Murders in the dark

Chapter One

Two Easter eggs in this chapter. The topic is Harry Styles song titles! (Explanation with answers on the bottom)

*Lizzy Pov*

"C'mon you must be a little bit excited about your birthday! You are turning 22." My very fortunate 20-year-old friend Jess says.

"Yes, aging. Super excited." I reply with an eye roll even though we are talking over the phone.

"You are such a downer. Your birthday is tomorrow you better pep up by then."

"Alright Jess, thank you for the words of wisdom. I'm going to leave now." I tell her, not giving them a chance to respond before I hang up.

Every year since I have been 18, Jess and I go to a club and party all night. The only difference is that now I don't need a fake ID.

Turning on my phone, I check the time to see that it's 7:00 pm. My shift starts in one hour. Getting out of my grey full-size bed I go to my closet to pick out clothes. Not having much of a choice, I pick out some black jeans with a dark blue shirt.

Going to my white bathroom I get out my makeup. I am a bartender at a club 6 days a week, so I never have to wear anything fancy. I go for a subtle wing and lip gloss. Going to my door I grab my keys off the hook and leave my apartment. My apartment complex has 5 flights of stairs with no elevator.

When I finally make it to the bottom exit, I'm coated in a light sweat. I unlock the door to my silver Toyota Camry and get in. Starting it up, the sound of the engine is drowned by "She" by Harry Styles. I turn the volume up before peeling out of my parking spot and onto the highway.

With the highway being clear today, I managed to work with 15 minutes to spare, pulling into the parking lot of the famous Canyon Moon Club. It is a weird name for a club but, the Canyon Moon is high-class. I walk up to the big oak doors and pull the red doorknob, being greeted with music and the smell of drugs.

Walking up and behind the bar, I put my keys next to the register. I quickly clock in and turn to the waiting customers.

"Hey, two shots of vodka with a lime on the side."

Babies. I pour three shots of vodka, putting lime on two of them. They thank me and quickly down the shot, wincing their face before biting the lime. Rolling my eyes, I down my shot without making a face and quickly go back to making drinks.

Repeating the process of making drinks for babies who can't hold their liquor, it's finally time for my break.

"Hey Hun, you can go take your break now I'll take over." My coworker barb tells me.

Giving her a side hug, I quickly escape the dark and smoky club. I am a smoker but when I am on break, the last thing I want is to be surrounded by a cloud of smoke. Sitting on the curb I breathe in the fresh air, letting my mind go blank. I open my eyes to see a pair of brown boots standing right in front of me. Shocked, I quickly scramble my feet and look at the person invading my space. Sea-blue eyes meet my brown ones, making my eyes widen slightly.

"You're blocking the way." A beautiful Irish accent tells me.

I look behind me and I am indeed blocking the way.

"Oh, sorry sir. Have a good night." I say to him moving out of the way.

"It's Niall, not sir thank you."

Jackass. I briskly walk past him, reentering the dark and cloudy club. With an already annoyed face, I go behind the bar.

"Bourbon with ice." Jackass requests.

"Right away sir." I tell him, emphasizing the sir.

Rolling his eyes, he turns around and starts talking to what I could only assume is his friends. Going over to the ice bucket, I quickly put one scoop of ice in the glass before filling it halfway with bourbon. I put a napkin on the bar and set the drink down hard enough for him to hear, but soft enough that the drink won't spill.

"Here you go, darling. Keep the change." Niall says to me handing me $100 and a card.

Now he really is a jackass. I look at the card, seeing his name and number with a handwritten note on it, "Call me ;)". I put the note in my back pocket, fully intending to use it for prank calls. Taking more orders from rushing costumers is how I spent the rest of my boring night. 

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Hello! I hope you liked this first chapter! I know that is super boring and drags but I promise it won't stay that way. I also know that this chapter is really short, but once again it will not stay that way. As the story gets more interesting, chapters will be longer. 

Them meeting is kind of important to the plot I think. 

I am also going to be putting Easter eggs in chapters. I will tell you how many Easter eggs they are and the topic, then I will tell you the answers at the end of the chapter in these little notes. This chapter's Easter eggs were super easy because I am using this chapter as an example of what I am talking about. But, the higher the chapter the harder the Easter eggs are. 

Topic: Harry Styles Songs

Easter Eggs: Two 

Answers: 

1: "Starting it up, the sound of the engine is drowned by "She" by Harry Styles."

2: "With the highway being clear today, I managed to work with 15 minutes to spare, pulling into the parking lot of the famous Canyon Moon Club." 

Easy Right! Hope you find the Easter eggs in the next chapter good luck, and remember to smile! xoxo