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Subject: Falling Apart (Faye) Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:35 am
Falling Apart
Looking back at the past week I let out a soft sigh, a little over seven days ago I was enjoying my life with my girlfriend, Trinity, and our son, Jayden. Though, thanks to some bad happenings our relationship began to go down hill and the first day we separated and I spent the night in my suv before finding a hotel for two days while I tried to patch things up with her, though my attempts only seemed to make things even worse between us and it came to the point where I decided to give her some space and hope for the best. I left her alone for a few days, waiting for a call from her, hoping that things would blow over and everything would be all right, but no such thing happened. Deciding to play it safe, I gave it an extra day before finally giving her a call in the hopes that things would be better, but to no avail, things had not gotten better, they had went the opposite way and gotten worse then before and Trinity didn't want me back by this point. This wasn't exactly the news I was hoping to hear from my former girlfriend and mother of my child, but it seemed that she no longer wanted to be with me, which was rather devastating news to me, but ever since the initial break up I felt something deep down that was just a bad gut feeling the kind that tell you something bad is bound to happen. Initially I tried to keep cool about the whole thing and remain in control of my emotions, but with everything that had taken place it was only a matter of time before something would happen. Though when things did come crashing down I ended up resorting to my self destructive behavior, taking up smoking again and drinking again and just not giving a damn in general. With the downward spiral I took myself to a bar, Sabishii Shotto, I had seen in Gunshyne Bastion which wasn't to far from the hotel I had been staying at in the Bastion.
Sitting on a bar stool, leaning slightly into the bar, I look down at the empty shot glass that was full only seconds ago. Slowly I lift my gaze from the empty glass and glance over to the bar tender and wave my hand slightly, trying to wave the bar tender down so I could get a refill on my drink. After waving for the bar tender I reach into my coat and grab the pack of cigarettes I had been smoking on and off for the past day or so, once I had the pack I pull it from my coat and shake it for a moment to get one of the cigarettes to raise above the others. Once one of the cigarettes had risen above the rest I bring the pack up and take hold of the cigarette with my lips and pull it from the pack.
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A cigarette hung from lush, red lips as smoke curled up from the nicotine ridden stick. A long line of ash hung from it and finally the cigarette was dropped and crushed neatly beneath a black heel. Faith Vallance sighed out the last of the smoke and looked up at the night sky, well what she could see form the back alley of the bar. With a shake of her head she finally headed back inside. The sounds of the bar returned, breaking the silence she had found out back. She bought up her hand to rub her right temple.
I love my job.. I love my job.. A silent mantra that was never the truth, but helped her put on sultry smirk as she returned, ignoring cat calls and such. She smoothed out her pants and her low cut top. Showing a bit of cleavage always got better tips, which meant she could make her rent. She was about to head over to her normal crowd to serve when he eyes fell on a single man at the bar. He was gazing at his empty shot glass in a manner that spoke of someone who had just been broken. Faye usually didn't get involved with people like that, but when he waved to her co worker then went to get himself a cigarette... She walked over instead and grabbed a pretty nice bottle of whiskey. She refilled his glass and then leaned on the counter, offering him a smirk. She was a bit rough around the edges. A woman who could look like a lady but never act that role.
"Ya look down in the dumps, sweetling. Ya know. Drinkin' doesn't make it any better," she finally said after a moment but then held out her lighter to him, clicking it on so that he could light his cigarette if he wished.
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My gaze had fallen back to my glass as I reach back into my coat in search of a lighter. As the bottle comes into view and the glass before me begins to be filled I pause for a moment and lift my gaze to the woman behind the bar as she begins speaking to me. I keep my gaze fixed on the woman and listen to what she has to say. I managed a faint smirk in response to what she had to say and accept the offer to light my cigarette. As I hold the end of the cigarette in the flames of the lighter, I take a steady drag and once the cigarette is lit I pull back away from the lighter. Pulling my hand from my coat I bring it up and take a hold of the cigarette and pull it from my lips before exhaling the smoke, though making sure not to exhale it into the bar tenders face. After exhaling, I finally begin to respond to her question, at first giving a faint nod as I lift the glass from the bar and bring it up to my lips and take a light swig from it, " Yep. " I say as I set the glass back on the bar, my gaze still on the woman, " I know it can't make it better, though that isn't the plan. " I add before taking another drag from my cigarette and hold it in for a moment before exhaling once again, " The plan is to get as trashed as I possibly can. "
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Subject: Re: Falling Apart (Faye) Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:24 am
She waits for him to light his cigarette. Once he pulls away she lets the flame go out and tucks the lighter back away in her back pocket. He takes a drag and her eyes take him in. He wasn't bad looking. But there was a darkness there. One she understood. She carried it herself at times. But she forced herself not to display it. Never did her any good. Only got her into trouble and she was getting tired of running. She felt she was too old for that anymore. Was it too much to ask for a nice life. She didn't have to be rich, but she wanted sercurity. He takes a swing from the glass and she smirked a bit as he speaks to her. She fills the glass a bit more, leaning on the counter and making more than one head turn toward her bent over form. The pants mold along her finely shaped backside, her hips meant for a person's hands to fit along. Faith knew she was good looking. But she only used it to get more tips. She was no whore. No matter what rumors said.
