Wednesday, August 18, 2010

1- The Big Day

Emilio ran his fingers through his thick black hair as he checked his appearance in the cracked mirror of his new apartment bathroom.
How did I come to be in this disgusting place?
Leaving the dirty bathroom, he walked into his kitchen and grabbed his motorcycle keys off of the stained counter. He left his apartment, locking the door quickly, and turned the corner into the stairwell. In the staircase Emilio passed two stray cats licking up some sort of food. He spat in disgust and continued two floors down, reaching the ground floor of the complex. He left the building and turned the corner towards the parking garage, where his black Griso 1100 Moto Guzzi motorcycle was parked and locked up.
The only thing left from home.
Looking both ways to make sure no one was watching him, he slid on to his bike, strapped on his red helmet, and cranked the bike to start. Zooming away through the parking garage, he was unaware that someone was watching him, and intended to follow him wherever he was going.
Emilio made his way down Sam Street and onto Maple towards the Bar. He parked behind the bar and went into a back entrance, glancing from side to side, scanning for any unwelcome eyes before he entered the building. Emilio at first could not see very clearly because the darkness enveloping the room was a stark contrast to the blinding sun outside. He closed the door and walked farther into the room, searching in the darkness for who he was supposed to meet.
Coming from the back of the room he heard an old gruff voice say, "Thank you for being on time. I have good news for you."
"Was I assigned the job?" Emilio asked.
"Yes. And your big day is coming up very soon," the gruff voice replied.