Remember him

chapter 2

"Will you hurry up were going to be late" Isla moans, I roll my eyes and dig through my wardrobe. I hate that Isla is dragging me to this open mike night just for the sole purpose of seeing her crush sing.

"Isla its open night mike at a pub, it's not like it's the killers or anything." I say pulling a dress out then throwing it back. Isla walks in and sits on my bed, I can hear the impenitentness in her breath.

"Why do you even have a wardrobe if all your clothes are on piles on the floor?"

"I'll clean it up" I say pulling out a fake leather skirt and a wine turtle neck body suit, I show it to Isla and she nods. I get changed and we set off for the pub.

We arrive at the pub just as everything was still getting set up.

"I told you we wouldn't be late" I say with a smug smile on my face,

"Yes, okay you win this time but I didn't want to miss Adam sing"

"It's open mike night" i explain 

"That doesn't mean anything" Isla says

"Well with any luck it's too busy for him to sing" I say walking to the bar not bothering to get Isla's reaction.

I sit on one of the stools and tap my fingers in time with sweet child of mine not noticing the man behind the bar until he coughed. I stopped tapping my fingers and turned to face the man; at first glance he looked as bored as I was.

"What can I get you?" he asked with a smile, it was more of a cheeky half smile the kind a Disney villain would have. I must have been staring because he asked again,

"Sorry I'll have a rum and coke please" I say and he winks and leaves to get my drink, I spin on the chair and see Isla and Adam standing near the makeshift stage; Adam spots me and waves I clench my jaw and turn back to the bar.

The guy comes back and I down my drink in one gulp slamming the glass on the bar as I swallow.

"Same again" I tell him leaning back slightly on the stool gripping the bar with one had so I don't fall on the floor

"I'll make it a double shall I?" he laughs

"That would be great" I say the guy laughs and gets my drink. I turn back to look at Isla and Adam both wrapped in each others arms now Isla laughing at something he said, I roll my eyes and sigh turning back to my empty glass that has been joined with a new full friend.

"My name's Julian by the way" he says

"Jade" I reply, Julian walks away to serve a customer and music starts to play and I rest my elbows on the bar hiding my face in my hands as I do, I feel a tap on my shoulder and look up seeing Isla sitting next to me.

"Jade guess who's opening the show"

"Freddie Mercury?" I ask sarcastically

"No better" she sings

"I'm going to forget you said that" I say downing my drink. she rolls her eyes and continues to go on about what songs Adam would be singing tonight and if I needed her she would be at the very front, I continue to tell her it's a bar not a concert but she again takes no notice. she leaves when the place started to get more crowded; I let out a sigh Julian comes to collect my empty glass.

"Same again" I call over the music, he nods and gets my drink winking at every new customer as he pasts them, Julian slides my drink in front of me I down it in gulp and ask for a refill again.

"I'll open a tab shall I" he laughs

"You'll have to carry me home" I joke before downing my third drink.