One Cold Moment

chapter 5

At 10pm, the pub was dashing with people. The older men who'd come to take shots for the purpose of forgetting their worries, adults and youths to have fun and teenagers who'd snuck in to watch the strippers dance their butts away.
 

The dark room was filled with strippers and lap dancers who were swerving their hips and getting attention from the list men gawking at them and calling bids.

The place was smoky and reeked strongly of alcohol and cigarettes. The Disco ball reflected multi-coloured lights across the dark room and Anthonio thought this was the
best place to hang out with his friend, Yankee.
 

While Anthonio drank and chattered away, Yankee's gaze was on full concentration on a group of men sitting far away, bidding on a half naked woman who was displaying
her dancing skills to them. The highest bidder gets to take her anywhere from the night.
 

'how low and stupid ' Yankee thinks.
 

He had never been a fan of pubs. He thinks it's a place for low life pervs and irritating women who would sleep with any man just to make money for the club's owner.

After joining the pilot force, Yankee knew going to the pub was a great irresponsibility, they were pilots, drinking away was too unprofessional. But Anthonio always thought otherwise. Pub was his thing. Just for the drinks, the entertainments to talk about all weeks, but not for the women. Unlike Yankee, Anthonio was in a devoted relationship with Isabel, the only woman who had stolen his
heart for the past two years now.
 

"Are you even listening to me Yanks?" Anthonio's nudge on his shoulder caught his attention again.

"What?" He asks absentmindedly and Anthonio throws out his arms in exasperation.
 

"Don't tell me you're still thinking about that girl from the plantation."
 

"Of course not." he replied irritatedly, gulping down his drink.

"Is everything going to be about her today?" Tony asks.

" Will you quit asking me that already!" Yankee says.

 
"Nope. Not until you admit that you're having dirty thoughts about her."
 

"Damn it, man! I'm not!"
 

"Yes you are. Just admit it, I've been your friend for decades and I can tell if you’re attracted to someone."
 

"Okay. Fine, I've thought of her all day, happy?"
 

"No, be specific bro, you've been thinking of hitting it with her" he gives him a smirk.

"No, surprisingly enough, I haven't even thought of that,"Yankee raises his brows at him before adding" what
does that tell you?"
 

Anthonio stairs at him, not understanding a thing he said.
Then suddenly, as if he'd finally gotten the hint he was getting at, his eyes widen, an evidence of surprise.
 

"Shit! You like her?!"
 

"No idiot, I just think that I like her"
 

"Same thing." Anthonio muttered silently.
 

"You know.....,"Yankee continues." she was just so....simple and calm. You hardly ever see girls like her especially the ones around me."

"Yes that's because you're a lunatic Yanks and lunatic ladies are attracted to you too. It's a fine mathematics if
you ask me though."

 
Yankee chose to let that pass and instead feel on the thought of that strange girl.
 

"She was just so strange “he adds.