A: Short Story Collection

Chapter 10

"Alley"

After walking for hours we arrive at a dark alley.

"In here," she said and pulls me in.

Once we're in she lets me go.

"What's in here?" I said

"Me and you."

I roll my eyes. "Duh. But why?"

She walks over to the pile of folded boxes and sits on a bean bag.

"Don't tell me..." I said.

"Hideout."

She points at a chair across from her. "Sit."

I sit down.

"So, are you gonna tell me about him or what?"

She sinks into the bean bag and relaxes. "Why do you want to know?"

I take a second to ponder and shrug. "Because why not..."

She stares at me.

I sigh. "Fine, I wanna know because... He's my first. And I wanna know more about him"

"Well, well, well, your first. That's amazing."

"Don't embarrass me."

She sits up. "Tell me what you know about him."

"He's gay obviously." I try to remember anything else but nothing came up. "That's it," I added.

"Come on, you know more than that."

I sigh. "He likes it when I arch my back."

"Favorite position?"

"Cowgirl."

"See you know stuff about him."

I turn red. "Yeah, except his name."

She laughs. "That's easy."

Wait what?

"You know his name?"

"Of course. Who doesn't know his name."

"Me!"

She laughs again. "You must live under a rock somewhere."

My nose turn red.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you his name," she said.

She stands up. "His name is Ime."

She reaches into the back of her clothing and pulls out a pistol. She points the gun at me and says, "And he's mines."

Boom! She shoots me...

I fall out of the chair onto the hard concrete. Laying there bleeding out. The woman walks away out of the alley, leaving me for dead.

I watch as everyone passes me by.

Is no one gonna help me?

The pain where I've been shot begins to spread and my body becomes cold.

My eyes begin to close.

And I begin to embrace nothing but darkness.

Is this the end?