"Wanna talk about it, babe? I can be an aweful good listener. Plus.. No one better to trust that someone you don't know and who doesn't know ya," she offered, arms resting on the counter, her breast laying on her arms and making her cleavage more defined. "And ya can call me Faye. If it helps."
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After I finish speaking I fall silent, glancing from the woman for a moment and down at my glass as she fills it back up. Lifting my gaze from the glass I look back at her and glance over her form as she leans onto the counter. As I shift my gaze back to hers I give a faint nod, glad that she refilled my glass with out me having to ask, lifting the glass from the counter I bring it up and take a sip from it. As she begins to speak I pause for a moment, listening to her as I tip the glass up and take more of a sip from the glass. Lowering the glass, I give another nod, this time to what she has to say. As I lower the glass my gaze wanders from her face before I bring my gaze back to hers as she introduces herself. " Faye huh... Well Faye, its a pleasure to meet you, I'm Ingel. I appreciate the offer, though I'm not sure if you want to listen to a sappy broken heart story. " As I finish I bring the cup up to my lips and tip it into the air as I tilt my head back some, quickly downing the rest of the whiskey in the glass before setting it back onto the bar and slipping the cigarette back between my lips and begin to take a drag from it as I shift my gaze over her form again.
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Her eyes follow as he sips at the whiskey. He then introduces himself and says his name. Nearly makes her tilt her head, as if she had heard it on the streets before. But nothing truly solid came to her. He then said she wouldn't want to hear a sappy broken heart story. Ah. So she had been right. He looked like a man who had just had something precious ripped from him. He downed the whiskey and she only filled it a bit, not wishing to get him too drunk. Drinking only made a broken heart worse and made you do stupid shit. Could even get you killed if you weren't careful, especially around these parts.
"Try me," Faye finally said to him and even poured herself a shot and knocked it back. She hardly made a face, showing she was use to hard liquor. She set the shot glass down and her tongue swiped along her ruby lips. "I'm all ears, Ingel. Might make you feel better than this whiskey can."
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As I took a drag from my cigarette, I glance down at my glass as she filled it a bit, though it would have been better if she filled it to the brim, but she is the bar tender so it's her call since she is offering refills with out me having to ask. After holding the smoke in my lungs for a moment longer I begin to exhale and as she spoke, I was a bit surprised that she still wanted to hear what I have to say even though it is some sappy broken heart stuff. Nodding, I reach over with the remaining bit of my cigarette and push the light end into the ashtray and twist it a bit to make sure that it is out. " Mmm, you never know, maybe it will help. " I say before lifting the glass from the bar and taking a sip from the whiskey.
" ... It all started about a week ago, my girlfriend kicked me out of the townhouse we shared, though I'm not exactly sure why.. Unfortunately I've been getting into my job, so that might be the reason. I know I didn't cheat on her, I would have never done something like that. " Pausing for a moment, I shift my gaze down to the bar and to my glass as I let out a soft sigh, " After that I moved out and got a hotel and gave her some space all the while hoping that things would blow over. But.. no such luck really, things just kept going down hill over the rest of the week. It finally got to the point where I had to move out completely and ended up moving all my things into a hotel not to far from here. " As I finish speaking I lift my gaze from the glass and look back at Faye.
