Telling a story...

At first, ...Al principio, ...
Then, ...Luego, ...
After that, ...Después de eso, ...
Afterwards, ...Después, ...
Soon after that, ...Poco después, ...
After ten minutes, ...Después de diez minutos, ...
Ten minutes / Two days later, ...Diez minutos / Dos días más tarde, ...
Suddenly, ...De pronto, ...
All of a sudden, ...De repente, ...
Unexpectedly, ...Inesperadamente, ...
At the end, ...Al final, ...
It was a lovely / horrible night. Era una noche hermosa / horrible.
It was a sunny morning / afternoon. Era una mañana / tarde soleada.
It was a wonderful Spring morning. Era una maravillosa mañana de primavera.

Last month my hubby and I went to a restaurant. It was a romantic evening. But at nine o'clock, the lights went out. We heard a lot of screams. We didn't know what to do. I wanted to go out.
Suddenly, a man appeared and said: 'Stay there!'. He was a thief. He had a gun in his hands and there was another man beside him. We gave them our money. After ten minutes, the police arrived and they caught the thieves. But we never recovered our money!