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Brian began his nightly ritual of Justin searching in Babylon. The hope of him actually showing up was all Brian had to cling to in life. He caught sight of Michael on the dance floor and walked over and started dancing with him. As much as Brian tried to pretend that he was all right, Michael knew the truth. Brian really did love Justin and now was heartbroken.
Brian was able to focus his mind on the dancing for an hour before he couldn't help but look around for Justin again. Brian stopped dancing. "Brian? What's wrong?" Michael asked, then followed his gaze. Justin was standing at the bar guzzling a beer. Brian watched as he put down the bottle and received another once again drinking it quickly. Brian slowly walked through the crowd towards the bar.
Justin had just been handed his third beer when Brian reached the bar. "Have you become an alcoholic since I last saw you?" Brian asked. Startled, Justin clasped his hand over his mouth to keep from spitting the beer out. "I'm just having a few drinks. That doesn't make me a drunk." Justin replied, after he had swallowed the beer. "Why haven't you been around?" Brian inquired. "I haven't felt like it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go dance." Justin spoke.
Brian lightly grabbed Justin's arm as he began to walk away. Justin cringed and let out a cry of pain. "Let me go." Justin quietly spoke. Brian dropped his arm and stared at stared at him in confusion. Something was wrong. Justin's eyes no longer looked happy. Now they looked empty. "What? Why are you staring at me like that?" Justin asked, a tinge of fear in his voice. Something else about Justin caught his eye.
Brian raised his hand to Justin's face and wiped it across his cheek. Justin pushed Brian away and ran out the exit. He looked at his hand. It was covered in powder. He felt fear in his stomach. He quickly ran out of Babylon and hailed a cab, following Justin. Justin ran all the way back to the apartment never noticing Brian was following. When Justin had ran into the apartment building, Brian got out of the cab and watched for a sign as to which floor he lived on.
Sure enough on the third floor a light flashed on. Brian walked into the building and slowly up the flights of stairs. All the while panic was building in the pit of his stomach. He knew what was going on but he didn't want to believe it. He didn't want to believe that his Sunshine would be stupid enough to let some guy abuse him. 'But he stayed with me all that time and I was no better.' Brian thought to himself as he reached the third floor.
Brian began his nightly ritual of Justin searching in Babylon. The hope of him actually showing up was all Brian had to cling to in life. He caught sight of Michael on the dance floor and walked over and started dancing with him. As much as Brian tried to pretend that he was all right, Michael knew the truth. Brian really did love Justin and now was heartbroken.
Brian was able to focus his mind on the dancing for an hour before he couldn't help but look around for Justin again. Brian stopped dancing. "Brian? What's wrong?" Michael asked, then followed his gaze. Justin was standing at the bar guzzling a beer. Brian watched as he put down the bottle and received another once again drinking it quickly. Brian slowly walked through the crowd towards the bar.
Justin had just been handed his third beer when Brian reached the bar. "Have you become an alcoholic since I last saw you?" Brian asked. Startled, Justin clasped his hand over his mouth to keep from spitting the beer out. "I'm just having a few drinks. That doesn't make me a drunk." Justin replied, after he had swallowed the beer. "Why haven't you been around?" Brian inquired. "I haven't felt like it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go dance." Justin spoke.
Brian lightly grabbed Justin's arm as he began to walk away. Justin cringed and let out a cry of pain. "Let me go." Justin quietly spoke. Brian dropped his arm and stared at stared at him in confusion. Something was wrong. Justin's eyes no longer looked happy. Now they looked empty. "What? Why are you staring at me like that?" Justin asked, a tinge of fear in his voice. Something else about Justin caught his eye.
Brian raised his hand to Justin's face and wiped it across his cheek. Justin pushed Brian away and ran out the exit. He looked at his hand. It was covered in powder. He felt fear in his stomach. He quickly ran out of Babylon and hailed a cab, following Justin. Justin ran all the way back to the apartment never noticing Brian was following. When Justin had ran into the apartment building, Brian got out of the cab and watched for a sign as to which floor he lived on.
Sure enough on the third floor a light flashed on. Brian walked into the building and slowly up the flights of stairs. All the while panic was building in the pit of his stomach. He knew what was going on but he didn't want to believe it. He didn't want to believe that his Sunshine would be stupid enough to let some guy abuse him. 'But he stayed with me all that time and I was no better.' Brian thought to himself as he reached the third floor.