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She smirked a bit, not really one to smile. She nodded and let him tell his sorrowful tale. But by the end she was refilling his glass quite a bit. She even took a shot herself. She sighed as the heat of the alcohol flooded her veins with its fire. She set the glass down and pursed her lips, peering at Ingel. That was some rough shit. She was surprised he had drank himself stupid already and was laying in a ditch somewhere. She pulled out a cigarette and flipped off the other guy who was working with her. She lit it up and too a long drag. She held the smoke for a moment before tipping her head back, exposing the slender length of her neck, and blew the smoke toward the ceiling. She said nothing just yet. FInally she relaxed and looked at him.
"That is some fucked up shit, hun. And I feel bad for you. Ya seem like an alright guy to me. But then look at the crowd I hang with," she smiled a bit at her quip about her life. She nudged the glass toward him. "Sorry that happened to ya, sweetcheeks. No one should live through that. Its why I remain single. I.. I could never handle gettin' my heart broken."
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Subject: Re: Falling Apart (Faye) Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:09 am
Turning my gaze from Faye, I glance down at my glass that she had refilled. Lifting my gaze from my glass, I bring it back up to Faye and scan over her face slowly as I begin to wonder what she thought of my tale of heart break. As she pulled out another cigarette I began to feel the urge to smoke another one wash over me. Reaching for my pack, I take out another cigarette and bring it up to my lips. As she begins to speak, I pause for a moment and listen to what she has to say, smirking faintly at the first few words that she spoke. When she nudges the glass towards me, I glance down at it again. Pulling the cigarette from my lips, I pick the glass up and bring it up to my lips before quickly downing the contents of the glass. After downing the whisky, I pull the glass from my lips, letting out a light cough as I set the glass down, nodding to the last few things she had to say, " Yeah.. It's never a pleasant thing when you break up with someone you care about, and its even rougher when the two people breaking up have a child. " I slightly nudge the glass towards Faye, silently requesting another refill, " Life can be a cruel thing at times.. " I add with a soft sigh before letting my head lower as I close my eyes for a moment and take in a deep breath.
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Faye could see the poor guy was in a bad place right now. It wouldn't be too good for him to get sloshed. Wasn't safe for his current mindset. She had seen in before and those guys usually ended up being found.. Dead in an alley. She thought him too nice a guy to end up with such a fate. She let him down the glass, but when he set it down she didn't refill it this time. He coughed for a moment and then his lips came loose and she learned a new detail about his life that made her eyes widen ever so slightly. Well.. Shit. Even she would be probably drinking herself stupid if that happened to her.
She flicked her eyes down to the glass when he gave a silent request. But she didn't follow through this time. "I think you've had enough for a moment. Yer a nice guy. I don't wanna be seein' ya being dragged from one of the alleys.. Dead as a doornail," she said, watching with kinder eyes than any of the other patrons or people working. While she was a tough chick, especially since she worked and lived in this part of the city, she wasn't heartless and knew a lonely soul when she saw one. Because she was one also.
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As she begins to speak, I open my eyes and glance at her as she informs me that I have had enough to drink. I let out a sigh with the decline to refill my glass, though I didn't have the will to argue with her at the moment. When she makes the comment about me being dead in an alley I frown faintly, not liking the comment. Keeping my gaze on her, I look into her eyes as she looks back at me. While looking into her eyes I see the kindness in her eyes, a kindness I didn't expect to see from someone you meet in a bar. " Alright Faye.. " I say as I push the empty glass aside, " Don't really feel like waking up tomorrow dead. " I add as I bring the cigarette I had taken from my pack, back to my lips and pause for a moment, " So Faye, how late do you work tonight? " I ask before slipping the butt of the cigarette between my lips before I begin to pat down my coat in search of my lighter.
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She was glad he did not argue because then she might get sent home early for being an 'incompetant' server. Or whatever bullshit Jackson would try and make up. How that man became her supervisor.. SHe would never know. He was as dumb as a brick. But he did know how to serve drinks quite well. She brought her hand to her lips and laughed softly as he made a bit of a joke out of what she said. She was still on her first cigarette. She was one to enjoy and savor them since they were expensive for her. She finally finished it and snuffed it into the ashtray to her right. She blew the smoke from the side of her mouth and blinked at the question as she watched him search for his lighter it seemed. It made her smile just faintly at how helpess he seemed. So she produced her lighter again, clicking it and letting the flame erupt from the tip. She held it out for him.
"Depends on why you wish to know, sweetling.." she replied. "Because.. I could be leaving right now.. Or not till the sun begins to rise."
