U, Me & She

Chapter 6 - Site For Sore Eyes

Approximately two hours prior (Real-time):

  The bell that hung from the top of the entrance of the door rings, notifying the staff of an incoming customer.   “Hello, how may I help you?”  The woman says as she responds with “Yes ma’am, I have an appointment for three o’clock.”  “I have her!  Ma’am, please take a seat and I will be with you in a moment.” Ling-Ling interrupts, as the other staff member carries on.

    Ling-Ling knows that this is one of her customers that she sees frequently and that she intends to perform whatever job she requires.  While waiting, she sits along the couch of the waiting area and grabs a cosmopolitan magazine to pass the time until her nail technician is finished with her current client.

  After a while of dancing around in her seat, she informs the lady at the front desk that she was going to go next door to use the little girl’s room and that she will return momentarily.  “Go ahead ma’am, take your time, we’re not going anywhere.” The woman says as she finishes up with the current customer.

  The bell alarms once again as she departs, in route to the restroom of the store next-door.  She approaches the restroom door to see that the maintenance guy has his cleaning gear cart against the door propping it open.

  In a emergent state, she cannot wait until the routine cleaning is complete and decides to use the Men's room as an alternate.  She opens the door slowly to see if there were anyone present so that she can handle her business, then scurry along quickly.  Her clicking heals echo throughout the restroom as she proceeds towards the stall, only to notice that it was currently in use.

  Out of desperation, she heads to the urinal on her left and proceeds to relieving her immediate urge.  The toilet within the stall that was occupied by the stranger flushes loudly as the latch from the door is slid back.  As she continues, she stares at the ceiling above her as her body feels immediate relief.  She hears the gentleman wash his hands as she feels his eyes glaring at her.  He shakes his head upon drying his hands and tossing the paper towel in the trash receptacle, then exits the restroom.

  Finally, she finishes as she flushes the urinal and heads towards the sink to wash her hands.  Rinsing the remaining soap from her hands, she snags a few paper towels and tosses them in the trash receptacle in a similar fashion as the gentleman.  On her way leaving from the restroom, she accidentally bumps into the maintenance man as he was about to enter the Men's room for cleaning.  "Excuse me." She says as she squeezes by him and heads back to the nail shop.

  As her high heels echo throughout, she felt the glare from the maintenance man as he stood in the doorway of the restroom staring in her direction.  She also felt the glare of the man who had just exited the restroom as he stood idly by while fumbling with his cell phone.  The looks she received from the men bothered her as she developed feelings of anger.  "What the fuck are they looking at?" She thinks to herself as she grew increasingly upset.  After she takes several steps, she suddenly stops.  She let's out a sigh as she says "You know what...."

  She unzips her purse, and retrieves her crocodile hide Arno Bernard Zebra hunting knife.  She tucked it under the sleeve of her shirt as she gracefully made an about face.  With no emotion on her face, she slips off her high heels as she silently approaches the man while he is actively engaged in a game of candy crush on his Galaxy Note.  His eyes glance up at her from his screen for a split second upon the feeling of a swift gust of wind swipe past his throat.  She continues towards the Men's room as the man, unaware of what just occurred, completely blacks out from extremely rapid blood loss.  Before completely losing consciousness, his heart skips several beats upon noticing his once white T-shirt is now crimson as the moisture of his plasma forces the cloth material to cling to his body.

  Seeing the cleaning cart against the door to prop it open, she decides to kick it to allow the door to close to ensure there was privacy between she and the janitor.....

  15 minutes and 8 liters of blood later, her arm grows tired as she washes and dries her hands thoroughly, then fixes her hair in the mirror before making her way back to the nail salon.

  Comfortable with her appearance, she winks at herself as she exits the restroom.  In her transit, she sees a concerned citizen pausing, as he notices the fellow in distress.  She picks up speed in the pace of her walk as her heels click in faster intervals.  As she looks back at a slight, she sees that more and more people are crowding around the body as she quickly makes it out of the store, completely unnoticed.

  The bell rings once again as she reenters the nail salon.  Everyone pauses as they notice her heavy breathing pattern.  " Nǐ de nán péngyǒu huíláile." The male nail technician says to Ling-Ling, as she responds with " Wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ, nǐ tā de jiāhuo bǐ nǐ dà." The other employees chuckle a little when Ling-Ling says "What are we doing for you today Jamie?"  Jamie has a seat in Ling-Ling's chair and says "Surprise me girl.  Work your Chinese magic baby."  Ling-Ling smiles as she prepares her equipment.

  While waiting, she glances out of the window to see that an ambulance has arrived and that the number of people that crowded around the wounded stranger increased considerably.  Quickly turning her head forward, her heart races as Ling-Ling pauses and looks at her asking "You okay?  You look flustered."   Ling-Ling sees her glancing out of the window once more without being acknowled.

  As she looks through the glass, her heart races even faster as she sees a sight that set the mood for the rest of her evening.  She notices Lorenzo driving down the street with a woman sitting along the passenger side of his Monte Carlo.  She grew highly upset as she stood in her chair to get a better look.

  "Jamie? Are you ok?" Ling-Ling asks as she disregards her questioning and continues trying to identify who the mysterious female in the passenger was.  " Zhège hēi guǐ shì fēngle." Says Ling-Ling as she watches Jamie abruptly leave the nail salon without saying a word.....