Page 20 of Forged in Dusk


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“Oh, let’s look for her,” I say, sliding my cell back into my side pocket.

We walk out of the restroom, down the hallway, and into the bar. I look around for Lisa, but I don’t see her. So, we walk back to the bar, and Lori is not there or the dude.

I wave to the bartender and get us more beers.

“Where’s Lori,” I ask, looking around, resting my arm on the bar countertop.

“Fuck, I don’t see her,” Kitty yells over the music.

“I can’t believe it; we shouldn’t have left her alone with that dude,” Marie yells, resting her hands on her waist, looking around.

“I don’t like it,” I say, lifting my eyebrow while taking the beer bottle from the bar countertop.

“Don’t be so uptight, Coldette, she’s okay; let’s have some fun,” Marie says, throwing her head back, laughing loudly.

Fuck!

This isn’t good; I can feel it in the pit of my stomach, and I can’t ignore it.

“Let’s look for her,” I yell, looking at my girls.

“Yeah, let’s walk around the bar, and then we can go outside to check,” Kitty says, nodding.

“Right,” I say, taking one more drink of beer.

We walk around the room, looking at every one in every corner.

“I don’t see her,” I say, pursing my lips, chewing my lower lip.

“Fuck, let’s look outside,” Marie yells, pointing at the back door.

“Yes,” I say, nodding.

We run down the hall, pushing the back door, and walking into the back of the building. There are two lights on each end of the building, but a long space along the fence is dark as hell.

We stand at the door, looking around.

“He . . . lp,” Lori yells.

“Oh my god,” Marie yells, running towards the area near the dumpster.

“Lori,” Kitty yells.

We run after Marie to where we heard Lori.

“Oh my god, I’m bleeding,” Lori yells.

We run around the dumpster and see Lori on the ground, holding onto her neck.

“What the fuck happened,” I yell, kneeling next to her, pulling my shirt up, and tearing off a strip.

“I don’t know! I came out with Bill, that dude, and then I felt him biting my neck! But he ran that way,” Lori yells, pointing to the back.

I hear footsteps coming from the street into the alley. I look over my shoulder at the huge man running towards us.

Six

Konstantin