"Is this seat taken?", a sultry voice asks me.
I turn around to find a woman in a petite, red dress, with full, supple lips and green eyes talking to me. She has long, flowing, auburn hair, which covers her ears and runs down her back.
Seconds passed by, and I'm still gazing at her beauty. She matches my gaze, which leaves me flustered. I stumble around in my head, searching for words.
"Yes".
She places herself deftly, in the seat next to me. Recollecting the reasons that brought me here in the first place, I return to my company, the smooth liquor, waiting impatiently, for me to take a sip of its richness.
"What brings you here?", she enquires, in a seductive tone.
"I'm looking for someone"
"Who is she?"
"How did you know it was a woman?"
"It always is!"
"Yes", I replied tersely and looked away disinterested. I downed what was my fourth or fifth drink. I had lost count by now.
"So, tell me about this woman".
"She's lost....to me. I'm trying to find her."
The pretty woman, her hair slowly turning red, in the fluorescent lighting of the bar, leans over and whispers in my ear, "I can make you forget about her".
"No".
She retreats, taken aback by the curt reply. Clearly, something is wrong with this idiot, for refusing such a wondrous beauty.
"I'm throwing myself at you, and all you can say is, No!"
"Yes".
"You aren't much of a talker".
"No".
She gets up and walks away, miffed at the whole episode, and especially because I was behaving like an asshole. The bartender walks over and says, "Dude, She was really into you". I nod and gesticulate towards the empty glass.
I see bodies dancing around me, moving to the trance. My head swoons with booze, everything is hazy before my eyes. The bodies turn into shapes, and the music turns into colors. I begin to sway with the beats. Haven't felt this high in a long time. I let out a smile. Gerard shakes me and asks with genuine regard, "Are u alright, dude?".
"Never been better". I reach into my coat pocket and hand out a few bills. He responds with a smile.
The next thing I remember is making my way through the alley. It seems more deserted than before. The dim lights have faded into oddly shaped specks that float over your field of vision. The shadows have completely taken over.
I hear the sound of footsteps, getting louder and louder. I look to my left, nothing. Look to my right, nothing.
"I've been waiting for you".
Startled at the sound of the voice, I turn around.
The person I've been waiting for, stood in front of me. Clad in the blackest of blacks, with a dark hat, he wore a stern expression. The angle of the hat made sure that only his lower face was visible. A grisly scar ran from his left cheek to his lower lip.
"What took you so long? Did you find what I asked for?"
"Yes". He handed over an envelope.
I opened the envelope, and inside was a photograph. It changed the look on my face. It took me back to a simple time.
There she was, lying next to me, smiling. Her smile would brighten up the darkest of rooms.
"Why are you looking at me like that. Is there something on my face?", she asks innocently.
"I'm just admiring your beauty. I can't look away".
"Stop! You're making me conscious". She buries her face in her hands and rests on my shoulder.
His heavy breathing brings me back to reality. I can't take it anymore. My heart feels heavy. I break down and fall to my knees. Tears start rolling down my eyes. I ask him,
"Where did you get this?".
"I met her. She gave this to me, and asked me to give you a message".
"What?"
"Forget about her. Don't ever look for her".
With this he swung a fist to my head. I was too drunk to react. I fell to the floor. Slowly, things started getting darker. I could still hear the music playing in the club. It was a faint din. The words echoed in my head for the last time before I passed out.
'All this aching will disappear, when this night is gone. All this aching will disappear, when this night gone...........'
to be contd...
I turn around to find a woman in a petite, red dress, with full, supple lips and green eyes talking to me. She has long, flowing, auburn hair, which covers her ears and runs down her back.
Seconds passed by, and I'm still gazing at her beauty. She matches my gaze, which leaves me flustered. I stumble around in my head, searching for words.
"Yes".
She places herself deftly, in the seat next to me. Recollecting the reasons that brought me here in the first place, I return to my company, the smooth liquor, waiting impatiently, for me to take a sip of its richness.
"What brings you here?", she enquires, in a seductive tone.
"I'm looking for someone"
"Who is she?"
"How did you know it was a woman?"
"It always is!"
"Yes", I replied tersely and looked away disinterested. I downed what was my fourth or fifth drink. I had lost count by now.
"So, tell me about this woman".
"She's lost....to me. I'm trying to find her."
The pretty woman, her hair slowly turning red, in the fluorescent lighting of the bar, leans over and whispers in my ear, "I can make you forget about her".
"No".
She retreats, taken aback by the curt reply. Clearly, something is wrong with this idiot, for refusing such a wondrous beauty.
"I'm throwing myself at you, and all you can say is, No!"
"Yes".
"You aren't much of a talker".
"No".
She gets up and walks away, miffed at the whole episode, and especially because I was behaving like an asshole. The bartender walks over and says, "Dude, She was really into you". I nod and gesticulate towards the empty glass.
I see bodies dancing around me, moving to the trance. My head swoons with booze, everything is hazy before my eyes. The bodies turn into shapes, and the music turns into colors. I begin to sway with the beats. Haven't felt this high in a long time. I let out a smile. Gerard shakes me and asks with genuine regard, "Are u alright, dude?".
"Never been better". I reach into my coat pocket and hand out a few bills. He responds with a smile.
The next thing I remember is making my way through the alley. It seems more deserted than before. The dim lights have faded into oddly shaped specks that float over your field of vision. The shadows have completely taken over.
I hear the sound of footsteps, getting louder and louder. I look to my left, nothing. Look to my right, nothing.
"I've been waiting for you".
Startled at the sound of the voice, I turn around.
The person I've been waiting for, stood in front of me. Clad in the blackest of blacks, with a dark hat, he wore a stern expression. The angle of the hat made sure that only his lower face was visible. A grisly scar ran from his left cheek to his lower lip.
"What took you so long? Did you find what I asked for?"
"Yes". He handed over an envelope.
I opened the envelope, and inside was a photograph. It changed the look on my face. It took me back to a simple time.
There she was, lying next to me, smiling. Her smile would brighten up the darkest of rooms.
"Why are you looking at me like that. Is there something on my face?", she asks innocently.
"I'm just admiring your beauty. I can't look away".
"Stop! You're making me conscious". She buries her face in her hands and rests on my shoulder.
His heavy breathing brings me back to reality. I can't take it anymore. My heart feels heavy. I break down and fall to my knees. Tears start rolling down my eyes. I ask him,
"Where did you get this?".
"I met her. She gave this to me, and asked me to give you a message".
"What?"
"Forget about her. Don't ever look for her".
With this he swung a fist to my head. I was too drunk to react. I fell to the floor. Slowly, things started getting darker. I could still hear the music playing in the club. It was a faint din. The words echoed in my head for the last time before I passed out.
'All this aching will disappear, when this night is gone. All this aching will disappear, when this night gone...........'
to be contd...
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