then?’
I halted. Part of me could not bear to ignore her.
The rock music slowed down to a softer tempo and I heard the waitress call in the last orders of the night. Did I really want to leave right now? It was decision time.
I towered over her, cast ing my eyes down her petite frame towards her skin-tight leather trousers. She gazed up at me; her eyeliner smudged around the contour of her deep-set green eyes. I felt a tugging feeling in the pit of my stomach and the urge for blood. I wanted her blood.
This was far too dangerous.
Still transfixed by her smile, I extended my hand and tried to string a coherent sentence together.
‘Um, It’s best if I do leave, but it’s been an absolute pleasure to have met you and Blaze though.’
She brushed a strand o f hair over her ears and nodded quite sadly. ‘Well, likewise, but you’ll be back here next time, right?’
I averted my gaze from her pleading eyes and shook my head. ‘No, I don’t think so.’ As much I wanted to, it was not a good idea. The music stopped and my eyes veered towards her one more time. ‘I must go.’
I thought it was strange how she showed no fear.
I followed the crowd toward the exit and pushed my way to the bottom of the stairs. As I stepped out of the door, I heard…
‘Jyrki! Where the fuck are you going? My van is up this way.’
Fuck. It ’s Blaze.
I intended to walk away but as I stood in the cold, wet rain; looking up at the street ahead I saw a very bleak future waiting for me. My instinct told me to turn around. It had been right so fa r, so that’s what I did.
‘April said she saw you leaving. So are you coming to the party or what?’
‘Could you drop me down to the docks first?’ I asked. I remembered when I got off the ship that there was a slaughterhouse just across the way. My throat was dry and I needed more blood, as I could not afford to get tetchy around these humans. Blaze did not seem to want to ask me why; he just nodded and opened the van door for me. I found him to be quite a carefree and easy going character. Before he started the engine, I watched him with curiosity as he tied his long dark hair back and put on his sunglasses. He noticed I was looking at him peculiarly and laughed.
‘It's Rock 'n Roll man...’
‘Sunglasses at night?’ I said to him.
I should have thought of this before.
‘So, is April coming?’ I asked sheepishly.
‘Er, no mate, we'll see her later I hope. She had a call from work she did, so she took off about two minutes ago. I’ve no idea what for at this time of the morning. So, did you enjoy the pre-Halloween gig then? The Ramones were fucking awesome weren't they?’
‘Well, to be honest it was all new to me, but I thought they were great. I reckon it'd be awesome to play like them.’
Well, it had to be better than my life anyhow.
Blaze looked at me and smiled. ‘That's good to hear because we're playing in there for Halloween in a week.’
‘Halloween?’
‘Yeah, you know, the night of the dead?’
I laughed. ‘I most certainly do.’
‘Ok, here we go, not going to be too long are you?’ he said, pulling up by the entrance gates.
‘No, I won't be a moment, just have something to do.’
‘Okay, no probs. I'll just let the guys know I'll be a bit late,’ he said looking at a small strange box.
I stood against the wall of the entrance where I could see the night shift workers loading up pallets on their vans. I sniffed. I could smell the tinge of iron in the air. I could almost taste it on my lips. I licked my dry, cracked lips and decided the only way to do this was to make a grab and run for it. The food was becoming too irresistible. I watched them hack and sever the flesh like a starved animal, just waiting for the opportune moment to sink my teeth in to it.
‘Break time!’ I heard the supervisor yell from the portacabin.
Great, just in time.
I just hoped I
I halted. Part of me could not bear to ignore her.
The rock music slowed down to a softer tempo and I heard the waitress call in the last orders of the night. Did I really want to leave right now? It was decision time.
I towered over her, cast ing my eyes down her petite frame towards her skin-tight leather trousers. She gazed up at me; her eyeliner smudged around the contour of her deep-set green eyes. I felt a tugging feeling in the pit of my stomach and the urge for blood. I wanted her blood.
This was far too dangerous.
Still transfixed by her smile, I extended my hand and tried to string a coherent sentence together.
‘Um, It’s best if I do leave, but it’s been an absolute pleasure to have met you and Blaze though.’
She brushed a strand o f hair over her ears and nodded quite sadly. ‘Well, likewise, but you’ll be back here next time, right?’
I averted my gaze from her pleading eyes and shook my head. ‘No, I don’t think so.’ As much I wanted to, it was not a good idea. The music stopped and my eyes veered towards her one more time. ‘I must go.’
I thought it was strange how she showed no fear.
I followed the crowd toward the exit and pushed my way to the bottom of the stairs. As I stepped out of the door, I heard…
‘Jyrki! Where the fuck are you going? My van is up this way.’
Fuck. It ’s Blaze.
I intended to walk away but as I stood in the cold, wet rain; looking up at the street ahead I saw a very bleak future waiting for me. My instinct told me to turn around. It had been right so fa r, so that’s what I did.
‘April said she saw you leaving. So are you coming to the party or what?’
‘Could you drop me down to the docks first?’ I asked. I remembered when I got off the ship that there was a slaughterhouse just across the way. My throat was dry and I needed more blood, as I could not afford to get tetchy around these humans. Blaze did not seem to want to ask me why; he just nodded and opened the van door for me. I found him to be quite a carefree and easy going character. Before he started the engine, I watched him with curiosity as he tied his long dark hair back and put on his sunglasses. He noticed I was looking at him peculiarly and laughed.
‘It's Rock 'n Roll man...’
‘Sunglasses at night?’ I said to him.
I should have thought of this before.
‘So, is April coming?’ I asked sheepishly.
‘Er, no mate, we'll see her later I hope. She had a call from work she did, so she took off about two minutes ago. I’ve no idea what for at this time of the morning. So, did you enjoy the pre-Halloween gig then? The Ramones were fucking awesome weren't they?’
‘Well, to be honest it was all new to me, but I thought they were great. I reckon it'd be awesome to play like them.’
Well, it had to be better than my life anyhow.
Blaze looked at me and smiled. ‘That's good to hear because we're playing in there for Halloween in a week.’
‘Halloween?’
‘Yeah, you know, the night of the dead?’
I laughed. ‘I most certainly do.’
‘Ok, here we go, not going to be too long are you?’ he said, pulling up by the entrance gates.
‘No, I won't be a moment, just have something to do.’
‘Okay, no probs. I'll just let the guys know I'll be a bit late,’ he said looking at a small strange box.
I stood against the wall of the entrance where I could see the night shift workers loading up pallets on their vans. I sniffed. I could smell the tinge of iron in the air. I could almost taste it on my lips. I licked my dry, cracked lips and decided the only way to do this was to make a grab and run for it. The food was becoming too irresistible. I watched them hack and sever the flesh like a starved animal, just waiting for the opportune moment to sink my teeth in to it.
‘Break time!’ I heard the supervisor yell from the portacabin.
Great, just in time.
I just hoped I
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