Prologue

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There I was in a bar on Christmas Eve . I had finally got a job although my mom and girlfriend didn't like it . But what could they do I was 19 now . I could do anything I wanted. I had worked on Christmas Eve to avoid talking to my mom about quitting this job. I had only worked here for two months, I needed to save more so I had to work overtime.

And also my mom was busy with her new rich husband so she didn't have a lot of time for me since they were in love and all that shit.

I liked it here at Shego's Bar it was a new bar opened about 6months ago so I was one of there first long lasting employees they paid a lot of money compared to what my job was (just serving people their drinks. I really liked it here it wasn't so busy meaning I had a lot time for relaxing .

It was now 10:30pm no customers were coming in, the bar was almost empty.

I spotted a guy in the corner. He was surrounded with a lot of bottles he was literally drunk but he still wanted more I think he was depressed or something . This particular guy was our regular customer for the last 2months I'd worked there. He would be the first to come and the last to leave everyday except on weekends where he wouldn't come .

I walked closer to him .

" Hey sir we are gonna close soon " I said in a calm polite voice .

He raised his head and looked at me. His face was buried under a lot of facial hair I wondered the last time he had shaved. It made him look older but when you took a closer look at him he looked young say maybe around 23. He also had a broad body the shirt he was wearing was showing his muscles, all that aside he looked a mess, wasted in fact

" Just one more " he said in a drunk voice sounding like a maniac then gulped down half a tequila bottle .

Just looking at him made me feel a little concerned, why was I feeling concerned about him I literally didn't know him. I went back to the counter but I stole a glance back where he was sitting. He was still gulping down the bottles like nothing.

That made me feel more concerned " What's wrong with you ? " I scolded myself for worrying about a stranger. It was non of my business. Or is it because I once felt the same thing he is going through. No I don't think. I looked around the bar few people some drunk to the extent they didn't know where they were. I wasn't going to be busy anytime soon.

I walked back to where he was sitting. I sat facing him. He looked at me surprised. But then gulped down another bottle and looked the other side.

I looked through his eyes they had pain in them, a lot of it. He looked depressed .

" Hey " I said to him .

He looked at me for a while and said " Hey " then looked the other side .

" You look depressed " I said.

He looked again at me for a while but didn't say anything he again picked up the bottle and poured a lot for himself then took a sip .

" Is it a girl problem " I said .

He didn't reply me just kept drinking .

" You know it's not healthy drinking the way you are right now "I commented.

He looked at me irritated." What's the benefit of dying healthy, everyone will die one day " he said while drinking.

That statement only made me lose words.

" Is it a girl that caused you this " I asked again.

" Like you care " he said arrogantly.

I ignored his attitude .

" What are you doing here on Christmas Eve alone " I asked to change the topic .

He looked at me surprised or rather shocked.

" What ! Did I say something wrong ? " I asked immediately .

He shook his head side ways but didn't say a word just continued drinking .

" If you don't let it out or talk to someone you will always be depressed for the rest of your life " I said .

He didn't react or say anything .

" You know ever since I started working here I've been seeing you here... you are the first customer to enter here and you are the last to leave " I said .

He didn't react he just kept drinking .

It was as if I was talking to myself.

" Girls can be confusing sometimes " I said trying to create a conversation with him .

He didn't say anything, he just took another sip. He was starting to irritate me.

" You know love is...." I was saying when he cut me off .

" Stupid... " he smiled foolishly .

" ...slow painful death " he added and opened another bottle.

He poured in a glass and offered to me but I refused.

" More for me " he gulped it down and let out a heavy breath.

He got out his phone to check the time .

" It's still so early " he said and placed it on the table .

He then took another huge sip on the drink .

I took a quick look at his phone on the table, I saw a photo of him and a girl pecking his cheek as the wallpaper the girl was in yellow blouse and he was in a black T-shirt in that photo he looked... decent compared to what he looked like now.

" What's her name ? " I said pointing to the phone .

He immediately grabbed his phone and put it in his pocket.

He took another sip on the drink. The way he frowned meant that what he was drinking wasn't sweet at all. Although I worked at a bar I never really liked drinking, much.

" How is it ?" I asked.

He pointed to the drink. I nodded my head.

" It sucks..." he said and took another sip "...but not as much as my life " he smiled forcefully. Damn this guy was really hurting.

" At least now I don't have to worry about someone else, right ....I'm all alone " he mumbled and lifted up his bottle.

" Life is so unfair " he complained again. That's when I found out that it was the alcohol now talking.

" Life is a bitch " he screamed no one cared most people in the bar were already drunk .

" What's her name " I said after a moment of hearing him cursing the world and his life.

" That's non of your business " he said arrogantly.

I mean come on. I had sat there and tried to talk to him I even bared with him while he cursed his life and he still wouldn't tell me.

" Oh my God what I'm I even doing here I should just prepare to go back home he may even think I'm nosey " I said to myself

" Merry Christmas " I said to him and gave him a pitiful smile and stood up to leave .

" It's Eve " he said .

" Huh, what ! ofcourse it's Christmas Eve" I said, he was mentioning the obvious .

" That's her name... Eve Naki " he said looking down smiling.

" Eve Naki " I repeated the name mentally .

" She loved you " I asked him sitting down again .

" yeah...but not the way I wanted her to " he sighed .

" what ? " I didn't understand what he was talking about. He kept silent .

" Where is she now ? " I asked

" In a happy place " he said and half smiled .

" Is she... dead ? " was the first thing that popped in my head and I asked him .

He nodded his head sideways and drunk some more.

" What happened to her...where is she now " I couldn't help but ask.

He smiled .

" If you want me to tell you that you should listen to the whole story "

" Huh ! sure ofcourse " I said and checked the time .

I was eager to know his story .

" Where should I begin from " he said asking himself more than me .

" From the beginning I guess...how you met her " I said now eager to hear the whole story .

He nodded his head and said slowly " well...Eve was a special girl... she was amazing, the only girl I ever truly loved or ever will... " he said smiling. "...and of course my...best friend " he said and squized the bottle in his hand tighter .

" I met her when I was 7 on a really bad day "

I looked at him puzzled but he continued

" That's when everything started...

~to be continued*********

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