Thread: Beautiful Disaster [[Writer & AshlinnRose]]

P-p-please... Her raw, choked voice all but gurgled. S-s-st-op... An agonized gurgle left her lips, drowned by the sound of an annoyed, guttural male growl, as she stumbled back a step, her knees buckling when a blunt knife dug deep into her abdomen. I said shut the fuck up. The male voice growled the heat of his breath sliding down her ear canal as his lips just barely touched the side of her face... You'll never forget. The pupils in Jai's eyes had shrunken to the sizes of pinpricks, every muscle in her body tense and clenched as her parted lips starved for air. The memories playing over and over again in her mind's eye had blinded her from seeing when Ash arrived to start her shift and slipped behind the bar counter. The gentle words that she spoke fell upon deaf ears, and numbly, Jai moved her feet to follow in the direction that Ash led her. With a lacking of grace, she sank onto the stool that her co-worker pulled out, her arms sliding across her lap to allow her fingers to wring together, grasping desperately for some hold on reality rather than nightmare. A haze had settled over her normally enriching blue hues, and it could easily appeared as if the very life had left her body, her skin pale and cool, and form visibly trembling still as she slumped in her seat. Betraying curiosity had her gaze flicking every so often to glance in the direction of the man seated all alone at the far corner of the bar, sheets of ice settling over her blood stream each time she did. This wasn't real... it couldn't possibly have been... She was dreaming... imagining things... You look like you've seen a ghost... Ash's words floated past the barrier of her mind, penetrating deep into her subconscious and dragging Jai back into reality. She jerked with a sharp gasp of air when the woman's hand cupped her jaw, and suddenly her gaze sank deep into the recesses of her friend's. Ash... She breathed, clearing her throat to try and remove the lump that had formed. A flood of comfort washed over her knowing that someone else was around to help things get cleared up and run smoothly, especially that that someone was Ash, a friend and someone she had worked with for a decent amount of time. Tears, unbidden, began to sting in her eyes as she looked away, realization finally hitting her full-force and adding a new level of shame and embarrassment to her already overwhelmed emotions. Shit... The bourbon... and the customers... Damn-it, Melanie is gonna kill me. Melanie was the woman that owned the place and kept it running smoothly and efficiently. A tall, slender woman with straight black hair,clear green eyes, and tanned skin signature of her Native descent, it was undeniable that she was a pure beauty, but her looks were equally accompanied by smarts. She was a highly respected member of a gang called the Eagles, which the club was publicly endorsed by, and a close friend of Jais, who was also a member of the same gang. They had known each other since just about the day Jai had been born, as their families had been close, and it was because of their tight bond that Jai was one of the people managing the bar. And that guy... Jai shuddered as a chill oozed down her spine, her teeth pinching down against her lower lip as she felt her stomach perform an uncomfortable flip-flop and twist. She swallowed hard, a shallow breath sliding in through her nose as she pushed herself up from her seat. I think I'm gonna be sick...