Here I was,driving in the harsh rain from work.My old mustang speeding along the road.It is becoming increasingly difficult to see outside in the dark but I step on the accelerator anyway as I'm already late for a date.A blind date,that my brother set me up, with one of his ex-girlfriends.I was so desperate that I agreed to meet her after work.Also, the other reason I agreed was because I knew the girl was quite a bombshell.I turn up the heater a little bit more.
I watch the wipers move up and down on the window screen.I rub my glasses with my fingers as they are getting foggy.Thankfully I don't see any other cars.I look at the clock on the radio.I'm about thirty minutes late.I feel lonely,so I click on the radio.It's playing some kind of rock music which did not help at all, the throbbing in my head from all that stupid filing in the office.I reach my hand to tune to another station, not taking my eyes off the road.I could't find the right knob even after feeling around for a few seconds.I look at the damn thing for a split second and the next thing I hear is a thud on the front of the car,then on the roof and then the trunk and then silence except for the rain lashing away on my roof.I hit the brakes with a screech.I curse to myself and then contemplate for a minute whether to get out and check it out.I check my rear view mirror but I don't see anything in it. I grab my coat from the back seat,put it on and then slowly opened the door.
The restaurant wasn't far away from here.I check my bonnet for any damage.Thankfully,there is none.I slowly walk towards the back of my car hoping to find a gruesome sight.I'm surprised to see there is nothing.I check underneath the car, just to make sure.The radio inside starts playing the song...Jeepers Creepers.A chill goes down my spine and so I tighten my raincoat.It didn't help at all.I was completely drenched now. I walk to the side of the road to check for any bodies or traces of blood.But all is see another car's headlights approaching from the distance.With my car parked in the middle of the road,I run to the driver's side get in and slam the door.I start the engines and start moving.I reach the restaurant.It must have been a deer or some other dumb animal.There were a lot of deers in these parts of the woods,I thought to myself.I look forward to my evening ahead.
I push the revolving glass doors to enter the elegantly lit five-star hotel.The restaurant looks empty albeit for an old couple and another man in a suit eating all alone.Boy,business must be slow here. There in the far corner of the room,sitting and drinking wine ,is Jessica. I leave my coat to the attender who looks at it with disgust.I pretend I don't see it.I rush to her table and sit down.She is clearly angry at my tardiness."Finally you're here! I thought you were going to stand me up! Where were you Adam? You're soaking wet for crying out loud!",she was pissed."Sorry ,I ran into some car trouble on the way and the rain kinda slowed me down".I tell her.”I don't want to hear your excuses! Let's order something already! I'm famished ! ".I pull the chair and sit down.The waiter come to takes our order.She orders a salad and I order a medium rare steak.The throbbing in my head is back now.I guess it never stopped.We wait for our food to come in silence.
She is texting someone,probably my brother,telling him about the disastrous way, the evening was unraveling.I look at her.She is wearing a black sleeved dress that accentuates her figure.With her light blonde hair in bangs ,thick black mascara and her high cheek bones made her look like a model.I could strike gold,if I played the rest of the evening smoothly.Our food arrived.The waiter placed the food in front of us.He asked us if we wished for anything else.I told him no.As he walked away,I see a woman sitting at the table where the old couple earlier sat.Her red auburn hair was matted across her forehead and the yellow raincoat she was wearing was dripping wet.It was still raining outside.Jessica had already finished half of her salad by now.The steak smelled great but I couldn't eat.I was looking at the woman ,probably a girl but I couldn't make out as she had her head hung low and was staring at something on the floor.She looked sad and forlorn.Then she lifted her head and then looked straight right at me.Her eerie stare made the hair on my arms stand up.None of the waiters bothered to take her order.They acted as if she were invisible to them.She was still staring at me when abruptly she stood up and walked towards the exit.I catch a glimpse of her yellow boots.I look at Jessica ,who's still chewing her salad ,a bit too loudly for my taste.I jump out of my chair,my steak untouched,and run after the girl.The girl in the yellow boots.I can still hear Jessica shouting my name as I grab my coat and push the revolving doors, out of the restaurant.
I'm outside now and it's still raining.I look on either side of the street but I don't see her.The girl in yellow boots.I walk a few feet away from the restaurant.I catch a glimpse of her yellow raincoat now and run after her.I'm completely wet again now.She is running in the direction from where, I came from.I reach the exact spot where I hit the deer before but the girl has now vanished.No,wait there she is sitting on the side of the road.She has her face buried in her knees.Even in the loud rain,I can hear her crying.I slowly inch towards her.I'm now standing right in front of her but she doesn't look up at me.I gently touch her shoulder and all of a sudden ,she jumps up and shouts,” MY HUSBAND MISTER!! You've got to help me find him! He...he went out to collect some firewood ,but....but he didn't come back.So...so I came looking for him,you see.Please,you've got to help me!".She was shaking ,as she spoke."What makes you think he's around here? What if he's farther away, near the main road or something?",I ask her looking around."'No,no,no....I don't think he'll go far mister.Our cabin's right there in the woods,you see,so he ain't gonna go far to collect firewood.",she says not looking at my face.I am too tired and wet to ask anymore questions,so I agree to help her look for her husband ,in the rain.I've completely forgotten to ask her what she was doing in the restaurant if she wasn't going to dine there or why she was giving me such an icy stare.We decide to look on opposite sides of the road.
