Wendy backed away, breathing harshly and she grabbed a knife from the silver cooking table on her right. She had grabbed it before in case of an emergency and she knew that Jack was inside but she felt terrified all the same. She couldn't risk the chance of him escaping. But what would she do then? Stab her own husband? What if Danny came down and saw his father being stabbed? He would need therapy for the rest of his life. 

"GODDAMNIT!!!" screamed Jack, breaking Wendy's train of thought. "LET ME OUT OF HERE, YOU BITCH! OPEN THE GODDAMN DOOR!" Wendy stood there, still breathing harshly. "Wendy," snapped Jack. "Listen! If you open the door, I'll forget the whole goddamned thing! It'll be like nothing ever happened!" Wendy's legs buckled and she knelt on the floor, holding her hand to her face. Jack thought of how to get out and a thought flashed into his head, just like a lightning bolt

((thanks Grady))

and he had an idea to possibly get out.

"Wendy," wailed Jack, holding onto his head. "I think you hurt my head real bad! I'm dizzy! I need a doctor!" Wendy stood up and walked backwards to her right.

"Wendy," wailed Jack. "Don't leave me in here!" Wendy wanted to let him out but she knew she couldn't. She needed to get a doctor and fast!

"I'm gonna go now," wept Wendy. "I'm going to try and get Danny down to Sidewinder in the snowcat. I'll leave him with a babysitter and I'll bring back a doctor and we can leave this place."

"Wendy," snarled Jack.

"Yes," sniffed Wendy.

"You've got a big surprise coming to you," smirked Jack. "You're not going anywhere! Go check out the snowcat and see what I mean!" He banged on the pantry door and laughed horrible laughter that chilled Wendy.

"GO CHECK IT OUT!" he screamed. "GO AND CHECK IT OUT!" 

Wendy ran to the back door and pushed it open. It was freezing outside and a gust of wind swept to Wendy and made her shiver. Holding the knife, she ran outside into the falling snow, battling the wind. From a distance, she looked like a gladiator running through a windy field. She noticed the garage door was open. She ran in and saw the snowcat's engine was wide open and all over the snowy ground was bits of the engine and motor. She thought desperately! Ullman's office! It had a radio! She ran through the snowstorm again and ran through the back door. She ran through the lobby and into Ullman's office. And to her alarm, she saw that the radio's top component was open. She ran to it and saw there were two important parts missing. She felt like collapsing. Instead, she fell into Ullman's seat and sat there for a bit, looking straight ahead. Bill Watson's office door stood there, closed. It was locked during the period the hotel was closed and Bill Watson had the key. There was no radio in there. She stood up five minutes later and thought of Danny. Alarm surged through her and she ran out of Ullman's office and through the lobby. She went into The Colorado Lounge and ran up the grand staircase. She ran through the corridor and as she ran past Room 237, she stopped. The door was wide open. The lights were off but the door was open. And to her alarm, the bathroom door swung slowly open, creaking loudly in the quiet corridor. Wendy looked ahead, unable to look away. The bathroom light was open and the shower curtain was pulled shut. But there was a shadow sitting behind the curtain. Wendy opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. She ran through the corridor and into the staff quarters. She opened her quarters door and slammed the door shut fiercely. She locked it, fell to the floor and wept. Danny came to her and hugged her. They sat there for a while, hugging each other, while the wind whooped outside and Jack sat in the pantry, plotting revenge.