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Chapter 1 - The bar

Together with his tour mates, Adam Holling decided to go out to a bar near his place to release some stress, trying to forget his past.

Adam, it's 24 years old and it's on the best of his life, professionally and personally. Dark hairs, just like London's night sky, crystalised amber eyes, that shows his inner glow to the one who stares and beside his regular muscular body, the thing he liked the most in himself was certainly his beard, well shaped and trimmed.
He loved to go out, so, since he was single, he took the chance to look as good as he pleases and enjoys the night out.
The full moon filled the sky. A light breeze surrounded his body, chilling him. He grabbed his phone. That simple gesture, so 21st century, of looking to the screen to check the hour, without even caring about it.

It's still too soon... - he thought, even if it was almost midnight.

With his phone in his hands, he decided to call some of his colleges. He didn't want to be the first arriving at the place and alone. some of them were already there but still, he decided to call his best male friend. Like always, he didn't pick up. Starts questioning why wouldn't he pick up the phone on the first try.
Would he have his phone in his jeans pocket or inside his butt as a vibrator... Sighs, pissed, putting his cellphone back to his pocket and starts walking to the bar.

Near the bar, his phones vibrate, consistently. Stops nervously, take his phone from his back pocket, thinking that someone was calling, but no. That small stop was summarised on notifications. But who dares to bother him at that time?

*Grindr notifications - 5 messages from...*

"Shit..." - signs. He forgot to turn off the mobile data, inquired curiously who was the person messaging him, so many massages, in a short amount of time.

The curiosity was almost inexisted, so he decided to ignore it, probably was someone that had age to be his father.
Anyway, his friends have his number. If they need to contact him they would call or text.
He reaches the agreed bar. Soon realised, by the big windows turn to the front parking, that some of the persons he couldn't reach were already there but decided to wait for the rest.
Lighted up a cigaret, the smoke slowly vanished into the night. Staring at it, Adam lost himself in thoughts, as the smoke reaches the light of the sun reflected on the moon. The bright light fulfilled his soul with hope. The spring night was marvellous.

Soon felt a hand placing itself in his shoulder. Scared, fast turned back to see his best friend, the one whom he tried to call sooner. Tom laughs out of control.
"So, already walking on the moon? Tell me, who is him? Do I know him?"
"It's nobody, you jerk. Thanks for remembering how single I am, at the moment. I was just distracted with life in general... Did you realise how our lives changed so fast, in such a little time?"
"Oh no... blubbering at this time of the day? Heck no, did you started drinking before me and you haven't the decency to tell me?" - Said Tom with a smirk in his smile. - "Come one, let's go inside or are you still waiting for him?" - More laughs came out of Tom's mouth, loudly.

Wait... Whom was Tom referring to?

"Wait, wait, wait... Who?" - asks Adam completely disorientated.
"Okay, I see. You've reached the moon and decided to make a life in there... Don't you remember that your ex always makes us wait for him?
"Oh, yeah... You're right." - blushed and nervous, Adam answers while scratching his head.
"Well, let's go inside. Have you finished?" - questions Tom while pointing with his eyes what was an almost self-smoked cigarette.

How much time have I been in here, lost...

Finishes what was a lighted cigarette in one breath and put it in the nearest ashtray. Follows to enter the bar. A simple coffee lounge/bar, good coffee, amazing waiters and, of course, a scent that he would notice every time...
Lavender...