Melisa never had a good life; she lived in fear and hate of both her parents and siblings. Waiting for the day that they decided she was no longer needed and throwing her out.
She would have experienced just that if not for the fact that she overheard them talking one night talking about how they will throw her out in the middle of nowhere a few days later and leave her to freeze.
As soon as she had heard that, she took all the money she had along with some necessities in a bag and prepared to leave home the next day, which she did. During a cold and windy morning, she departed somewhere, not caring where; by bus.
As she arrived at a 3
rd
stop that marked the end of the drive route, she came out, not wanting to return home.
What greeted her was a dead land, a vicious wind threatening to blow her away at any moment and heavy snow falling all around her.
All that disturbed that scene was a building called "Jason's bed&breakfast" she could not help but feel relieved, about to freeze outside, she went towards the building and stood in front of the door.
The building was like a sore thumb sticking out compared to the area next to it, it was rustic but clean looking. The rich oak walls on the outside added to the warm feeling of the yellow light coming from the inside.
She opened the door and with a jing of the bell that the door had hit, entered the building.
What was inside had shocked her, it was a well-furnished bar filled with well tapestried seats all around and a bar in the middle of the room in front of which a few round dark red leather chairs sat.
The feeling the whole place gave off could only be explained as "peaceful melancholy"
She had decided that after the whole day, she needed a drink and sat on one of the chairs that were in front of the drinks bar.
The whole building was empty, not even the person to manage the bar could be seen. Feeling uneasy, she hit the bell on the counter and waited.
Just as she hit the bell, she could hear someone approaching from the back of the building where one door was open.
A tall young man walked out; he could not have been older than 25 years old. His hair was medium length and deep black.
As he approached her, he smiled and pointed at a carboard box he was holding; it was filled with drinks.
"Sorry miss, I don't usually get customers at this time of the night, I was in the back getting supplies to replenish our stock" His voice was deep and rich, it felt as if the whole area trembled when he spoke.
His smile was as charming as it could be. One smile and Melisa relaxed.
"It's no problem, what do you have on the menu?" She asked as she looked on the display of many alcoholic drinks in front of her.
The young man looked into her eyes and smiled "Any drink that you want, no matter what it is" then tapped with his knuckles on the table once, ready to hear her order.
It may have been because she had a bad day or maybe due to the cold but she felt snarky and remembered a drink her grandfather, the only person in her family that she liked had invented by mixing a few unusual alcohols and naming it the golden shot.
She liked that drink a lot so she smirked and asked "Can I have the golden shot?" while looking forward to seeing his confused face.
However, that did not happen, although she had not seen it, the young man's eyes that were blue flashed green and he said "certainly" while pulling out a cocktail shaker and 4 bottles of different alcohols; each one that her grandpa had used to make his cocktails.
The man had no hesitation, he poured the alcohol in the shaker in perfect ratio to one another and mixed it. The drink came out a vibrant yellow and was poured into the martini glass he had prepared beforehand.
All the while Melisa was dumbfoundedly watching him. She finally asked him what she was meaning to as he put the glass next to her hand "How do you know that drink?" eyes filled with worry and bewilderment.
She was sure the man knew her family and would kill her in their stead now that she was in the middle of nowhere, alone.
The man crossed around the table and pulled one of the chairs that were close to her towards himself, sitting on it and looking her into the eyes.
"I said anything's fine, did I not? Do not worry, I do not plan to harm a guest in any way. Have a drink" as he ended his words, he pointe towards the glass that was filled with the drink.
If it had been her in a normal situation, she would have run but somehow, she felt that she could trust the man and had no reason to panic.
She just took the glass and drank one gulp, the a second and so on until the whole glass was empty. She looked into the glass as tears were streaming down her cheeks and she crumbled.
She wailed, screamed and finally laid her hand on the table.
The thoughts in her mind making her nauseous, her whole throat in pain as if she was being choked. The feeling did not last a long time though, the man just gently held her hand in one of his hands and the feeling was gone.
His deep but calming voice reverberating the whole room as he spoke "Melisa, I will not harm you. Tell me, what do you wish for? Bliss, revenge, money? I will help whatever you ask for"
His eyes now burning green in rage as if he was feeling hurt seeing her in that state, however he did not squeeze her hand any more even under all that rage. He really did not wish for even an ounce of pain to happen to her.
She looked into his eyes, feeling his hate and sorrow. She knew he would destroy the whole world if she wished for it. He would do whatever she needed, no matter what it was.
She could ask to be the owner of this world and he would make her one but so what, would she be happy with it?
"...you" "I want you to be here with me" Looking into his eyes and squeezing his hand tightly. She did not wish for money or power, she wished to not be alone.