I bowed my head towards my piping hot coffee and trough the blanket of steam that rose from the mug I could see my own reflection staring back at me. I stared at myself for a minute and then gently blew into the coffee and watched my face disappear beneath the ripples.
'excuse me,' I called to the man working the till of the cafe. 'can I get a beer.'
He nodded but looked at me strangely, probably wondering why I hadn't touched me coffee.
Seconds later a beer was put onto the counter in front of me.
'rough day, huh?' the man asked.
'you could say that.'
I picked up the beer and downed almost half of the bottle before letting out a great belch.
The man behind the counter laughed and then when back to tend to the rest of the empty cafe.
I was just finishing the last few drops of my beer when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I strained my eyes to see the hand that gripped my shoulder and shuddered slightly as I saw long, yellow finger nails piercing my skin through my jumper.
'Get up and follow me outside. Don't alert anyone.'
Struggling slightly under the intense grip of the hand I rose from my chair.
I was about to turn around to see the thing that was holding onto me when I felt something hard touch my back.
'Do you feel that? That is my gun. make any sudden moves and I will kill you.'
Again I tried to turn around but was stopped by another chilling sentence.
'don't look at me or I will shoot you in the spine.'
Who the hell was this guy, and what did he want with me?
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