Chapter 11: Good Times Don't Last
A month had passed since Lawrence and Holo's first date. The two hadn't really been able to hang out since then, except for their time sleeping in the same bed at night. Lawrence had been studying hard, eager to get his training over with as soon as possible. Holo, on the other hand, had to deal with running the entire tavern by herself. Business had been growing, mainly because of her and her beauty, and she had to deal with it basically on her own. However, she bore the constant flirting and the sometimes drunken touches. She did for Lawrence, cause she knew that one day soon they would be able to leave this place and go out on their own. They would no longer have to hide behind the stupid brother/sister story, and be a couple in public. Holo smiled to herself at the idea of openly expressing their love to one another.
As she was serving a table of rowdy customers, she felt as if someone was watching her. Her wolf ears twitched nervously under her hood and she casually glanced around the room. Sure some of the men there were gazing at her, but they either wanted more booze or she just didn't a bad vibe from them. However as she looked around the entire tavern she noticed there was a man sitting in the corner.
Barely any light from the lamps and candles around the tavern shone around the man. He wore a brown tattered hood over his head, which made it where she could barely see his face. What part of her face that she could see however was covered in bandages, by the looks of it his entire face was covered in white bandages, except for his piercing eyes, which were staring hard at her. She shifted uncomfortably and turned her back on the man. She tried to ignore him, but she could still feel his gaze on her. She wasn't sure, but Holo felt like something was familiar about the strange man. She felt like maybe she had seen or met him somewhere before, even though she wouldn't be able to tell since his face was covered up, and there was no way that Holo was going to go up and talk to the creepy guy.
So throughout the rest of her shift she tried her best to ignore the mysterious man, which actually wasn't too hard considering the place was as busy as ever. Any time though she would cast a glance at the guy sure enough he was watching her every move. The bandaged man was freaking her so much that she was considering getting Jakob so that he would throw this man out. He has had to do that a couple of times so he would more than likely not care kicking this man's ass out the door.
However, just as she was about to call Jakob, who was in the back of the building with Lawrence, the man suddenly got up. He placed a single piece of paper on the table before walking towards the door. He opened it and left the tavern, without so much as casting a second glance at Holo.
He walked over to the table the man had been sitting at and peered at the paper. Her eyes grew wide as she read what was on it. She quickly grabbed the sheet of paper and read it again, making sure she had read it right. In pure shock, Holo sank into the nearest chair, her hands shaking violently. The note read:
Hello again Holo. Im sorry if I made you nervous by watching you all night, just had to make sure it was you. I'll be seeing you around VERY SOON.
-With love,
Daddy