She looked down to the water breaking against the craggy
cliffs, while the evening breeze drifted through her hair as if it was pushing
her further towards the whispering ocean. Mesmerized by its calling with her
eyes closed she took one more step to feel the voices closer. If only she could
make out the words… They’ve been hunting her for a while now, always there,
always tempting her, always driving her that particular spot. She just stood
there on the edge wanting to touch the scorching heat of the water.
Out of the blue someone took her hand and pulled her back.
‘It’s time’ he said. The words were cutting through her brains, so clearly, so
loudly, disturbing that soft rhythm of the murmur, forcing her back to reality.
A feeling of anger took over her for a moment, but it subsided as soon as she
realized he was right. She followed his lead silently to the stage.
Her colleagues were already entertaining the crowd with some
riffs. The place was crammed and raucous. Every tiny bit of her wanted to turn
the other way round and run. She was suffocating. Then she heard him greeting
them, introducing their song, they’d spent so much time writing. On the spur of
the moment she felt attraction towards him. His tousled long dark hair locks
falling down his shoulders, his pitch black eyeliner highlighting the depth of
his pupils, his dark lipstick on his lips, tinged with a shade of bloody red,
trembling softly as he spoke, the shiny edges of his spiked collar, his
glistening skin of his chest showing a little from underneath his laced shirt,
his tight leather pants lured her closer. Captivated by his eyes burning with passion
she took the microphone and started playing her part. The crisp air of the fan
hitting her face, somewhat made her forget where she was. The crowd blurred in
front of her eyes into the ocean waves. She breathed in its relieving quietness.
All she could see or feel was the blazing ocean. Engulfed in flames coming from
within, her heart was thumping, as a sense of elation ran through her veins
filling her whole being. Their clamorous screams faded into a faint whisper of the
deep water. A barely noticeable smile flashed on her lips. They were all dead. Now she could concentrate all her energy on him.