If I hadn't made it clear earlier, my destination was France. It was kind of a personal trip, but I would still find a way to study other people's psychology and He will find his way back to bother me again. I picked up my duffle bag and slung it over my shoulder. My notebook was still held in my hand with the pen being used as a bookmark.
Thankfully, the weather outside was pretty warm. I had a small breeze smack my face, making small parts of my hair blow out of place. As I looked around, I heard everyone around me speaking their own language that I knew very little of. In time, I would try to think of words to say, but the unceasing, nagging, grumbling sound coming from my stomach held me back from those thoughts.
Immediately, I looked around the area and saw what looked like a cafe not too far from the station. The notebook that was once clenched in my hand was now being shoved into the free front pocket in my duffle bag as I quickly walked to the cafe. It wasn't as far as I had thought since I was crossing the street to the front doors in less than four minutes.
On the front of the place had a flashy red LED sign that said in cursive, "Plant and Page." Something English in this place; nice. Inside, though, I wasn't too grand about. I'd have to speak some French and I pray that I don't offend. I took a free table that only had two chairs and set my duffle bag underneath before taking out my messy notebook again. "Que puis-je fair pour vous?" a waitress with curly, poofy hair came out. Thankfully, I understood that.
"Uh," I mumbled, grabbing the small menu that was set on the table, "Un café et un croissant au chocolat," my French spiraled out from between my lips like I had spoken it frequently.
"Link." Curly Hair gave me a quick smile and twirled around on her heels to go get what I ordered. I went back to the stance I had utilized earlier; my hand shielding my eyes from anyone trying to look at me and my head hanging down to stare at my notebook. Going headlong into writing, I had not expected Him until I felt and heard a small breath on the side of my neck. I tried my best to shield that area, but a slap made contact with the skin of my hand. Annoyingly, I removed my hand and returned it back to the place is was before, holding down my notebook paper.
'She's here. Look. Look. Go to her. Let her kill you.' He wrote.
My arms immediately shut the notebook closed. Not now. I tried taking in the cafe's surroundings. The walls were a dark maroon shade like a killer girl's lipstick and what was plastered on the walls were framed pictures of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin. Is that why they called it Plant and Page? It sounded like a cool cafe name and a good way to hang pictures of Robert and Jimmy? Owning up to their name, not bad.
'Look at her!' He growled into my ear.
And what do you know. This is where Dagger Ankle ran off to. She must've done it right when the train stopped. Dagger Ankle's head hung like mine, but it was covering her food. Straightaway, my legs sprung up and hastily walked over to her table that had an empty seat. "Dagger Ankle," I spoke to her quietly, hoping not to startle her again. With her head snapping up quicker than I could look at her, she stared at me again, one cheek puffed up with food. Before I could speak out of my own mouth, He was already telling me what to say.
"Look, please just be my friend," my hand was clasping onto hers tightly. I swear to God I wasn't trying to be aggressive, He was telling me to do it.