I see the skid marks of my car on the road I had made earlier.I turn to see her looking around in the tress closer to the road.I reach the edge of the road .I see nothing in the rain. There is not much light.I can see,vaguely,something lying near the storm drain now.I walk a bit closer to see what it is ,not getting off the road.It is the body of a man, all covered in blood.I take a step back.His jaw is completely mangled and the bone on his left leg is jutting out.I almost puke upon seeing this but I control myself.He is wearing a yellow raincoat similar to the one worn by the girl but he had on just one yellow boot.This was her husband all right.It suddenly strikes me that it wasn't a deer I hit on the road,it was HIM.But how did he end up way over here.Then the last piece of the puzzle falls into place as I turn to see the girl in yellow boots swing the blade right into my neck.
I'm blinking now.I see my headless body a few feet away, the blood gushing out,washed away by the rain.The girl in the yellow boots drops her axe and grabs hold of my legs and then pulls my body off the road.The throbbing in my head has stopped now.My vision is now blurry.As I close my eyes,the last thing I feel is her grab my hair and pick me up or what's left of me anyway and the last thing I hear is her laughing ,laughing like a maniac.
Friday 30 December 2011
Wednesday 28 December 2011
The Beach
Matthew :
There were four of us that day at the beach.We were a pretty close knit bunch.There were no secrets between us and everything was out in the open.But we all have our skeletons in the closet.Jacqueline 'Jackie' Foster was the smart one.It was her idea that we spent the day at the beach near the woods in our town.Her best friend,Leah was my girl friend .She's cool and fun to hang out with and whoever said gentlemen prefer blondes was totally right.Better yet, she wasn't the dimmest bulb of the lot,no,that would be Greg,the jock.Yes, I know it's a cliché but there's a reason it's true! I was more of the sensible,silent guy.I was a keen observer.We were quite the unlikely bunch but somehow we all ended up in the same homeroom , freshman year in high school and became friends.
Greg's honking his car now ,loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.We're waiting for Leah, who as always is running late.Jackie is filing her nails,reading a magazine and also listening to her iPod ,all at the same time, in the front seat.She's always doing this,something 'multitasking' or something she said.I watched Leah come out the front door.She runs across the lawn with a huge blue beach bag which matches her blue flowery dress.She opens the back door and sits next to me.I smell her perfume ,the same old smell that I'm now so familiar with.We all greet each other.Greg mumbles something under his breath and then starts the car and we speed away towards the beach.Jackie asks Leah if she's brought along sunscreen as she has somehow amazingly forgotten hers.(She usually never forgets things). "Yep,I got it ! Hey what's with the weather,it looks as if it's going to rain", she asks in her chirpy voice."I heard the weather forecast on the telly and rain today with all this beautiful sunshine is not possible.There aren't even any dark clouds" ,Jackie replied still reading and filing her nails.She didn't even bother to look up at the sky.She was right though.It was beautiful outside and there was no sign of any dark clouds in the sky.Just warm,bright sunshine.I looked at Leah,she was texting someone with her phone.I asked her who she was texting .She replied it was Michelle,a girl in her Spanish class.Her screen was half-hidden .So I couldn't read what she was typing.I didn't give it much thought after that.
Leah :
I could hear that obnoxious Greg honking his stupid car from up my room.I had to choose something to wear to the dumb beach while I could be out doing something else with a certain someone.Stupid Jackie and her stupid ideas.I didn't know what was up with me but I was starting to get bored doing the same old things with the same old people.For the past few weeks everything they did somehow annoyed me.I finally decided on the blue flowery dress,mom loves so much.She wasn't at home anyway to see.I grab my phone off the bed,pick up my beach bag and go to the dresser and hurriedly spray the same old perfume I've used since seventh grade.I made a mental note to myself to change my perfume.I run out the front door, slamming it shut and then run across the front lawn.I open the back door and slump next to Matthew, who has a toothy grin on his face which I used to think was cute before but now hated.I said hello to everyone in the car and pretended as if nothing was wrong.Jackie asks me if I brought along any sunscreen.I enquired about the weather but Jackie being the miss smarty pants she was,gave me a very prompt reply ,which was a cue for me to shut up.As the car drove past houses,I slowly see the perfect opportunity to text back a reply.Staring at the message on my screen,I slowly turn the phone to my side so that it's half-hidden from Matthew even though I know he's not looking in my direction. /So did you tell him about us yet? /,it was a message from Brian.Alright ,I knew what I am doing is wrong,but this was the best time to tell Matthew about Brian and me.We met a few weeks back at a party and then somehow started dating, behind Matthew's back.We got along like a house on fire.I should have told him earlier.I text back a reply / Will call you after I do,missing you loads btw!! /. Matthew's looking at me now and he asks me who I'm texting .I tell him it's Michelle.He stares at me for a second and then turns his head to look back outside.I drop my phone into my bag and do the same.
