Voici le deuxième chapitre. Hope you like ^^
Dinner for two… three… four…
"Uh… W-Where am I?"
"Don't worry kid, you're safe now."
"Safe? I was in danger? I… can't remember…"
Gray Pov
So, this is it. My dinner with Gale Vory. I don't have anything against the guy… It's just… He's so like Cliff. I miss him. He's my best friend. He was my roommate… my…
Anyway, I stared at the stairs. I knew he would be waiting for me down there. He's been waiting for two hours at the bar speaking with Ann. Strangely, this is the first time I go down here not wondering if I'd find Cliff waiting for me at the entrance of the Inn. I went down the stairs at my own pace. I had time to loose anyway. Gale was still chatting with Ann. They were laughing. Then his head turned to face me. He stared at me with a small smile on his lips. Like the smile HE had…
"Hey, you decided to show up." He commented. I so wasn't in the mood for this. I just wanted to go to bed. But gotta stay polite, right?
"Yeah… Didn't have anything to loose anyway…" I replied. Ann looked at us weirdly then practically yelled : "Are you two on a date or something?!"
Silence… Utter silence… We both looked at each other, mouth hung open. Then Gale spoke up : "Uhh… no. We're just having dinner together to get to know each other. You know, as roommates."
Ann looked at him for a minute then flicked her tongue said : "Sure… whatever…"
I sat at the closest table to the stairs and the Cliff-look-alike came to sit opposite me.
"So, what do you do for a living then, Gray?" He started the conversation.
"Nothing really… I'm the town's blacksmith. My grandfather's retired from blacksmithing but he still owns the shop here. So I work for him." I answered.
Gale nodded, like he agreed, and said that he understood. But what did he understand anyway? I just told him that I was working for my grandfather…
"Do you like it here?" He asked. I shrugged. "Could be better, but could be worse I guess."
What did he want from me?... Why me?... I hate these kinds of conversations that get you nowhere.
"Gotta girlfriend?"
Then I froze… My face went red. So that was his game uh? I bet he's a girl go-getter like Kai. God, is everyone like that nowadays? Can't they think about anything else?
"Y-yeah… well… N-No, but I do like someone." I replied.
"Ah ha ! Gotcha !" Ann stated from behind me, "It's that librarian girl, Mary isn't it ? I knew it ! I knew it ! I knew it …!"
She started hopping up and down saying that she knew it… Can't she bug someone else?
"Well fine Mr. I-wanna-spend-my-day-complainin'. I'll go ! I'll leave you two gentlemen on your little date !" She placed the plates on the table then ran off. Did I just that out loud? Oh well.
Gale just watched skeptically then opened his mouth and said : "You ok?"
My gaze turned back to him. "Y-Yeah… I'm ok."
We started eating. We didn't speak, or really look at each other during the rest of the evening.
Gale Pov
Utter silence… Nothing but the sound of Ann scribbling her pen on a notepad, the sound of our knifes and forks scratching on the plates. We didn't say anything. Not a word. Something was wrong with this guy. He looks so sad. Like he misses someone, or like his life is a living hell. It might be his job. Might not like it.
But there's something else I don't understand. Why did I feel like this? Like this dinner wasn't the first one. Like I'd been here before. Like this guy wasn't unknown to me. How?
And the worst part is… the terrible pain I felt when he told me he had a girlfriend. Actually, I don't even know why I asked. I didn't even want to know. It just came out like that.
The evening flew by. Our plates were empty when I decided to try and start a new conversation.
"So, Gray, do you know anything I could do in this town? Festivities? Jobs? Sights? Anything?"
Yeah, that was a good start. He shrugged : "Yeah, maybe."
I waited for him to continue… but he didn't…
"Like…?"
He shrugged again. "I dunno."
Ok, this isn't going to get me anywhere… "Is something wrong? Is it about your crush?"
He put his hat lower, so it would hide his eyes. He stood up and went back upstairs. Looks like I hit the spot. I'd better go talk to him… Or… Maybe he wants to be alone…
I'll see if he wants to talk about it tomorrow.
Carter Pov
I heard her… The goddess. She told me that fate was close. That a marriage would occur in the next year. That someone would come back from a long trip. And that someone would die. After hearing this news, I headed for the inn. If someone would arrive in this town, the inn would surely be the first place he would go. I hope it's Cliff. I miss having company at church. Although he didn't come as often as the first time I met him, he still came from time to time to say hi. So, I stepped into the large main foyer of the inn, and walked up to Ann. It was past 9 o'clock, so she was surprised to see me.
"Hey, Pastor Carter. Long time no see. Why are you here at such a late hour? Did you loose your keys to the church again?"
I started laughing softly. "No, no, I have it. I just wanted to know if you could tell me when someone would come to town and stay here."
Her eyebrows rose up in surprise. "Are you waiting for someone?"
"No… actually, yes, but no at the same time. I'm expecting someone, that's for sure." I replied.
She was nervous, like she knew something. Did that person already arrive?
"Carter… There is someone who came here… He's staying in a room upstairs. His name's Gale Vory."
I thought about it for a while. Gale Vory… Doesn't ring a bell…
"Oh, well, I actually wanted to know when someone who used to come here would come back… Not someone new really…" I said disappointed. But Ann smiled at me though, like she knew something too.
"Well, Carter… This Gale…"
"Talking about me?" A man came up to the bar and cut Ann off. I guess this must be Gale… He does look exactly like him… Same voice, same face, the hair was slightly different, shorter, he didn't have the pony-tail Cliff had. Still, I was really surprised to see him.
He looked at me then said, "Hey Carter !" With a smile, but then he put his hand over his mouth and looked really confused.
Gale Pov
What did I just say? Carter? Who the heck is Carter? Something is wrong here. I never met this guy and yet I called him Carter. Is this guy even named Carter?
He came up to me and offered a handshake. I accepted it and he said : "Nice to meet you, you must be Gale."
So? How was it? Not to complicated I hope. Have you found out the storyline yet? Someone will die, someone will get married and someone will come back. Sorry to tease you, but if I don't, you won't want to come and read the rest, will you? ^^
Please review. Critiques are as good as anything else.