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My search for a lighter is abruptly brought to an end as the light from a flame shines before me. Turning my gaze to the lighter Faye had lit I smile faintly as I lean in so the end of the cigarette was in the flame from the lighter. I take a slow steady drag and once the cigarette is light I pull back some and take a drag as I think on her statement. Pulling the cigarette from my lips, I exhale the smoke away from Faye and once I had exhaled completely I begin to answer her, " I see. Well, I honestly don't feel like going back to my hotel and sitting on my ass doing the same thing I have been doing so, I was wondering if you'd like to do something when your shift ends. We can go have some coffee or something else.. " Now that it had come out, it sounded rather blan, asking her out for coffee, though I had no idea what the hell I was doing aside from my desire not to go back to my hotel room and feel like shit. With my offer out on the counter now I await an answer from her. Bringing the cigarette back between my lips I take a light drag from it as I bring my gaze back to Faye.
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She let him light his cigarette before she withdrew the lighter and let the flame fade away. She tucked it away and watched him, wondering how he would take what she said. Though she honestly was not in the mood to be a rebound for a guy so deeply troubled by what had transpired to him recently. But.. She could be a listening ear and maybe a helpful hand. But it was clear this man was nursing a broken heart. Those didn't heal easily and would scar over and maybe.. Maybe after some time he might be able to care again for someone. But that woman would likely haunt him along with the child.
When he finally answered she nearly laughed softly, but she held it in. Coffee? Such a simple thing. But he looked like he could use just a bit of company. Not nessecarily sexual, just someone to be there beside him. Something in the back of her mind was telling her to give the man a shoulder to cry on. She didn't know what it was. But it was like she knew if she didn't.. She would be burning a bridge she didn't want to burn. She straightened and nodded. "I could use some coffee," she finally said and walked over to Jackson and whispered to him. It was a slow night anyway. He nodded, surprised she was actually going to go out. It was rare for Faye. She moved back to Ingel. "If you want. I just need to grab my purse and we can go."
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Before she even spoke her answer, the simple nod of her head, letting me know that she had accepted the offer, made a wave of relief rush over me and her words reinforced the feeling. Though I really didn't know much about her and just met her, she seemed like a good person and right now I needed someone like that, someone I can talk to and be with to help get through the rough water I am facing now. Turning my head, I keep my gaze on her for a moment as she walks away before slowly turning my gaze, glancing down at the empty glass that once held whisky. Pulling the cigarette from my lips, I begin to exhale the smoke I had taken into my lungs and as I hear Faye speak again I lift my gaze to her and give a faint nod to what she has to say. " Alright. The hotel I'm staying at isn't to far from here so I didn't drive. Though me driving right now probably isn't a good idea. " I say, a faint smile appearing on my lips and staying there for a brief moment before fading away, " Would you do the honors and be my designated driver.. or walker, if you don't have a car that is. " Falling silent, I slip the cigarette between my lips again and take a light drag, my gaze upon Faye once again, wondering if she knew the area since this isn't a part of the city I'm really familiar with.
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Faye paused when he spoke and she chewed her lower lip when he mentioned a car. "I can't afford a car," she finally said to him. "But I think walking will help you sober up just a touch," she added and slipped off and to the back of the bar. She changed quickly into a pair of jeans that clung to her shapely legs and a low cut v neck sweater. She looked nice, but the sweater teased. She came back out, purse over her shoulder and she walked out from behind the bar. She came to his side and smiled faintly.
"Think you can walk?" she asked in an amused voice and offered him her hand. A couple of men were watching in surprise. Faye never went out with a patron and several of her previous 'suitors' were eyeing Ingel with jealousy.
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When she informed me that she didn't have a car, an eye brow perked up as I looked at her. She didn't seem like the type to not have a car, though I had just met her so determining such things was mostly done on assumption. It seemed like we would be walking since she didn't have a car, though I was fine with walking. As she leaves again, I tend to my cigarette, taking a few drags from it as I wait for her to return so we could go have some coffee. When she finally came back out I watched her, glancing at what she had on and as she came up beside me I pulled the cigarette from my lips and put it out in the ashtray before nodding to her question. " I think so. We are going to find out though. " I answer as I reach out and take her hand before I slowly begin to raise from my seat. After standing up, I pause for a moment to make sure everything was going to be alright now that I had risen to my feet and no longer sat at the bar. Once I was sure everything was going to be alright, I look down at Faye, " Alright, shall we be on our way? " I ask, letting her be the lead since she was my designated walker and probably knew where we were going.