It was a Friday night and there was a Jazz event being held at one of the bars in the City. I was a major jazz enthusiast as it always helped me to think of the ways I could improve my designs and boosted my creative levels. It was calming music, it always made me feel more focused in everything I was doing. I also hoped that I would meet some new people there and make some friends here since I had left all of my friends in Mandy. I was excited to finally go see a real live jazz band considering in Mandy, live jazz bands were not a huge thing and most of the bars and clubs just had DJs and mostly dancing with sticky floors from so many people spilling their drinks.
I fixed my hair and make up that night and I could see from the reflection in the mirror that it was different from the girl who was new to Ida City. The first day I had bags under my eyes from barely getting any sleep and my skin was dangerously pale. I could feel like my skin was getting clear by the day. That night was going to be a different type of night for me since it would be my first night when I did not have work the next day. I would go see a real live jazz band and maybe I would make some new designs.
Upon reaching the bar Phrases it was different from the bar we had back at our town. It had a warm atmosphere of people, there were more seats and the floors were not sticky which I could personally say that it was a relief. Even the dim lighting was enough to make me float around. The jazz band was already playing the melodious music that hit my ears in the best way possible and I felt like I was in heaven. This was peace, something about listening to music from your phone and listening to live music hit differently. I headed for the bar since it had the best lighting and decided to get a mocktail. Knowing myself, I was a lightweight so I wasn't going to risk getting drunk in the middle of this club and risk embarrassing myself. Plus not having a group of people around me who would care for me was not the best idea to start drinking.
I removed the sketchpad and started drawing as I sipped on my mocktail and enjoyed the music. It was extremely lonely without friends but I thought it was just my first week and in no time I would have people to hang with.
"Fancy seeing you here." I knew that voice anywhere it was Taptikils.
"I have not seen you for the whole week," I said, turning around.
I was not sure if it was the light hitting him at the right angle but it felt like he was sparkling. His face looked bright and happy and I could not help but notice that now he was wearing a simple leather jacket with a white shirt and simple jeans. He looked good and I felt a smile forming on my face. It was just his whole presence enveloped me in a different space. He embodied a fairytale it was like having a fully dressed bachelor delivered at your doorsteps without fighting for him with other girls.
"Oh, you were looking for me." He asked.
"I might have been curious about your whereabouts," I said
"So you were looking for me," he said now taking a seat next to me.
"Yeah I assumed the person who I have been seeing every day, was weird that he would suddenly disappear for the rest of the week and suddenly reappear," I said
After some time we continued talking with each other and I grew to love his company every single second. It was kinda disappointing that I wasn't able to meet some new people here but at the same time, it was reassuring that I met someone I already met and liked. He completely distracted me from my designs but it was fine. I already had enough and I had the whole weekend to work on some new ones. After some time I noticed that the live band had already finished performing and that made me realize that we had been there for a long time.
"I have to go," I told him
"Are sure you can find an uber at this time?"He asked
I looked at the clock and it was only 1 am unless he was implying that ubers do not pick up people here this late which was kind of absurd.
"It's not that late," I said
"Well, this is a downtown area they try to avoid places like these."
As much as I trusted him I looked on the app and the nearest Uber was thirty minutes away. I started blaming myself for losing track of time so easily since I was still new to the city.
"I could always take you home," he said
I considered his offer and I was already going to enter a stranger's vehicle to get myself home. Why would I not enter his and I already knew him enough? Plus it did not hurt that he was cute.
I entered his car which smelled amazing. I guess it was the lavender car scent which made it smell so good. We did continue to talk after some time.
He always wanted to know more about me which I found pleasant since it showed he was a good listener. I felt like my heart was always calm when he was around and at the same time every time, he said a single word it would skip a beat. It would go through my ears to my heart and stay in my brain, locked up and forever remembered.
He insisted that we should pass by his apartment since it was on my way to mine and he wanted to show me a little bit about himself. I was skeptical but he always had this persuasive voice that made me want to do everything he said. After all, we were friends and I had my phone location on he was a normal guy and I concluded nothing would go wrong.
Reaching his apartment it was bigger than mine but I guess it's because he had been working longer than me and he accumulated more money. his apartment had a bohemian type of a design or as I liked to see it as placing plants around your home and calling it a style. It was awfully neat and it made me relaxed. He offered me a drink once again and I was starting to notice that he loved offering me stuff.
After spending some time with him on the couch it felt like an infinite bliss. He had Lauv album playing in the back and it now felt a little bit more heartfelt and I felt vulnerable in front of Taptiklis. I looked at his green warm eyes and smiled and I continued to smile and at one point he made a move but I was nervous and instantly blocked it.
"Ummm I have to go to the bathroom," I said walking out.
I went inside and looked at myself in the mirror and I freaked out back there. It was like something felt wrong and I was not at the right headspace for all of that complication. I looked at the mirror and I decided that maybe I should get to know him a little better. I walked out of the bathroom and I told him I wanted to leave.
He went out to get another jacket and at that moment he left his phone unlocked. I felt like no one would like me this much and I thought that looking into his phone would help me see what he was like or if he had a girlfriend and in an instant, I went through his messages and none of that was there and then I went to his gallery and it had my name on one of the albums and there were endless pictures of me in places I was in.
"What are you doing ?"He asked me.
He caught me red-handed and I knew it was bad. I switched to the messages.
"Ummm I was just thinking a guy like you would not be you know interested in me."I lied my head having the flashing images of my pictures on his phone.
"Really? I thought you trusted me."He said with his eyes staring right into my soul.
I knew then that what was happening had to be too good to be true and now when I looked into his green eyes I saw cruel intents. A stalker but I had to keep my cool.
"It's just that I am new here and you know it's hard."I lied again
All I wanted was to get as far away from him as possible. He already knew where I lived so I had to just let him take me home. He made a curious face and just the image of his handsome face made me feel like he had been playing me right from the start.
"Okay, I will just take you home."He said
I was relieved at the same time I was not sure if he would kill me. I just had to have hope and act as if I knew nothing.
At this point, I was creeped out as you all knew everyone has something in their closet but this was beyond any of my expectations. That's why you always knew where I was at what time. I got to the point I knew the best thing was to pretend everything was good and make sure I went home. After leaving the apartment the drive to my apartment building was awkward, a complete contrast to the one we had earlier.
"I hope I did not say or do anything wrong."He said looking at me with those same green eyes.
"No, it was me. Thanks for the drink and ride home."I said now walking into my apartment.
When I entered my knees were weak. I shut the door and locked everything up my curtains were already closed and I was scared. I felt like my whole body would break. I took my phone and called the police immediately. I was not sure what to say since it was only pictured on his phone and saying we kept on finding each other was not concrete evidence that he was stalking me. Since I never actually saw him in the act it would have been difficult to give them evidence. They advised me to lay low and if I ever found him passing by the apartment I should call them again.
It felt hard telling the also since he did work at the same place that I did and meeting at a bar as something that always happened.
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