Matthew :
The long stretches of houses are monotonous to watch.But they stop abruptly to give way to the green pine trees.We are nearing the beach.Leah seems unusually fidgety.There is something wrong.But I couldn't seem to place it.The pine trees stop and now there, looming before us,is the beach.The beach, a place we discovered ,when we were on a trekking trip, just the four of us, was secluded as always.It was surrounded by the woods which people of our town, rarely go into after dark.The water in the lake, calm and undisturbed in all it's pristine beauty.The sun shined brilliantly on the surface of the water.The golden sands, welcomed us to another day at the beach.Greg parks the car near a fallen log and we all get out.Jackie and Leah hold hands and walk in front of me while Greg having already relieved himself of his shirt and pants races towards the lake and does a cannonball and hits the water with a loud splash." Can't you control yourself, Greg?" ,Jackie asks in her maternal voice.Greg laughs at the comment but doesn't bother to reply.I see Leah rolling her eyes.But I look away before she can see me looking at her.The girls take off their clothes and have their bathing suits on.I take off my shoes and then my cap and then pants and t-shirt in that order.Jackie's already in the water splashing around with Greg now and they're having fun but Leah's standing on the edge of the lake,looking at them.The water washes her feet but she doesn't enter. It's as if she is waiting for something.She turns to look at me and then walks towards me...
Leah :
There is a slight breeze.I feel chilly even in the afternoon.I look at the sky once more.I just know it's going to rain today.I stand on the edge of the lake thinking when to tell Matthew,tell him that its's over.God,break-ups are hard.I watch Jackie making a fool of herself in the water.I look at my toes in the warm water.I turn to see Matthew staring at me.Well,it's now or never! I walked towards him.I tell him we need to talk."Matthew,I'm sorry but I don't think we can be together anymore.I've found someone else....and he's " .He doesn't wait for me to finish.He picks up his clothes and walks away.I call out to him, but he doesn't stop,he keeps walking.I don't if I should chase after him.He enters the woods and then he is out of sight.I
Matthew :
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.I didn't let her finish.I pick up my clothes and hurriedly put them on without stopping.She was actually breaking up with me and here I thought everything was going great guns for us.Heck! I was even going to propose to her.I hear her calling my name but I don't look back ,I just keep walking,walking into the woods.I feel the weight of the ring I was going to give her, in my pocket.I take it out and look at it ,as I continue walking into the woods.I feel sad and dejected and put the ring back into my pocket but I don't notice it not going into my pocket neither do I notice that it has fallen to the ground.A walk would do me good I thought.I find a trail and decide to follow it.
The woods are deep,dark and lonely.........
There were four of us that day at the beach.We were a pretty close knit bunch.There were no secrets between us and everything was out in the open.But we all have our skeletons in the closet.Jacqueline 'Jackie' Foster was the smart one.It was her idea that we spent the day at the beach near the woods in our town.Her best friend,Leah was my girl friend .She's cool and fun to hang out with and whoever said gentlemen prefer blondes was totally right.Better yet, she wasn't the dimmest bulb of the lot,no,that would be Greg,the jock.Yes, I know it's a cliché but there's a reason it's true! I was more of the sensible,silent guy.I was a keen observer.We were quite the unlikely bunch but somehow we all ended up in the same homeroom , freshman year in high school and became friends.
Greg's honking his car now ,loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.We're waiting for Leah, who as always is running late.Jackie is filing her nails,reading a magazine and also listening to her iPod ,all at the same time, in the front seat.She's always doing this,something 'multitasking' or something she said.I watched Leah come out the front door.She runs across the lawn with a huge blue beach bag which matches her blue flowery dress.She opens the back door and sits next to me.I smell her perfume ,the same old smell that I'm now so familiar with.We all greet each other.Greg mumbles something under his breath and then starts the car and we speed away towards the beach.Jackie asks Leah if she's brought along sunscreen as she has somehow amazingly forgotten hers.(She usually never forgets things). "Yep,I got it ! Hey what's with the weather,it looks as if it's going to rain", she asks in her chirpy voice."I heard the weather forecast on the telly and rain today with all this beautiful sunshine is not possible.There aren't even any dark clouds" ,Jackie replied still reading and filing her nails.She didn't even bother to look up at the sky.She was right though.It was beautiful outside and there was no sign of any dark clouds in the sky.Just warm,bright sunshine.I looked at Leah,she was texting someone with her phone.I asked her who she was texting .She replied it was Michelle,a girl in her Spanish class.Her screen was half-hidden .So I couldn't read what she was typing.I didn't give it much thought after that.
Leah :
I could hear that obnoxious Greg honking his stupid car from up my room.I had to choose something to wear to the dumb beach while I could be out doing something else with a certain someone.Stupid Jackie and her stupid ideas.I didn't know what was up with me but I was starting to get bored doing the same old things with the same old people.For the past few weeks everything they did somehow annoyed me.I finally decided on the blue flowery dress,mom loves so much.She wasn't at home anyway to see.I grab my phone off the bed,pick up my beach bag and go to the dresser and hurriedly spray the same old perfume I've used since seventh grade.I made a mental note to myself to change my perfume.I run out the front door, slamming it shut and then run across the front lawn.I open the back door and slump next to Matthew, who has a toothy grin on his face which I used to think was cute before but now hated.I said hello to everyone in the car and pretended as if nothing was wrong.Jackie asks me if I brought along any sunscreen.I enquired about the weather but Jackie being the miss smarty pants she was,gave me a very prompt reply ,which was a cue for me to shut up.As the car drove past houses,I slowly see the perfect opportunity to text back a reply.Staring at the message on my screen,I slowly turn the phone to my side so that it's half-hidden from Matthew even though I know he's not looking in my direction. /So did you tell him about us yet? /,it was a message from Brian.Alright ,I knew what I am doing is wrong,but this was the best time to tell Matthew about Brian and me.We met a few weeks back at a party and then somehow started dating, behind Matthew's back.We got along like a house on fire.I should have told him earlier.I text back a reply / Will call you after I do,missing you loads btw!! /. Matthew's looking at me now and he asks me who I'm texting .I tell him it's Michelle.He stares at me for a second and then turns his head to look back outside.I drop my phone into my bag and do the same.
