Friday Night Blues:
or The Ghost of Romance Past
Eddy sat listlessly on the couch after Double D and Ed had left for their dates. Switching amongst the channels, he knew he wasn't going to get into it. But as he started drifting and reached for the power button, the TV seemingly came to life. Eddy sat and stared at the snow filled screen. As he leaned closer, the snow abruptly stopped and a woman's smiling face filled the screen. She had light brown hair and green eyes set in a pale face.
"Feeling tired? alone? Wanting of company?" The Woman asked.
"Yeah, it's a Friday night and I'm talking to the TV." Eddy muttered.
"Then you need 'A Christmas Carol in a tube'." The woman said cheerfully.
"What the heck?" Eddy leaned even closer wondering what they were trying to sell. The woman stepped back and revealed the rest of her body. It was slender and she wore jeans and a green T-shirt.
"I know you're a bit skeptic, being an old scammer yourself, but this can really help." The woman replied. Eddy bolted back into the couch suddenly very nervous. Was the woman talking to him?
"Time for a free sample." The woman said and took a running start. Eddy instinctively pulled his arms up to his face expecting and impact. When the glass didn't shatter, he put his arms down and gasped. The TV had gone back to snow and the woman was standing in front of him.
"Hi! My name is Sonya, but you can call me Sonny." She said. Eddy scrambled over the back of the couch, not taking his eyes from her, and ran toward the door. Of course the door was closed and Eddy smacked right into it. As he did, the woman winced and took a step back. After Eddy had fallen to the floor and passed out, Sonya walked over to him.
"Poor guy." She said.
When Eddy woke up, he was lying on the couch and the TV was on a horror movie. Something called "The Ring"? Eddy figured he had just hallucinated and imagined the whole thing. As he stood, Eddy heard a shifting in the kitchen. He looked at the clock and found it to be too early for the other guys to be returning. So Eddy went for an inspection. As he entered the kitchen, the refrigerator door was open and the person was crouched behind it shifting the various things around.
"Hello?" Eddy called. A head popped up and a woman smiled at him.
"Hi!" She said cheerfully as she closed the door and stood.
"Who are you?" Eddy asked.
"My name's Sonya, but you can call me Sonny." She answered.
"What are you doing in my apartment?" He continued.
"Well, I used to live here." Sonya replied.
"The last tenant was a man." Eddy stated.
"That was my fiancé. I died a few months before he moved out." She said.
"What?"
"I got hit by a car just outside a few years ago. Three months later my fiancé moves out. I don't know where he went so I just live here."
"You live here?"
"Well, not literally. Sheesh."
"And you were killed?"
"You need proof?" To this Eddy nodded. Sonya rolled her eyes and walked through the refrigerator and out into the hallway. She then passed back through the door and into the apartment.
"See?" She asked. Eddy turned and stared at her.
"What are you doing here?" He inquired. Sonya shrugged.
"I guess to help you out." She said. Eddy bent his head back and laughed.
"Help me?" He asked.
"Why not? It looks like you need to learn to let go."
