Chapter Nine
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Marissa was busy at her computer typing up the order for the bar when she heard the office door creek open. She raised her head. The sound coming from out in the bar was loud, then muffled as the door closed again. By the atmosphere in the room, she sense that it was Gary and that he wasn't alone. Tilting her head slightly she waited for him to clear his throat as he always did whenever he entered a room she occupied not wanting to startle her it was a common courteous thing that he did.
"Ahem...Marisa?"
"Gary?" Marisa sat up straight, her sightless eyes staring ahead. By the soft gentle fragrance that accompanied Gary, she could tell that the person
he had with him was definitely female. Certainly not a fragrance she'd ever experienced on him before or Chuck for that matter. She smiled at the thought, then pictured in her mind how the one wearing it must have looked.
"Marisa, I-I want you to meet someone." Gary's voice was soft and gentle. "This is April," he said.
"Hello," a woman's voice greeted softly. Marisa sensed
that a hand had been extended in greeting
and held out hers in return. Inside she was beaming.
So this was April.
"Hi," Marisa smiled her gaze going past the two of them.
"Gary's told me so much about you." The woman said, her soft hand still clutching Marisa's.
"Really? Well--" Marissa stopped abruptly when suddenly an icey surge shot through her hand. She quickly released the woman hand and rubbed palms vigorously trying to get the feeling back into it as her fingers grew numb.
"Marisa here is my partner," Gary said proudly.
The sound of chairs scrubbing the floor caught Marisa's attention. She could tell that Gary had pulled up a couple of chairs for the two of them to sit down.
"Actually, she runs the place." he continued laughing nervously as they sat down.
From the sound of his voice, Marissa could tell that Gary hadn't noticed her reaction from the hand shake with April, and that he was beaming like a proud peacock. But it was what he said next, that made her blood run cold.
"Marisa? April and I are getting (((MARRIED.)))"
Marissa awoke with a start and shot up quickly in bed. Her hear was hammering fiercely in her chest and her mouth felt dry. It took a few minutes before she realized that she had been dreaming.
Gropping the nightstand beside her bed, she felt for the glass of water that she kept there. She took a long drink then settled back against her large pillow trying to regain her senses.
It was only a dream, it was only a dream, she repeated to herself taking deep breaths trying to calm herself down.
What time was it?
She reached over and touched the button on her alarm clock.
'The time is 3:AM' the electronic voice announced
Great! She thought and drew in a tired breath. It was
all she needed being awake at this hour.
She felt chilled and found herself rubbing her hands together to just to keep them warm. They were as cold as ice! The dream frightened
her. For a moment she sat thinking about it her mind drifting back to the last time she had experienced a nightmare like this. It was the time her grandmother had passed away. It was so real in the dream, yet it wasn't until about a month later that it actually happened. She was by no means psychic, but there were times when she felt that she had the gift.
This is silly, she thought to herself, blowing on her hands to warm them. She thought about April. It didn't make any sense. April seemed like a nice girl. Blinking to get a better picture in her mind, she thought back to last night when Gary had introduced her to April.
She had come out of the office to tell Gary that he had a phone call, and was introduced to April then. She seemed pretty nice, and Marisa felt nothing unusual about her. Although they didn't shake hands or touch, Marisa had felt comfortable around her and was happy with the fact that Gary was finally letting down the wall he'd built up over the years. In fact, she and April had talked for a few minutes alone while Gary was in the office. Marisa actually liked her.
She took another sip of water, and place the glass carefully back on the nightstand then snuggled down beneath her warm blankets. She smiled thinking how silly this whole thing was.
"Gary; Married." She chuckled sleepily to herself.
She yawned then turned over and drifted off into
a restless sleep.
To be continued................
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Marissa was busy at her computer typing up the order for the bar when she heard the office door creek open. She raised her head. The sound coming from out in the bar was loud, then muffled as the door closed again. By the atmosphere in the room, she sense that it was Gary and that he wasn't alone. Tilting her head slightly she waited for him to clear his throat as he always did whenever he entered a room she occupied not wanting to startle her it was a common courteous thing that he did.
"Ahem...Marisa?"
"Gary?" Marisa sat up straight, her sightless eyes staring ahead. By the soft gentle fragrance that accompanied Gary, she could tell that the person
he had with him was definitely female. Certainly not a fragrance she'd ever experienced on him before or Chuck for that matter. She smiled at the thought, then pictured in her mind how the one wearing it must have looked.
"Marisa, I-I want you to meet someone." Gary's voice was soft and gentle. "This is April," he said.
"Hello," a woman's voice greeted softly. Marisa sensed
that a hand had been extended in greeting
and held out hers in return. Inside she was beaming.
So this was April.
"Hi," Marisa smiled her gaze going past the two of them.
"Gary's told me so much about you." The woman said, her soft hand still clutching Marisa's.
"Really? Well--" Marissa stopped abruptly when suddenly an icey surge shot through her hand. She quickly released the woman hand and rubbed palms vigorously trying to get the feeling back into it as her fingers grew numb.
"Marisa here is my partner," Gary said proudly.
The sound of chairs scrubbing the floor caught Marisa's attention. She could tell that Gary had pulled up a couple of chairs for the two of them to sit down.
"Actually, she runs the place." he continued laughing nervously as they sat down.
From the sound of his voice, Marissa could tell that Gary hadn't noticed her reaction from the hand shake with April, and that he was beaming like a proud peacock. But it was what he said next, that made her blood run cold.
"Marisa? April and I are getting (((MARRIED.)))"
Marissa awoke with a start and shot up quickly in bed. Her hear was hammering fiercely in her chest and her mouth felt dry. It took a few minutes before she realized that she had been dreaming.
Gropping the nightstand beside her bed, she felt for the glass of water that she kept there. She took a long drink then settled back against her large pillow trying to regain her senses.
It was only a dream, it was only a dream, she repeated to herself taking deep breaths trying to calm herself down.
What time was it?
She reached over and touched the button on her alarm clock.
'The time is 3:AM' the electronic voice announced
Great! She thought and drew in a tired breath. It was
all she needed being awake at this hour.
She felt chilled and found herself rubbing her hands together to just to keep them warm. They were as cold as ice! The dream frightened
her. For a moment she sat thinking about it her mind drifting back to the last time she had experienced a nightmare like this. It was the time her grandmother had passed away. It was so real in the dream, yet it wasn't until about a month later that it actually happened. She was by no means psychic, but there were times when she felt that she had the gift.
This is silly, she thought to herself, blowing on her hands to warm them. She thought about April. It didn't make any sense. April seemed like a nice girl. Blinking to get a better picture in her mind, she thought back to last night when Gary had introduced her to April.
She had come out of the office to tell Gary that he had a phone call, and was introduced to April then. She seemed pretty nice, and Marisa felt nothing unusual about her. Although they didn't shake hands or touch, Marisa had felt comfortable around her and was happy with the fact that Gary was finally letting down the wall he'd built up over the years. In fact, she and April had talked for a few minutes alone while Gary was in the office. Marisa actually liked her.
She took another sip of water, and place the glass carefully back on the nightstand then snuggled down beneath her warm blankets. She smiled thinking how silly this whole thing was.
"Gary; Married." She chuckled sleepily to herself.
She yawned then turned over and drifted off into
a restless sleep.
To be continued................