Nobody's Fool
Chapter 1
John Kennex's footsteps were going fast in the crowd, as if he didn't want to be bothered even as Dorian tried to hurry fast behind him. It had been a long day and all John wanted to do was get home. He wasn't thinking about anything else except for getting home.
But as he hurried through the crowd, John started to hear faint music in the distance from a bar not far away.
"One more night with the same neon lights…And I'll find my place at the bar…One more dance so I'll buy one more round…And I'll try to drown out my heart…"
John hurried down the street, not looking up and not caring about who was singing…that is, until he got closer in range to where the bar was…
"He'll walk in and make every head turn…And he'll always be dressed to kill…Day I left is my only regret…And now it's become his biggest thrill…All my friends say "hey don't you know him"…And I'll try to play it off cool…When they ask I'll just say he's nobody…And me, well I'm nobody's fool."
John stopped outside the bar and looked in, not even noticing that Dorian had stopping right behind him. His eyes gazed at the girl who was singing. Dorian didn't know why John had stopped. They had never been to this place before.
"Detective Kennex, are we going in or are we just staying out here?" Dorian asked still not having a clue to what was going on. John didn't say anything to Dorian but decided to just go into the bar. At that moment, Dorian had a hunch that John knew someone at the bar, he just didn't know who.
John walked around the tables to the back of the bar while the song was still going on. But his eyes wouldn't stop looking at the girl who was singing.
"Won't take long and he'll find him someone…And then pull them out for a dance…Every note tells me that's all she wrote…And reminds me how I missed my chance…When he's done he'll have a little more fun…And he'll let her act like she's smooth…As they walk out while I'm learning about…What it is to have nothing to lose…All my friends say "hey don't you know him"..And I'll try to play it off cool..When they ask I'll just say he's nobody…And me, well I'm nobody's fool"
Dorian then headed to the back of the room to find Kennex. They couldn't really hear anything since the music was so loud, so Dorian yelled at John "Who is she? The girl you won't stop staring at?"
"Her name is Jenna," John replied back. "She and I were friends a long time ago." "Stay here."John said to Dorian. He then took some money out of his pocket while the song was still going on and hurried to the little stage. He was wondering if the girl remembered who he was.
As the guitar solo in the song was about to end, John put some money in the tip jar. He looked up and the girl just looked at him for a little bit, smiled and mouthed thank you as he turned and walked away. That had to have been the stupidest thing I've ever done, John thought as he walked back to Dorian.There's no way she would've recognized me.
"All my friends say "hey don't you know him"…And I'll try to play it off cool…When they ask I'll just say he's nobody…And me, well I'm nobody's fool…And me, well I'm nobody's fool."
The song then ended and everyone in the bar cheered and applauded. Jenna looked up to the back of the bar where John Kennex and Dorian where standing. She still couldn't believe it.