The bar was buzzing. Looking around, he saw the walls painted in a variety of brown hues that glowed golden from the yellow lights hanging down from the rafters. He sighed disappointingly realising he had just stepped back into his worst nightmare. Another long day was on the agenda. The claustrophobic atmosphere was overwhelming.
The barman wondered aimlessly up and down the isle waiting for the next customer. The candlelight by him caught the designs on the wineglass, casting a dark crimson glow on the counter. He began sipping on some more wine. He lifted the glass to his lips, as the rich musky flavour of the previous wine drifted over his taste buds. It had a bitter but sour taste. He swirled the liquid around in his mouth before swallowing it. It seemed to sting his tongue and burn the roof of his mouth. When he swallowed it, his throat tingled. Suddenly, through the corner of his eye, he spotted the glimmer of a sliver necklace contrasting the dimly lighted room wrapped around the neck of a woman. To his surprise, she wasn’t the usual type he’d expect to be there; in fact she was totally the opposite. She stood out like a sore thumb. The first thing that hit him was her luscious locks of dark, slightly wavy hair that dropped just below her shoulders. She looked around her early twenties, her crystal blue eyes and defined jaw bone combined with her elegant posture made his legs jelly. She was definitely a striking woman but as soon as she walked in he could tell she felt uneasy. She froze as the acrid stench filled the air, assaulting her nostrils and her throat with its foul flavour. Not use to being surrounded by barbaric men filling their insides with endless pints of beer, she immediately sat down. The barman looked around. He saw an old man sitting in amazement, his eyes dancing to the woman’s every step and it was only a matter of time before he made his move towards the angel like figure.
As she sat down cautiously, the man’s large, imposing shadow was reflected on the table over her petite body. The man was tall, stocky. Putting his drink on the table, he sat by her wrapping his hairy arm around her as he began mumbling to her. He stroked her. The dirt berried underneath his fingernails was passed on as he passed his hand through her hair. His shaggy hair and unshaven beard dipped into his drink every time he took a sip. His slurred speech and his wide pupils indicated he had had far too much to drink, but this didn’t stop him from minding his own business. The situation was awkward and was made worse when he pressed his hooked nose against her cheeks, sliding his slimy tongue all over her face. The mere thought of feeling the man’s tongue pressed against her skin was enough to induce goosebumps. An instant later, her face filled with gasps and shrieks of horror. She moaned quietly. The unbearable smell of his breath and rotten teeth filled her nostrils with disgust.
By this time the barman was already serving his next customer but as things started to quieten down, he immediately turned towards the pair as he heard a scream passing through the tiny gaps between the people in the queue like a slithering snake. The silence between them was interrupted as the helpless woman tried to free herself from the grasp of the beast. He was squeezing her so tightly; she could pass out at any moment. Her eyes began to close. Blackness swirled around her. Her heart pounded faster every second as her weak efforts to try to escape failed. She was desperate. As soon as the barman knew she was in trouble, he vaulted over the counter knocking over a few bottles of whiskey as he attempted to save her from the man. Struggling to get through, he brushed aside others causing chaos at the bar. Finally he was in touching distance of the woman. He pulled out his hand in an attempt to snatch the woman and put her out of her misery only to be beaten to it. A mysterious hand appeared on the scene. Connected to a muscular arm, it separated the pair with a single swipe. It was as precise as an eagle following its prey. It ended abruptly. A man took her outside the bar as the barman glanced through the window seeing the two walk away into the distance.