Matthew :
The long stretches of houses are monotonous to watch.But they stop abruptly to give way to the green pine trees.We are nearing the beach.Leah seems unusually fidgety.There is something wrong.But I couldn't seem to place it.The pine trees stop and now there, looming before us,is the beach.The beach, a place we discovered ,when we were on a trekking trip, just the four of us, was secluded as always.It was surrounded by the woods which people of our town, rarely go into after dark.The water in the lake, calm and undisturbed in all it's pristine beauty.The sun shined brilliantly on the surface of the water.The golden sands, welcomed us to another day at the beach.Greg parks the car near a fallen log and we all get out.Jackie and Leah hold hands and walk in front of me while Greg having already relieved himself of his shirt and pants races towards the lake and does a cannonball and hits the water with a loud splash." Can't you control yourself, Greg?" ,Jackie asks in her maternal voice.Greg laughs at the comment but doesn't bother to reply.I see Leah rolling her eyes.But I look away before she can see me looking at her.The girls take off their clothes and have their bathing suits on.I take off my shoes and then my cap and then pants and t-shirt in that order.Jackie's already in the water splashing around with Greg now and they're having fun but Leah's standing on the edge of the lake,looking at them.The water washes her feet but she doesn't enter. It's as if she is waiting for something.She turns to look at me and then walks towards me...
Leah :
There is a slight breeze.I feel chilly even in the afternoon.I look at the sky once more.I just know it's going to rain today.I stand on the edge of the lake thinking when to tell Matthew,tell him that its's over.God,break-ups are hard.I watch Jackie making a fool of herself in the water.I look at my toes in the warm water.I turn to see Matthew staring at me.Well,it's now or never! I walked towards him.I tell him we need to talk."Matthew,I'm sorry but I don't think we can be together anymore.I've found someone else....and he's " .He doesn't wait for me to finish.He picks up his clothes and walks away.I call out to him, but he doesn't stop,he keeps walking.I don't if I should chase after him.He enters the woods and then he is out of sight.I
Matthew :
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.I didn't let her finish.I pick up my clothes and hurriedly put them on without stopping.She was actually breaking up with me and here I thought everything was going great guns for us.Heck! I was even going to propose to her.I hear her calling my name but I don't look back ,I just keep walking,walking into the woods.I feel the weight of the ring I was going to give her, in my pocket.I take it out and look at it ,as I continue walking into the woods.I feel sad and dejected and put the ring back into my pocket but I don't notice it not going into my pocket neither do I notice that it has fallen to the ground.A walk would do me good I thought.I find a trail and decide to follow it.
The woods are deep,dark and lonely.........
The Cabin In The Woods
The woods are deep,dark,and lonely.I see the last rays of the setting sun through the tall trees.Maybe taking a walk here was a bad idea.I walked further into the woods.The trail I was following now completely lost,I had no clue where I was.I looked around me but all I could see was miles of trees and nothing else.No sign of any life around me but I had the strangest feeling that someone or something was watching me!I didn't know whether to run or stay where I was.I took my chance and kept walking.It was getting darker I had no flashlight with me but I had my pocketknife which I knew, would be of no help to me other than for probably helping me carve my name on one of these huge trees.No one probably around to hear my cries of help! But I kept walking.I had to get out the forest.It was pitch black now but there was enough light for me to see where I was going.I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw a pair of yellow eyes in the distance.Then I saw yet another and then another, until a multitude of eyes surrounded me.They were closing in on me.I started running in the only direction I saw devoid of any of those creepy eyes.The darkness swirled around me.The only sounds I could hear were my own raspy breathing and the sound of my sneakers crunching the autumn leaves on the ground.The eyes were slowly but surely coming.I could now make out shadowy figures.I didn't bother to look behind me. I knew this was it .I knew now there was no escape.I couldn't outrun them! But then I saw light at the end of the woods,like a small ray of hope.I ran towards it blindly, without knowing what it was.They were getting closer, I could hear them coming.My feet were aching but I kept running.I wouldn't give up!I knew I had to fight .I willed myself to run faster.I saw the light getting closer,closer,very close now.Soon enough I came to a clearing .I could see clearly now.I could now see where the light was emanating from .It was the porch light from a cabin.A single cabin in the middle of the clearing.I ran to the cabin not knowing what surprises it held for me inside.But I didn't care because anything was better from the figures in the woods.For some reason they didn't follow me into the clearing.I stopped on the porch and watched the woods.I could see the gleaming eyes at the edge of the woods.I slowly turned to enter the cabin .The cabin in the woods.
Midnight In Paris
I was finally here.I always dreamed of coming here.But this wasn't any dream,it was bloody real.I checked into The Ritz around 10pm.I was going to make this one of my most memorable business trips ever.I was bored at the hotel and channel surfing was starting to get a bit annoying especially if you only have a handful of channels.So I decided to go for a stroll and see the sights.I've only seen the Eiffel Tower in postcards and this was the best opportunity to see it tonight..It may sound crazy to some but to me it was perfect.A perfect midnight in Paris !
