Jase, Fred and G'

Halloween, 13 days later. Friday night.

Fred was sitting at the bar on his own, dressed in his usual black and red long-sleeves sweater, about to finish his fifth or sixth bottle of whisky. Long agonising minutes has passed when Jase busted in the door, catching the attention of all the people still in the bar. Out of breath, he started to pace back and forth, still looking at the door as if he was expecting to see someone coming behind him. Frustrated and irritated by the agitation that has settled since Jase entered the bar moments ago - and obviously due to the too much alcohol running into his brain - Fred turned and throw Jase an infuriated look. Jase stopped pacing and caught Fred’s eyes, which made him jump out of his thoughts and realise that every single living thing in the room was watching him speculatively. Meanwhile, he managed to grab the stool next to Fred, sat and tried without success to suppress his uneasiness.

Aware that the situation was annoying him, Fred started to talk, “Hey Jase, what’s wrong with you man?”Since Jase didn’t seem to hear him or didn’t give a damn about him – well, he couldn’t tell himself what it was since he had been drinking during the past three hours and that definitely had a huge effect on his less than remaining senses – he snapped his fingers in front of his face trying to get Jase back to life and add in a mocking tone, “Wake up!”. Once again lost in his thoughts, he stared at Fred and gave him an are-you-talking-to-me kind of look and finally opened his mouth, “Me?”
“No, Jesus”, he said sipping the last of his glass, this time grinning “so, what’s up with you anyway?” Somehow at that particular moment, even thought he knew Fred has been drinking like a hole during the past hours – primo because he smelled like he had been swimming in it and deusio because he looked like he’d been run over by a truck – Jase could see a genuine – not to say annoying – curiosity in Fred’s eyes, which he knew wouldn’t be suppressed by a simple “nothing” but he told himself that he could at least try.

But before he could spit it out right into Fred’s face – which he wished would stop Fred from asking him stupid question – Fred hold up his hand as to stop him from arguing as if he already knew what to expect then nodded to the bartender, a sign that means he wanted another drink, and facing Jase again said in a menacing tone, “don’t try to bullshit me”. Jase’s “why do you care” only happened to get Fred’s grin widened before bursting into laugh, which only made Jase want to cut his head off but then, Fred grew seriously again and said, “I don’t. But you’ve been jumping around like you’re sob’s ass was on fire and it got the hell out of me, so I thought you might as well want to share a bit. Not that I care, of course”.
“You won’t let it go, eh?” Jase surprised himself saying it because he knew much too late that it’ll only encourage Fred to push him spill it all out, whether or not he wanted to. He thought a moment and then, only because he wanted to be finished with it as fast as it has started, he glance in Fred’s direction only to find him looking back at him, cocking his brows.

He tightened his jaw and swore under his breath before muttering something that this time was more directed to himself for being such an idiot and letting the sob who was sitting next to him see far too much than he should have. “So?” Fred said lifting one brow in expectation. Now that he knew he had no choice Jase firmly said “Ok. I talk, you shut up. NO comment, got that?”
Fred shrugged and added glancing his way with a satisfied look “I’ll try”. Jase narrowed his gaze and shook his head already regretting the ‘deal’ he knew was more to his disadvantage. In his attempt to relax, he drew in a deep breath and finally spoke, “Look, last week, during halloween I, I met that girl…I mean…that thing and…oh gosh” he let a desperate sigh escape from his lips and continued “it was dark and I didn’t get to see her, really I mean”, when he saw Fred frowning, he knew what was to come and said, embarrassment now written all over him “yeah, yeah I know, sounds crazy…people like us, don't usually…but, you know?” he looked and hoped Fred understood and wouldn’t want him to clarify what sounded like a whole mess even to his own ears. Fred looked confused and irritated “What the...what are you talking about?!” he said feeling his patience running empty. “Well as I told you were” and Fred said cutting him off “yeah yeah you were in the dark and blablabla so, what the hell happened?!”

“She grabbed my...” but before he could finish his sentence, Jase was interrupted by what seems to be a female voice “well, well, well, what’s that? singles support-group?” Surprised by the interruption Fred wondered “and you are?”, “G’” Jase muttered “like Gorgeous” added the stranger “NO, like Go to hell” Jase replied, his uneasiness coming out from every pore of his body. “Ouch! So rude” her words made him shiver with disgust as she approach her mouth to his ear and said low enough to keep others but not Fred from hearing “it hurts when you do that babe” again her voice make goose bumps appear all along his spine “I’ll be damned” “hmm if I remember, you weren’t that uninterested when I was going down on...” Well aware of where their conversation was heading, and even thought the scene playing right before his eyes amused him, Fred finally convinced himself that he wouldn’t survived if he was to hear the end of it and said holding up a hand to stop both them before they start eating up at each other “wow! Please, spare me the details!” They both looked at him, G’ like she was going to make him pay for his intrusion and Jase with an expression on his face that screamed Thank you god!!

“So is that what it was all about?” Fred sighted “Jason Voorhees you’re just so useless” Trying to get the attention back to her – most of all Jase’s attention – as  to remind them that she was still there, she started sliding a hand upward on one of Jase’s thigh to some forbidden territory when she heard Fred asking “mind to join us?” Startled by his proposition, she glanced at Jase and said teasing them “depends, am I gonna look as pathetic as the two of you do?” then she winked at Jase who was now griting his teeth. Unexpectedly she decided to end her little masquerade and what she said next made Jase exhale a heavy sighs of relief “Sorry to disappoint you guys, but gotta get back to business but thanks anyway Mr?”she looked at Fred waiting for him to introduce himself "Krueger, Freddy Krueger" she nodded "Mr. Krueger" then she turned around and walked to the door but before she got out, she turned back and said “got some killing to do” then she blew a kiss to Jase and said “see you later bad boy” and then she disappeared behind the doors. “Ewww, I hate when she does that” he saw Fred studying him “what?” Fred shook his head “Well I’ve just understood why you were so anxious at the idea of seeing her again” he sipped his drink “she’s quite a phenomena, and a scary one” he looked at the ceiling “but I swear I saw her somewhere else”

Jase looked at him and from the first time during the whole evening, he seemed amused “remember I called her G’?” Fred nodded “well comes from a big crap movie those low-life humans made...The Grudge” Fred thought for a moment then said “yeah that’s the one! But isn’t she supposed to make that horrible sound like...” “all special effects” Jase said as he ordered his first drink. Fred was thankful for everything that had happened tonight since it made him forget why he was there himself. 

But then, that would be another story...