Chill
Chapter 2: Some things just aren't meant to be known.
That 2000$ got me an 890 per month 1 bdrm apartment in the least shitty neighborhood I could afford, which still happened to be pretty shitty. I applied for a few fast food jobs, a few factory jobs... but they were all full so I spent the next few weeks in solitude. Leaving the house for Oreo's and sprite and nothing else
avoiding the helpless rants of the homeless, and the morbid ramblings of the insane as I walked behind the apartment building and to the convenience store. Needless to say, it wasn't working out as I'd hoped.
My sprite was running out again, it had lasted a record couple of hours this time. I grabbed my key, my wallet and walked out the door
but as I did I rammed someone in the face
"Oh shit, fuck..." I knelt down to see the guy who was grabbing his forehead, and laughing
"I've really got to start watching where I'm going." with that, I helped him up, and gulped
"It's not your fault." I promised "Honestly, I've had a lot going on I've-" he laughed again
"Look, when the other person blames themselves, your allowed to shut up." He flashed me a smile and put out his hand
"I'm Nick."
"Frank." I replied, shaking his hand while my head hang down I was so bad at this...
you know, the whole human interaction thing.
"Well, Frank, welcome to the neighborhood!"
I smiled stupidly for a little while longer
"So, see you around?"
I smiled. Again
"Uh, yea... definitely."
He laughed.
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After meeting Nick, my whole day made a complete 360
someone was nice to me
someone kinda... good looking was nice to me.
I blushed and put my head down, smiling goofily to myself
but then shook it off, returning to reality
No matter how cute he is, it doesn't mean shit if he's not gay...
Just then I looked up, avoiding the pole in front of me by that much.
I looked at it more closely "Guitar Teacher Wanted"
This, was my day.
Now, the job was just some 5 hour a day kid fest at some community center, but what the hell- It was a job.
By the time my 'Interview' was over it had gotten dark, which was fine by me...
It was a farther walk then usual but I had gotten used to the dark that's when the Oreo's seemed to pine for me the most.
but tonight was different, everyone seemed to have dissapeared off of the normally packed streets
every sound was louder
everything sounded... closer
Thankfully, I was right by the apartment by now, but it was either walk through the alleyway behind the apartment
or take an extra 10 minutes going around the block...
I settled for the alley, and ran
but a rogue garbage can lid seemed to slip free of the can a milisecond before I ran past it, causing me to trip over it and fall flat on my face, just then I was turned around, and my arms were pinned to the ground by a man sitting on top of me
"Shhhh!" He said, with a smirk on his ghostly pale face
"It's only gonna hurt for about a second and then......" he paused, smiling
"Silence."
I looked at the man closely... but calling him a 'man' didn't seem to fit
his skin was cold, and white, his eyes were bright and nearly colourless and when he smiled
his mouth released two short but jagged fangs
He wasn't human at all
He leaned in closely, flipping his long black hair out of his face I squirmed and squirmed,
but he wouldn't budge
his face was coming closer and closer to my neck just then, he released one of his arms, and pierced my neck with his thumb
I felt blood running down the side of my neck and watched as his pale green eyes lit up with a hunger I've never seen before
I was running out of time, and although I was now hitting him with my free arm
he just wasn't phased by anything,
but just then, I don't know what the fuck gave me this idea but as soon as his head reached my neck, I lowered my head and kissed him straight on the mouth
to my surprise, he didn't kill me, he didn't bite me
He let it linger... just a bit, the hand that cut my neck was now cradling it as he lifted it off the floor and brought me closer...but just then
he opened his eyes, stood up, and spat on the floor, wiping his mouth as if disgusted
"You're pathetic!" he spat, and then
He dissapeared.
and I just lay there, shocked, and shaky staring at the very spot that the thing was standing on just seconds earlier touching my mouth in disbelief...
and then
"Frank?"
I turned my head around
"Nick?" I replied, as he ran to me, helping me up off of the floor
"You're bleeding-" he pointed out, and I grabbed my neck, still staring over my shoulder
"who did this?" he asked
and I gulped
"I'm not sure..."
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