It was chilly outside so I zipped up my jacket and started walking. I walked around the hotel and reached a small cafe! Even at this hour,people were enjoying themselves ,drinking coffee ,eating pastries and remembering the good old times when life was so much simpler.What a carefree life they must lead .The narrow streets, led me to a winding pathway and then finally to an alley.I didn't know where I was and I spoke very little French to ask for directions.Then out of the blue, I heard the sound of stilettos on the hard pavement approaching my direction.I turned around to see who it was .It turned out to be the most beautiful dame I had ever seen.She had the blackest hair which brilliantly matched her curve hugging little black dress.Her lips were the color of blood and she had these huge round eyes that seemed as bright as the moon.But she wasn't wearing a coat like the others I'd seen at the cafe or around which seemed pretty strange to me .My instincts told me to walk away,to run, to escape but I was frozen in my spot.I was completely mesmerized by her vivacious beauty.There wasn't anyone around now .We were completely alone and she was walking rapidly walking towards me in those 7 inch red heels.I watched her come closer.My heart was in my throat.I didn't know what to do.
Her perfume was the first thing that hit me.She stopped in front of me and extended her hand. "Bonjour monsieur, je m'appelle Sophie ! " . I opened my mouth to reply, but no words came out.I tried again. " I'm sorry,but I don't understand you ",I told her speaking which sounded more like I was whispering it to her. "Oh ! You speak English ! I'm Sophie ,come walk with me !",she said with a slight french accent .She extended her arm again.I contemplated whether to take it but then took it anyway for some reason that was beyond me.Her hand was stone cold.But I knew why that was.She didn't bother to ask me what my name was.
We walked silently ,hand in hand for a while and somehow ended up near the Eiffel Tower.I worked up the courage to ask her what she was doing all alone in that dark alley all by herself and without even a coat to cover her freezing arms.She said that she doesn't feel the cold anymore.We stopped directly in front of the tower.I asked her what she meant by that.She looked longingly at me but didn't answer.I felt an eerie chill run down my spine .We just stood there and stared for a very long time.But then the strangest thing happened.She leaned towards me and then kissed me on the lips.Her lips were even colder than her hands.I was caught completely by surprise this but then responded to the kiss.But then she moved back and then slowly parted her lips to reveal two very pointed teeth.At first, I thought my mind was playing tricks with me but then I blinked and looked at them clearly.They weren't just any ordinary teeth, they were razor sharp fangs.Before I could move,she clamped my shoulders with her strong cold hands and twisted my face to the side and sank her fangs into my neck.I screamed, but somewhere in the back of my mind I knew that wasn't going to help me.With her face buried in the contour of my neck,my body started to slump slowly.The last thing I saw before I fainted was the beautiful moon through the majestic Eiffel tower and then darkness.
I slept for what seemed like an eternity but then I woke up with a start having had the strangest nightmare.I was in my hotel room in my bed.The sheets were a mess and the curtains were fluttering in the wind from the open window. I touched my neck but I could feel with my fingers that there were two strange circles,at the base of my neck .I jumped up and walked to the mirror and then to my horror, I realized that the mirror was empty.My reflection was not there."You won't find it my dear,not anymore !". I gasped and turned around and there in the armchair,she sat in a black gown with her blood red lips.Her eyes twinkling, even in the darkness of the room.The woman from my dream,Sophie was smiling at me like she knew a secret that I didn't know.It slowly dawned upon me what had transpired a few hours earlier."WHY??", I asked her in a rage sitting down on the bed to control myself. "Because I was alone for a long time and you see, I needed a companion for myself so I could see all of Paris and all the world ",she said in a calm voice having no trace of her French accent from before. "But ,I don't understand, why me ??", I asked her, half expecting an answer. "Because you seemed just as lonely as me !",she spoke as she slowly rose and walked effortlessly towards the open window.She put one leg onto the ledge and then the other.Then she turned and extended her arm to me for the third time tonight expecting me to join her.
I was in a dilemma.I had to choose between this beautiful,possibly dangerous vampire who wished that I go with her to travel the world or spend my days doing a job I never liked ,having no family to go home at the end of the day,watching reruns on TV and drinking beer and then falling asleep on the couch.I didn't give it another thought.I had made my choice.I rose from the bed ,walked away from the window and towards the closet.She looked at me with saddened eyes and brought down her hand looking at the sky.I opened the closet took out a spare jacket and then walked towards the window and threw it to her.She caught it with a surprised look upon her face. "I know you're not cold but put this on ! We don't want the humans to see ",I said with a smile.She smiled back at me and then put the jacket on.
I raised my hand ,which she took in her hand and then we climbed out the window onto the ledge."Ready ?" she asked me. " I was born ready !" ,I replied back. she smiled and then we jumped .We whizzed down the floors like we were flying and then we landed onto the pavement.We looked at each other and then started on our journey into the night.As I looked back at the hotel,with no regrets at all, I smiled to myself.
Dawn was breaking near the Eiffel tower and with her hand firmly in mine,we walked barefoot,Sophie and I. I will never forget last night for as long as I live.After all, it was the beginning of our many midnights in Paris together.
