EP0(Eglis) (第1/1页)

    Thebloaristdidn’tmakeitbacktothehotelfromthepartyuntil1a.m.Hebypassedeveryone’seyesandheadedtoabarinthesuburbs.Itwasn’tuntifterhedrankthat"specialdrink"thathetrulyfeltsain.Atthismoment,hehadhadthetimetoremovetheheavystagemakeup,andTommycouldclearlyfeelltheeyesfromeverydirefixedonhisprettyfadheobviouslydidn’tlikebeierofattention.

    Justlikeprey.

    Assooeredtheroom,hequicklyremovedthemakeupfromhisface,gedintoaloosebathrobe,andtookararemomenttogazeattheviewfromthe20thfloor.Hiseyeseventuallywomentwostreetsawayfromthehotel.Basedonhisintuition,hewascertaintheywereuptosomethingshady.Theblondmandidn’twanttowastetimeeavesdroppingontheirversation,sohesimplydrewthecurtaihimselfsinkintothesoftbed,closedhiseyes,andshutoutallthesensationsoftheoutsideworld,relishingararemomentofsolitude.

    Hehadsuccessfullymadeitthroughanotherday.Lifeamonghumanswastrulybusy,alwaysfull,andneverallowedamomentofrest.

    Tommyghetimeonhisphoneandsighedathowlongthenightsalwaysseemed.Hetookoutacrystalgssfromtheet,alongwithabottleofwhiskeyhehadrequestedearlierfromthefrontdesk,andquietlysatontheedgeofthebed,drinkinghimselfandthinkingabouthowhemightspendhisfreemomeweentourstops.

    Heslowlyexhaled,thevisiblewhitebreathaemperaturedispyedontheairditioner’spahhintingathowdifferentthismanwasfromordinarypeople.

    Asudden,urgentknothedoorshatteredthegoodmoodhehadjustbuilt.Forasplitsed,hisbrownpupilsfshedaterrifyingdarkred.

    Tommyrelutlywalkedtothedoor;heklywhowasdisturbinghimagain.