The sun was quickly setting over the choppy horizon of New York City, rush hour had long since passed and the city was settling into a semi hectic blur which New Yorkers had come to know as quiet. Since her night in the dark Julie had started working in April's antique store, she liked it there is was quiet and peaceful hardly anyone ever came in she was pretty sure April only kept it open for sentimental reasons. That of course suited her just fine, work was a one minute walk away and she got paid for doing practically nothing, most of the time she just hung out read magazines and talked to April when she stopped in, the guys and Casey stopped in to do the rearranging after hours, heavy lifting and such.
It had been a long day and she was more than ready to call it quits, she was killing the last few minutes by wandering aimlessly through the make shift aisle of junk swatting at random dust bunnies with a large feather dust when I familiar ringing pulled her form her daze, the telephone.
She quickly made her way over to the noisy object and managed to pick up by the third ring.
"Good Evening Second Time Around" She greeted.
"Gooood Eeevening" A familiar voice on the other end greeted. Mikey, doing his best Transylvanian accent.
"Count Dracula I presume?" She joked.
"V'hy yeees" He answered. The main reason she and Mikey got along so well was that they shared the same lame sense of humor, and the fact that she went along with his bad over the phone impressions.
"I presume your calling to book an appointment to suck my blood?" Mikey had to be the only guy in New York who wouldn't have a dirty come back for that comment.
"V'ell only I'vfe you ask nicely" Although she could have been wrong about that!
"Then why are you calling at this late hour my good count?"
"See if you wanna watch a movie with us" He had apparently gotten tired of his accent.
"Um, ok what time?" She hoped it wouldn't be too long a movie she work the 8am shift tomorrow.
"Well as soon as April closes up, duh babe" He chuckled "Hold on…. oh ok Leo ill ask…. Leo says to ask April to come to….. Oh what's that Leo… you want her to bring snacks… ok ill ask… Leo says bring snacks.
"Leo eh?" Leo wouldn't ask her to spit if his bandana was on fire for fear of inconveniencing her.
"Not buying it?" He questioned.
"Not for a second but ill bring something anyway, Later Mike" and with that she hung up the phone wondering what B-class horror flick Mikey had drug up for this evening.
"Who's that?" April's voice pulled her from her thoughts nearly making her jump out of her skin.
"Mikey, the guys want us to come over to watch a movie after we close"
"We better hurry then you have early shift tomorrow" Ick like she needed reminding.