It was chilly outside so I zipped up my jacket and started walking. I walked around the hotel and reached a small cafe! Even at this hour,people were enjoying themselves ,drinking coffee ,eating pastries and remembering the good old times when life was so much simpler.What a carefree life they must lead .The narrow streets, led me to a winding pathway and then finally to an alley.I didn't know where I was and I spoke very little French to ask for directions.Then out of the blue, I heard the sound of stilettos on the hard pavement approaching my direction.I turned around to see who it was .It turned out to be the most beautiful dame I had ever seen.She had the blackest hair which brilliantly matched her curve hugging little black dress.Her lips were the color of blood and she had these huge round eyes that seemed as bright as the moon.But she wasn't wearing a coat like the others I'd seen at the cafe or around which seemed pretty strange to me .My instincts told me to walk away,to run, to escape but I was frozen in my spot.I was completely mesmerized by her vivacious beauty.There wasn't anyone around now .We were completely alone and she was walking rapidly walking towards me in those 7 inch red heels.I watched her come closer.My heart was in my throat.I didn't know what to do.
Her perfume was the first thing that hit me.She stopped in front of me and extended her hand. "Bonjour monsieur, je m'appelle Sophie ! " . I opened my mouth to reply, but no words came out.I tried again. " I'm sorry,but I don't understand you ",I told her speaking which sounded more like I was whispering it to her. "Oh ! You speak English ! I'm Sophie ,come walk with me !",she said with a slight french accent .She extended her arm again.I contemplated whether to take it but then took it anyway for some reason that was beyond me.Her hand was stone cold.But I knew why that was.She didn't bother to ask me what my name was.
We walked silently ,hand in hand for a while and somehow ended up near the Eiffel Tower.I worked up the courage to ask her what she was doing all alone in that dark alley all by herself and without even a coat to cover her freezing arms.She said that she doesn't feel the cold anymore.We stopped directly in front of the tower.I asked her what she meant by that.She looked longingly at me but didn't answer.I felt an eerie chill run down my spine .We just stood there and stared for a very long time.But then the strangest thing happened.She leaned towards me and then kissed me on the lips.Her lips were even colder than her hands.I was caught completely by surprise this but then responded to the kiss.But then she moved back and then slowly parted her lips to reveal two very pointed teeth.At first, I thought my mind was playing tricks with me but then I blinked and looked at them clearly.They weren't just any ordinary teeth, they were razor sharp fangs.Before I could move,she clamped my shoulders with her strong cold hands and twisted my face to the side and sank her fangs into my neck.I screamed, but somewhere in the back of my mind I knew that wasn't going to help me.With her face buried in the contour of my neck,my body started to slump slowly.The last thing I saw before I fainted was the beautiful moon through the majestic Eiffel tower and then darkness.
I slept for what seemed like an eternity but then I woke up with a start having had the strangest nightmare.I was in my hotel room in my bed.The sheets were a mess and the curtains were fluttering in the wind from the open window. I touched my neck but I could feel with my fingers that there were two strange circles,at the base of my neck .I jumped up and walked to the mirror and then to my horror, I realized that the mirror was empty.My reflection was not there."You won't find it my dear,not anymore !". I gasped and turned around and there in the armchair,she sat in a black gown with her blood red lips.Her eyes twinkling, even in the darkness of the room.The woman from my dream,Sophie was smiling at me like she knew a secret that I didn't know.It slowly dawned upon me what had transpired a few hours earlier."WHY??", I asked her in a rage sitting down on the bed to control myself. "Because I was alone for a long time and you see, I needed a companion for myself so I could see all of Paris and all the world ",she said in a calm voice having no trace of her French accent from before. "But ,I don't understand, why me ??", I asked her, half expecting an answer. "Because you seemed just as lonely as me !",she spoke as she slowly rose and walked effortlessly towards the open window.She put one leg onto the ledge and then the other.Then she turned and extended her arm to me for the third time tonight expecting me to join her.
I was in a dilemma.I had to choose between this beautiful,possibly dangerous vampire who wished that I go with her to travel the world or spend my days doing a job I never liked ,having no family to go home at the end of the day,watching reruns on TV and drinking beer and then falling asleep on the couch.I didn't give it another thought.I had made my choice.I rose from the bed ,walked away from the window and towards the closet.She looked at me with saddened eyes and brought down her hand looking at the sky.I opened the closet took out a spare jacket and then walked towards the window and threw it to her.She caught it with a surprised look upon her face. "I know you're not cold but put this on ! We don't want the humans to see ",I said with a smile.She smiled back at me and then put the jacket on.
I raised my hand ,which she took in her hand and then we climbed out the window onto the ledge."Ready ?" she asked me. " I was born ready !" ,I replied back. she smiled and then we jumped .We whizzed down the floors like we were flying and then we landed onto the pavement.We looked at each other and then started on our journey into the night.As I looked back at the hotel,with no regrets at all, I smiled to myself.
Dawn was breaking near the Eiffel tower and with her hand firmly in mine,we walked barefoot,Sophie and I. I will never forget last night for as long as I live.After all, it was the beginning of our many midnights in Paris together.
Last Friday Night
Last Friday night,I had the most peculiar dream.Infact, you could say it was the most peculiar dream I had my entire life.I had a very bad headache after the dream but here's what I do remember.
