Lucy scanned the bar, looking for the stranger again. She couldn’t explain why, but she felt as if she had lost a chance, lost an opportunity. She wouldn’t have been able to say what that was exactly, it was just a feeling.
Her eyes searched around, wondering if maybe he had just changed where he was standing. She had thought he was with some friends, and she looked to see if she could spot that group again. Her heart sank as she couldn’t find any trace of him or the friends she had seen him with.
“I’m just going to make a phone call outside” she announced to her friends, waving her mobile at them as if to give further explanation. A few nods of acknowledgement came in return as she turned and headed for the door. The whole way out she frantically looked for him, still unable to explain just why.
She pressed through the crowds of people until she reached the outside, looking up and down the road for him, hoping maybe she would see him somewhere outside. If she did, she wasn’t sure what she would do though. Again she was filled with disappointment as she could see no sign of him.
“Looking for someone?” a deep male voice enquired from behind her. She ignored the voice, not interested in another guy trying to pick her up tonight. “Maybe I can help?” he causally enquired once more. Again she ignored him, not even turning to acknowledge his words.
“Maybe you should look back this way, like a good little girl” the voice suggested, this time with an element of command within the words. And without looking she knew suddenly that the voice belonged to the stranger, the command in his voice matching perfectly the look he had given her earlier.
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