One Time Tour

  

   “ what are you going to do now?" With a worried look, she rested her head on her palm, " I know I wanted you to take this job, but maybe I was high yesterday you really don't have to listen to me, even though I am wiser" 

    " screw you", laughing at our nonchalantly words , as we stare at the deem light, good times right?  " being serious, you won't be the first to Disappoint them"

   

   " I want to try it out, not because of you, maybe it's in my head"

    " rosy_ " she bends over, resting her palm on my thighs, her eyes staring whole at me, " I would take your Harry Potter collections, and toss them into the trash can, sue your book club for disturbing the peace of the earth, and ask your mom to adopt  me when you are nowhere to be found, and did I mention your Harry Potter I will burn them "

  

   Her dark humor makes ,my heart sink, jauna and I had contracting likes and dislikes  but this right here was gold  a sister I wasn't given by my mom, but the universe on the first day In college, " I would be back jauna, and if I find any of my  collections all your guitars would be nowhere to be found  mostly your signed collections"

  With a quick  gasp " bad girl" she said dramatically placing her hands on her chest, 

" Sure you want this?" Her palm hold you chin up to face her,  " yes"

       " i guess you would do the driving as well too, do you need me to ride you there, or maybe prepare coffee” 

   “Coffee" i replied immediately  there's no way i would function as a an assistant if i am sleep deprived, no way, “ok, will get down on that, just freshen up, put on your clothes”

  “ ok”

   Walking back into the room, I had laid down a set of white loose pant, and sleeves I would be wearing to work today. I'm still uncertain if I want to take this job, but what harm will one flight cause, it's just a day, that's all.

    Taking a warm bath, i stare at myself in the mirror, my eyes were slightly swollen, i looked like i had just taken a part in a non sleeping contest, my skin as pale as snow it self, now i look like him, the only contrasting color, are my eye, and my hair tied up in a piggy bun

     “Here we go, please be nice” i said pulling my hair from its knot

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 What else is left, jauan stare at me from  my toe, to my roughly dressed hair, ‘you would  have done better you know” she said, with a cringe look on her face, “ i tried, but i couldn't untangle it,  bad hair day i guess  "letting out a long sigh  we stare at each other, “ do you really have to go, icloud talk to justin, he could sign you for awesome vacancies you know” she said.

   With a slight nod, she lets her shoulder fall, “ i chose the Lopez, and i went for the interview, i passed as well, so maybe a day or two, of being sleep deprived, tired and  to sleep, confused, but want to independent, overwhelmed by superstitious beliefs, and dreams related to being bitten by a vampire, there's nothing more.

 she holds me at arm's length, “ call me if anything happens i will burn their company down"  , bemused, jauna could do alot of things, but violence, “ well i don't want a world war do i?’ pulling her for a french kiss, she pulls me in for a hug, “ i will be back” 

  “Waiting”

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Tossing my bag in my bag, i dive in, “ heaven please be nice today” with my head rested on the wheel, mu eye heavy from lack of sleep, i trace my hand on the keyhole, which i turned effortlessly, at least i got a new car, that's better, a nice compensation for being sleep deprived.

   In no time i waa outside his house, as always the lights were on, does he ever have power shortage or something, his bills must be an entire networth to consume that much electricity, even in the dark the facade of the house still rang of  utmost beauty

     Vampires love luxury

   Time to accept my fate, l lean further, reaching for my purse, just inside I had grabbed garlic from the kitchen, earlier, not today vampire, if he really is a vampire,he won't suck my blood this night, maybe some other day, that's the only solution i had gotten from the internet aside holy water and crucifix.

   Shoving it down my pant, I grabbed my phone and half downed coffee in the other one

    "Time to go rosy" I say to myself with a gentle pat on my thighs, I descend the car, with a sight sip of coffee, it's  earthy taste got me popping my eyes, I rang the bell, and just immediately the door, opens, making me flinch, still haven't gotten used to the creepy door. 

   Surveying the large room, there was no one there, looking back no one there too. Where could he be ?Maybe he's dressed in black, one with the night, he once said the moon was his lover, does that mean he's out moon bathing?

       Haven't  felt this claustrophobic till the automated door was shut from behind, I don't like it here, it freaks, me out, never been In  a place so spotless, the drumming hums  of  my heart comes to a halt when  he says 

    “ Welcome, I thought you wouldn't make it, ”  his voice sweeps me off my feet, maybe to stagger to find my footing  , “ uhm, good morning?” I  said while surveying the room, he is nowhere to be..  There he  is, dressed in white and standing on the stairs, his palm resting on the handrails, “ why, why  this time if I may ask” holding my phone and coffee in one  up, I reach for the globe of garlic I had earlier, if he wants to suck me blood, he would get a taste of garlic.

      with a courage step I walk towards the rail.

  I notice a stifled smile, “ there was an emergency, in peru i would indeed to attend persaonally, and i would need you there to attend some meting as well, is that a probelm”  he asked, his questions makes me cringe, yes theres fuckin problem i was woken up so early.

   Your face doesn't make it any  appealing to see in a lonely night, his eyes were as bright as emerald under an aurora , making me oogle at then for the longest of time ever recorded giving a strange lemon a direct eye contact,  Is he always in white, because it's beginning to feel animated ,  “ rose!” 

    

   “ yes , yes, i was listening i am just” i said trying to find my footing as the weight of my body comes to my awareness, “ just take a seat, we would be going to the airport soon, our flight is in an hour” 

    ‘Ok”

   He Doesn't move, just stares awkwardly for excruciating seconds, “ everything you need to know would be sent to the tablet,take it home next time” he added then climbed back up,all i can  think of was the garlic deep in my pocket, what if he perceived it and decided to stay far from me , last time i came he was just a feet away from me.

   I shudder at the thought of him staring with fangs or most likely shove them in my neck 

   Clear your mind rose

    Taking my phone,I text Juan  , “ still alive” then drops the phone just beside me, taking the tablet, with what was written there was a case  of exploitation and embezzlement in a marketing firm based in Peru , names of workers and their position were listed, name and function of several companies.

   Guess it would be more of a detective work, than a series of meeting and deprived sleep.

   “ ready, we could go now” he said, ones again  appearing behind me,  his hair tied in a loose  bun, Letting  loose strands fall freely  down the edge of his hair, which illuminates his eyes, now i am staring ,more intensive than i did earlier,  his  oval shaped jawline were like carved marbles, so clean.

     If only I could run my hands on them, they might be stubbles.

   ‘Rose?” he calls out, tapping me , 

  Shit

 The tablet comes slipping away from my butter fingers, Bending quickling to grab it, our heads come crashing together , "yish" making me falter backwards to find my footing. 

   “ be more cautious next time” 

 With his hands wrapped around the tablet, he hands it to me  “ we would be in peru in 7  hours from now, you have a while to sleep, on the plane’' 

Pressing button just beside the door, it spits in two, almost immediately, then he stands just beside it, with a wave of his arms, signaling me to leave first, “ oh ok” i said taking quick steps towards  the exist, 

   It cant be that bad can it ?