The Devil's Moon (Finished)

Chapter 6

"So, are you ever going to tell me what's up with all those tattoos?" Foggy asked me as we sat at the bar waiting for Matt to show up.

It was Friday night and it was a tradition for the three of us to go out and get drinks every Friday. We would hang out and just catch up on what was going on in each other's lives.

We had been going strong for three years now. Every Friday no matter what exams the two of these losers had. I would even take off work which would cut my tips to shit considering we were the busiest on Fridays.

But something had changed. The last two Fridays Matt had been a no-show. It looked like it was the same tonight as he was already an hour late.

"I already told you, just one-year long mistake," I answered his question about my tattoos being unable to tell him the truth.

"Oh, come on they have to mean something." He said to me.

"They do, but like I told you before I don't want to talk about it!" I snapped at him.

"Well sorry for being curious. If you don't want people to ask you about them maybe you should get them removed!" He snapped back at me.

"I'm sorry Foggy I don't mean to yell at you. I'm just pissed off. He's not coming again. What the hell is going on with him?" I asked Foggy knowing he would know.

"He's just busy I guess." He answered, and it was obvious he was trying to hide something by the way he looked at his hands as he spoke.

"Stop lying to me. He's never been too busy before. What’s actually going on?" I asked him.

"He met a girl." He said after a few seconds of pause when he thought over whether to tell me or not.

"Wait are you telling me he is blowing us off for some pussy?" I snapped.

"I don't know, I think he really likes this girl." He told me.

"What’s her name?" I asked.

"Electra, he met her at a party we crashed hoping to mingle with the wealthy. You know make some future contacts." He told me.

"So, she's rich?" I asked.

"I guess. I didn't get to meet her." He told me.

"Well, that's got to change. If this girl thinks she can weasel her way into Matt’s life and steal him from us without even meeting us she's out of her mind." I said as I finished my drink and got up from the table.

"Where are you going?" Foggy asked as I got up and walked away from the table.

"I'm going to find Matt," I called back.

"But we don't know where he is," Foggy said as he followed me.

"Not yet," I answered as the two of us walked out of the overcrowded bar.

I walked outside and took a deep breath of the cool night air as I took in my surroundings. I concentrated on everything that was around me. I took in the lights from the buildings and cars that shown bright against the darkness of the night. I looked at everything around me until all the light started to blend into bright long lines that shone brighter than any city light. The streams of light started to pulse as if they had a heartbeat until the city noise of people, cars, plans and all the busy bustle of a city blends into one cohesive sound that beat as one with the bright streams of light.