Shadow walkers

chapter two

“Stupid selfish son of a bitch…” Natasha mumbles to herself sitting in a diner eating a basket of cheese fries, waiting on her third chocolate milkshake. “Gave him everything and he turns around and does that… and right in front of me…” Adding more salt to her fries, not paying attention as Kaleb sits beside her, ordering himself a burger and fries. “Make sure it’s rare, I like it to bleed.” He tells the waitress putting his menu behind the napkin dispenser, rubbing his head shaking the snow out of it, shrugging his leather jacket off putting it on the red, cracked, vinyl stool beside him.

“Not many people like their meat rare.” Natasha mumbles glancing over at him, playing with the straw in her almost empty milkshake glass, swirling it around slowly. “They also don’t wear sunglasses at night, and during a snow storm.” taking the cherry off the top of her new shake when it’s set down in front of her, sucking the whipped cream off it watching him. “Guess you could say I’m unique then, couldn’t you?” He asks quietly, looking over at her. “Yes, I suppose you could…” She smiles slightly going back to her shake. Looking up at the TV in the corner on the ceiling, playing, It’s a wonderful life, not really paying attention to it. “So what’s got you so down beautiful?” Pulling his plate in front of him, taking the top off his burger squeezing ketchup onto it putting the top back on, picking a knife up cutting it in half before taking a bite. “My boyfriend… ex... I don’t even know what to call him anymore… was flirting with another woman right in front of me… not the first time either… One time I caught him actually fucking another girl. He told me he was sick so I made him soup and brought it to his house… go up just to find him with his head between some skanks legs… we were back together a week later…” sighing taking a long sip of her shake, tears forming in her eyes, trying to hold them in. Frowning looking at her phone as he calls her again, rejecting the call turning her phone off. “that asshole isn’t worth your tears darling, sounds like you need a real man.” Offering her the second half of his burger, watching her take it with slightly shaking hands. “Do you know any?” She asks with a mouthful of hamburger. Kaleb smiles watching her scarf it down, finishing his half. “I may know one if you’re interested.” eating his fries, dipping them in the blood and ketchup from his burger. “You don’t even know my name Mr. Sunglasses.” giggling taking one of his fries dipping it in his concoction eating it, licking it off her fingers. “Well, you should tell me then, don’t you think?” smiling watching her eat it.

Natasha nods taking another fry looking at him. “It’s Natasha, Tasha for sh-” Frowning rubbing her tongue along her upper gums, touching her finger to her lip, looking at her finger frowning seeing blood. “Are you ok?” He asks frowning watching her do it again. “I... I have to go… I’m sorry...” tossing her money onto the counter getting up grabbing her jacket leaving quickly. Kaleb frowns getting up going after her. “Hold on!” getting a blast of cold air and snow in his face as he runs out after her, his sunglasses falling off. Shielding his eyes trying to see where she went. “Tasha!” Yelling for her into the wind, knowing she would never hear him. “Dammit!” picking his glasses up making his way to his black and red charger, getting in pulling his phone out calling Kalen. “Answer the phone Kalen. Answer the god damn phone.” Growling calling him again tossing his glasses onto the passenger seat, taking off driving slowly keeping his eyes peeled for her. “Where are you baby…”