Chapter 1: Prologue
"Where you going?" asked by my roommate. "I'm going on a date tonight." I told him with a bright ambiguous smile on my face. "Where are you going to take her?" He asked me once more while smacking a fistful of chips in his mouth. It's funny how I still understand a word he's saying. "Are you going to take her at some library again?" "No, not this time…" I still have that ambiguous smile in my face. "We're going to a hotel downtown." He wasn't expecting that I'd say that. He coughed for a good minute, throwing off some chips in the red carpet of our room. I'd tried not to laugh with the thought that he left on me, but it was a tempting thought that only lust could understand. "Why so shocked?" I asked him with a playful smile. "Are you serious?" He stood up after falling down from coughing excessively. "It's not what you think. We're just going to the hotel café. We heard there's a great band playing tonight, so we thought why not go there." I explained everything, erasing the dirty thought we both implied to each other. "I see. Well, have fun!" He said, giving me some kind of good luck with the tone he used. "Thanks, Carlos! Sorry, you'll be lonely tonight." I said to him, comforting him. This has been the 9th Wednesday where he'll be spending the night alone, looking at the moon. "It's okay. I'm used to being lonely. Anyway, I'm going to sleep early tonight. I still have some unfinished works to do." He got to the bathroom to take a quick shower and wore his pajamas. "I'll be leaving now!" I screamed. "K. Have fun, Logan!"
I left the apartment, all dressed up and ready for the night that would surprise me. We both had planned for this night, but there are things that might happen that aren't in our agendas. I smiled along the walk; the hotel isn't that far a walk, anyway. The moon is shining bright tonight, must be a good sign. Only God knows what will happen tonight.
I keep on playing with a small box down in my pocket. I'm very anxious for this evening. I hope nothing would mess up like what we see in movies. Such painful and sad endings they always end.
The streets are dimmed, with its light inviting people and mysteries around the corner. Things happen in our street; crimes and miracles are one of the few. People have warned be to be afraid at this time of night, for who knows what will happen, but not a single ounce of nervousness was present in me. I'm walking confidently with a bright smile on face, ready to blind anyone. It seems that my smile is my weapon in war. Oh, how vain of me to think of that.
Finally, I'm here at my destination, not a single scratch on me, I guess I have God's speed tonight. I'm ready! I'm ready to take whatever fate will throw in me.