In my dream, I was standing in front of a door.But that was not the strangest part of my dream.I slowly turned the knob and opened the door.My ears rang out with the swanky music coming from a stereo somewhere in the back of the huge ballroom.The ballroom was majestically decorated with wreaths and stars and a huge crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.In the middle ,was an elegantly decorated Christmas tree that could put all other christmas trees to shame.I was dumbstruck.The room was filled with people dressed in all their tuxedos and gowns.It looked like a glitzy and glamourous affair.But that was not the strangest part of my dream.They were all strangers to me and I didn't recognize any of the men or women gathered around me.I looked down to see what I was wearing and was surprised to find myself wearing my pajamas .This was unusual but not strange enough.The crowd didn't seem to notice me or my attire for that matter.
I walked around the room searching for a familiar face but to no avail.And that's when I saw YOU from across the room.There you were, poles apart ,chatting with a man and a woman with a champagne glass in your hand.There you were with your amazing strawberry blonde hair, standing out in the sea of brunettes and red-heads.There you were wearing a white frilled gown ,reminiscent of the Victorian era.There you were looking for an excuse to pull away from the mundane conversation you were engaged in.That was the moment your brilliant blue eyes looked my way.Our eyes met and sparks flew and it was as, time stood still.You smiled and I smiled.You walked towards me,I walked towards you.We met near the Christmas tree and then I knew I was supposed to meet you .I introduced myself and then you did too.You didn't care what I was wearing to a Christmas party like this.We talked like we were old friends meeting after a long lapse of time.We talked for what seemed like ages, about all the things under the sun.Something inside told me to reach into my pant's pocket. I did and I fished out a beautiful gold heart shaped pendant.I knew I was supposed to give it to you.I offered to put it on for you and you willingly turned around, pushed your hair off from your shoulders and then I placed the pendant around your neck and clicked the lock shut. You turned around with the locket in your hand and then opened it to reveal both our photos.But before I could ask you, if we knew each before this party.They barged in.
There were six of them.Six armed, masked robbers ,here to rob from the guests of an innocent Christmas party!They shot the stereo with a bang.The people were terrified and huddled close to each other.I shielded you from their sight.The robbers had bags with them and they demanded anything valuable they could find, to be put into the bags .Most of the guests threw their stuff in, without a word or hesitation.Some of them women started crying.Wallets,rings,bracelets,earrings anything silver, gold or diamond went into the bag.
One of the robbers passed us but didn't seem to notice anything valuable that they could salvage from the two of us.But then another standing closely, with his gun pointed at the guests,called out to the one with the bag that he missed one.I looked at him and I saw that he was pointing towards us.You and me.The guy with the bag was walking toward us now rapidly. He stopped in front of me and asked me to empty out my pockets, not taking any notice of my strange attire.I did as I was told and turned my pockets inside out.Seeing that it was empty,he shifted his attention to you.He saw the gold pendant I gave you and ordered it to be put into the bag.You refused boldly.You said it was your pendant and it wouldn't belong to anyone but you ,alone.I was surprised by your courageous refusal.I looked at the robber,and then the pendant, then at you.That was the moment,I recognized You.How could I forget You ? Why didn't you tell me before ? I'm sorry I took this long to remember.
The guy put his hand on your neck to snatch the pendant.I punched his living daylights out.But before I know it,I hear a deafening shot right behind me and then a thud.I whirl around to see you lying in a pool of blood,shot in the stomach.Some of the women in the crowd get hysterical now.Your white gown now slowly turns red.I kneel beside you,tears brimming my eyes.You have one hand on your pendant and the other covering your wound.I slowly rest your head on my lap.You tell me not to worry for you and that you will see me again.Then you close your baby blue eyes.I grasp your hand tightly in mine and the tears now start flowing down my cheek.I run my fingers through your blonde hair one last time and then bow my head down to kiss you on the lips.I pull the pendant from your neck and slip it back into my pocket.I slowly lay your head on the floor and then slowly get up watching your angelic face.I turn around and then I feel a sharp blow to my head and then that's all I remember.
I wake up to find myself in front of a door.Thank God it was only a dream that I had last Friday night.I have this nasty pain in the back of my head that just won't go away.I turn the knob and open the door to find myself at a party.I have the strangest feeling of déjà vu.I'm in my pajamas but the crowd doesn't notice.My pocket feels heavy and I reach into it and find a gold pendant,just like the one I give you in my dream.I open the pendant to find a picture of me and you.And then, I see you across the room and I know what is going to happen next.You walk across the room towards me and I walk towards you.But before you can speak, I take your hand and pull you towards the exit.
It's colder outside, but safer.We walk to the other side of the street but a few minutes later I see a van coming to a screeching halt right in front of the entrance.I see the robbers jump out of the van and then entering the party.But you and me,we walk further away from the scene. A few minutes later ,I stop to get you an ice-cream from a street seller while you look at me and start walking across the street .Out of nowhere,a van hits you and speeds away.It is the same van carrying the robbers.I drop the ice-cream and run towards you.You tell me not to worry about you and that you will see me again.But this is not a dream I tell you,with tears in my eyes, your head in my lap,it's real.Before you can answer,you close you eyes and I know it's over.I finally understand what you meant, when you said we will meet again.Heaven hopefully is a better paradise for you, my wife.I kiss you goodbye and then take your pendant, slip it back into my pocket and turn to walk away into the night, all the while wishing this to be, just another one of my strange dreams ........
