Too Close to Be Yours

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. Few people were dancing at the corner while others were drinking to oblivion. I scanned t

y, Luc. How are you? It's been so long."

s waiting for like half an hour, and where is Rowan?" He bo

anytime," I answered as a bartender around in his early twenties came

ed, eyeing the drink the barte

re was a lot considering that I'm shi

u bought 55 percent shares of -- An

ped the first glass of tequila down my throat in

elated to interior and you from stock marketing. Then why are you investing in them?" He asked as hi

ny in this line. And it's not about my field of work, it's about investing money in s

saying that it's not your line of business so

ersons?" I asked raisi

d. It's your choice anyway." He said, waving

can do something, the deal is alrea

ing and he excused himself. I watched his figure getting

re, I met Luc. I really liked his fighting stunts so Rowan and I decided to get training for self-de

selling different parts and kinds of the gun or else, he would be travelin

ws everything. Sometimes he just confused me with his words, just like now, the conversation about my business.

r and so my environment when one blondie, with makeup caked on her face, wearing a very tight black dress, came to me and handed me a tissue paper which he

d through me so I excused myself from Sophia who was looking at me with weird expressions and went towards Claire. She was wearing a greyish-blue boat neck long-sleeved

ared at her. She was grazing her middle finger along the rim of the glass, staring at her dri

olling her eyes and gulped her drink, scrun

you were sitting alone here," I stated, eyeing th

ted to." She said pointing me with her eyebrows and chugged down the shot,

loodshot and swollen but they seemed so empty and cold as if no desire and life left in them. Her nose was straight with slightly red at the edge. A mole was placed on her right cheek. Her lips were se

oritative and intellectual in the meeting now seemed broken to me. She looked so vulnerable and fra

you want, Hernandez. I won't mi

r placed my drink and taking the drink in between my hands, I shifted my gaze to look around where I spotted Rowan talking with Luc near the bar. He didn't notice me and I

ked an obvious question, in an

t." She repl

the matter?"

ied calmly without looking at me, just continue

asked, keen to know the reason as I shifted my gaze from her hands to her face

e, I would like to drink in peace," She said as she ordered another beer. I put my glass on the counter and started drumming my fingers lightly on

z?" She hissed loudly over the loud music with a

too much drink. So you should

for someone else." She said sarcastically and held

founded? ...not really believing the fact that she just said get lost to me? She was really something else. I just stared at

ou forget the problem for a while but not give you a

e with you?" She asked w

share it with any friend or family... anyone you're close to. Keeping everything just in your he

mething flickered in her eyes as slowly they sta

h enough problems of mine as well themselves, so

inding the right word but just

r. -- Some gets punished for simplest things, --as simple as knowing the truth, and then you have to carry the burden of owing something to them which is necessary but hard. And then the time comes whe

d be sure but anyone could detect the pain in her voice and in her words. Imp

rse and took out some dollars, slamming them on the counter, she turned to m

but you have a good night." and she started walking towards the exit. I

hat conversation kinda left me hanging somewhere, -- somewhe

Luc and Rowan to join them but even with them, I had my mind occupied with Claire, re-living t

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