I was looking at a glass of whiskey and thinking about my hard day. Things were not going my way for a while, and I really had no clue about how to make them work!
"You want another round, Sir?", asked the waiter.
"I am game. Thanks."
I gulped down the remaining drink and banged the glass on the bar. Leaving behind the money on the counter, I was about to get up when a voice startled me all of a sudden.
"What is the rush Dan?" I turned back and saw a beautiful woman had just walked up to the bar, smiling at me. She looked like she was in her late thirties. The mysterious woman wore a long black dress, hair done correctly, cherry-red lips, glassy eyes, and a furry coat.She even smelled sweet.
I stood there for a moment, bedazzled by her glare and dumbfounded by the situation I was in.It had been a while since such a dashing woman approached me and initiated a conversation.
"I'm sorry miss. Do I know you?" I asked in a polite tone.
"It is not always important to know each other." She smirked, came up to the bar and ordered a whiskey for herself.
"You look like you had a rough night, young man." She had probably guessed that I am still not in my thirties!
"How can you tell?
"Why would a man your age drink alone on a Saturday night if it wasn't because he had a bad day without any friends or a lady to warm his bed?"
I was quite astounded by her direct way of conversation, but it actually lightened me up a bit from inside, especially after a busy day!
"Ha ha, I think I enjoy my drinks alone, ma'am!" I turned towards her this time and replied confidently, with a bit of a smile gracing my tired face. She smiled back at me, and this time, it was different!
The mysterious woman then finished her drink and paid the bartender. She got up lighting a cigarette, took a drag and came close to me.
The woman then whispered in my ears, "Meet me behind the bar in 5!"
I stood there, in awe or shock; I don't know!What are her intentions? I started wondering.But my youth grew impatient and could not resist the mysterious woman's charm, her beauty!I shut my brains down for a bit and listened to my heart instead.
Then I turned back and went behind the bar. When I came out, it was a bit dark.A few neon lights outside the back of the pub still glared but not that powerful!
Vision was unclear, however, I still managed to see things.
There she stood and looked straight at me.Her eyes were burning red and her tongue was rolling over her lips.The mysterious woman had taken off her coat and was only wearing her long sleeveless dress.
She had no shoes on and put on an evil smile. She gradually undressed herself, came forward and touched me.She had beads of sweat all over her body, like she had been standing close to a fire for a very long time!
Even with her kind of creepy appearance, it was difficult to resist her.She had me under her spell!
The mysterious woman then said, " You get me once, and that'll be your last.Dare?"
Things got blurred eventually and I don't remember anything after that. I suddenly came back to my senses and got up.I was lying inside the same bar, and people had gathered all around.
"Hey man, are you okay?You passed out!" One of them said. I even heard them murmur things.
"It's okay. I'm good." I replied uncomfortably.
I gathered myself, took a glass of water, and sat for a bit. It all felt like sort of a dream but it was too real to reject the idea of it being an actual incident. I was shaking, confused but curious as I had never experienced anything like that before.
I remained seated at the bar, looking around for the mysterious woman and everytime I glanced at someone, I kept hoping it's not her. Bad dreams get hold of us when we are in bad shape - that's what I have always been told by my elders.
It was probably a bad dream with no meaning. Once I was kind of sure that it's all in my head, I got up, took a deep breath and looked up at the bartender.
Then I paid the bill and was about to leave when I suddenly heard the same voice from behind - like a lightning wave it shook me up: "What's the rush, young man?Dare to say yes this time?".
I turned back and saw the same woman. She had a long black dress on, with neatly done hair, sparkling eyes, sweet smell and wore a furry coat. I couldn't move anymore!
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