In my dream, I was standing in front of a door.But that was not the strangest part of my dream.I slowly turned the knob and opened the door.My ears rang out with the swanky music coming from a stereo somewhere in the back of the huge ballroom.The ballroom was majestically decorated with wreaths and stars and a huge crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.In the middle ,was an elegantly decorated Christmas tree that could put all other christmas trees to shame.I was dumbstruck.The room was filled with people dressed in all their tuxedos and gowns.It looked like a glitzy and glamourous affair.But that was not the strangest part of my dream.They were all strangers to me and I didn't recognize any of the men or women gathered around me.I looked down to see what I was wearing and was surprised to find myself wearing my pajamas .This was unusual but not strange enough.The crowd didn't seem to notice me or my attire for that matter.
I walked around the room searching for a familiar face but to no avail.And that's when I saw YOU from across the room.There you were, poles apart ,chatting with a man and a woman with a champagne glass in your hand.There you were with your amazing strawberry blonde hair, standing out in the sea of brunettes and red-heads.There you were wearing a white frilled gown ,reminiscent of the Victorian era.There you were looking for an excuse to pull away from the mundane conversation you were engaged in.That was the moment your brilliant blue eyes looked my way.Our eyes met and sparks flew and it was as, time stood still.You smiled and I smiled.You walked towards me,I walked towards you.We met near the Christmas tree and then I knew I was supposed to meet you .I introduced myself and then you did too.You didn't care what I was wearing to a Christmas party like this.We talked like we were old friends meeting after a long lapse of time.We talked for what seemed like ages, about all the things under the sun.Something inside told me to reach into my pant's pocket. I did and I fished out a beautiful gold heart shaped pendant.I knew I was supposed to give it to you.I offered to put it on for you and you willingly turned around, pushed your hair off from your shoulders and then I placed the pendant around your neck and clicked the lock shut. You turned around with the locket in your hand and then opened it to reveal both our photos.But before I could ask you, if we knew each before this party.They barged in.
There were six of them.Six armed, masked robbers ,here to rob from the guests of an innocent Christmas party!They shot the stereo with a bang.The people were terrified and huddled close to each other.I shielded you from their sight.The robbers had bags with them and they demanded anything valuable they could find, to be put into the bags .Most of the guests threw their stuff in, without a word or hesitation.Some of them women started crying.Wallets,rings,bracelets,earrings anything silver, gold or diamond went into the bag.
One of the robbers passed us but didn't seem to notice anything valuable that they could salvage from the two of us.But then another standing closely, with his gun pointed at the guests,called out to the one with the bag that he missed one.I looked at him and I saw that he was pointing towards us.You and me.The guy with the bag was walking toward us now rapidly. He stopped in front of me and asked me to empty out my pockets, not taking any notice of my strange attire.I did as I was told and turned my pockets inside out.Seeing that it was empty,he shifted his attention to you.He saw the gold pendant I gave you and ordered it to be put into the bag.You refused boldly.You said it was your pendant and it wouldn't belong to anyone but you ,alone.I was surprised by your courageous refusal.I looked at the robber,and then the pendant, then at you.That was the moment,I recognized You.How could I forget You ? Why didn't you tell me before ? I'm sorry I took this long to remember.
The guy put his hand on your neck to snatch the pendant.I punched his living daylights out.But before I know it,I hear a deafening shot right behind me and then a thud.I whirl around to see you lying in a pool of blood,shot in the stomach.Some of the women in the crowd get hysterical now.Your white gown now slowly turns red.I kneel beside you,tears brimming my eyes.You have one hand on your pendant and the other covering your wound.I slowly rest your head on my lap.You tell me not to worry for you and that you will see me again.Then you close your baby blue eyes.I grasp your hand tightly in mine and the tears now start flowing down my cheek.I run my fingers through your blonde hair one last time and then bow my head down to kiss you on the lips.I pull the pendant from your neck and slip it back into my pocket.I slowly lay your head on the floor and then slowly get up watching your angelic face.I turn around and then I feel a sharp blow to my head and then that's all I remember.
I wake up to find myself in front of a door.Thank God it was only a dream that I had last Friday night.I have this nasty pain in the back of my head that just won't go away.I turn the knob and open the door to find myself at a party.I have the strangest feeling of déjà vu.I'm in my pajamas but the crowd doesn't notice.My pocket feels heavy and I reach into it and find a gold pendant,just like the one I give you in my dream.I open the pendant to find a picture of me and you.And then, I see you across the room and I know what is going to happen next.You walk across the room towards me and I walk towards you.But before you can speak, I take your hand and pull you towards the exit.
It's colder outside, but safer.We walk to the other side of the street but a few minutes later I see a van coming to a screeching halt right in front of the entrance.I see the robbers jump out of the van and then entering the party.But you and me,we walk further away from the scene. A few minutes later ,I stop to get you an ice-cream from a street seller while you look at me and start walking across the street .Out of nowhere,a van hits you and speeds away.It is the same van carrying the robbers.I drop the ice-cream and run towards you.You tell me not to worry about you and that you will see me again.But this is not a dream I tell you,with tears in my eyes, your head in my lap,it's real.Before you can answer,you close you eyes and I know it's over.I finally understand what you meant, when you said we will meet again.Heaven hopefully is a better paradise for you, my wife.I kiss you goodbye and then take your pendant, slip it back into my pocket and turn to walk away into the night, all the while wishing this to be, just another one of my strange dreams ........
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