Lucy

Hello.

My name is Joseph Murray and this is my tale.

I’ve never been to confident or adventurous. At heart I’m just an innocent kid.....but I never acted that way.

I always tried to 'play the bad boy' and act cool and charismatic in public in a desperate attempt at popularity and acceptance

Hell ! don’t we all? You're probably chuckling to yourself right now thinking of a loveable loser I remind you of...But I digress.

It was a Tuesday Night and as Usual I had nothing better to do than to go to the nearest bar .

None of my friends were interested In joining me. As they rightly pointed out they had work in the morning ,as did I and no one goes out during the week.

But I ignored their good advice anyway. I put on some cheap cologne and My 'good levis' and Headed out.

The bar was Not surprisingly pretty empty. Just a couple of old men nursing spirits and a small crowd Of teenagers.....and then there was 'Her'.

A beautiful looking girl with bright red hair and 3 tattoos At least 3 I could see. I presumed there were others underneath what little clothes she was wearing.

Dressed entirely In black her tattoos displayed dragons and other such mythical creatures. Suffice to say she had the 'Rock Chick' look nailed.

She was dancing seductively near the jukebox. It was playing some 'Groove metal' song I didn’t quiet recognize. I was surprised by how little attention anyone seemed to be paying to her.

I had a few more drinks for courage and approached her expecting instant rejection with my false confident alter ego In toll. I asked her her name and with a shy smile and sensual Giggle she responded

'Lucy'

I told her mine and we began to chat. To be entirely honest I couldn’t believe my luck when I had been talking to her for a few minutes and she still seemed interested in me.

Usually girls rejected me within a minute or two of me introducing myself. This girl seemed to not only tolerate me but appeared to be flirting. Everything she said was In a tone of voice I cant quiet describe

Its not an unusual tone of voice just one that’s hard to put into words. It has a slight suggestively sexual tone to it. You have most Likely heard it from a girl before. Most Likely when they wanted you to buy them something.

Like alcohol or jewelry.

I thought that was probably the case here. Either that or she was just teasing me.

But then to My surprise she offered to by ME a drink. She turned to the barman and whispered something. To this day I don’t know what It was but It sounded like it was in another language

One I didn’t recognize, somewhere between Hebrew and Arabic. She handed me a shot Of clear liquid I assumed it was vodka. I usually don’t drink spirits But I wasn’t going to argue with her.

I wasn’t going to blow my chance to 'Score with a hot chick' so I drank it.

It wasn’t vodka.

It was to strong. absinth? No stronger still. I don’t know what it was but after 2 or 3 of them I was feeling pretty drunk. I noticed Lucy hadn’t

drunk any. I asked her why and as badly as I slurred my speech she understood me. She said she had an extreme tolerance for alcohol ,she couldn’t get drunk.

Then she asked me If she wanted to go for a ride. I said yes.

we Got outside and she walked over to a car. A rather expensive Looking B.M.W and glanced around her suspiciously before entering

I didn’t question it at the time. The part of my brain that dealt with Logic was muffled by alcohol and my overactive libido.

we Began to drive. I assumed we were going back to hers. I was about to pass out on the leather seats when I was thrust back Into consciousness by a police siren . I looked around and Noticed we were Being followed by 2 squad cars. Over the intercom I could vaguely make out them saying something about a stolen vehicle .

I was still pretty drunk and only half awake at this stage.

'Lucy.... is this car stolen?' I asked. She gave me that same smile and giggle as before then responded 'Don’t worry about them' . One of the Police cars then swerved off road into a tree and began to catch fire as It faded out of sight. The other simply disappeared from sight altogether.

I assumed it had taken a different route to intercept us up ahead.....but It never did.

As I put the police car out of my mind I began to notice we were driving deeper into the heart of

'The bad part of town' as my mother always calls it. It reminded me a little of 'grove street' I used to love playing GTA SA as a kid. Those were good times . Of course the drug dealers and various scum that populated this street weren’t quiet as endearing as 'Sweet' or 'Big Smoke'.

Lucy finally stopped the Car in a back alley and told us we were 'here'.

A rather stereotypical drug dealer was just finishing up with another 'client' . I was puzzled and surprised when the dealer turned to Lucy and bowed. That’s right BOWED!!. He then proceed to ask 'what will it be this time Master' . I naively thought to myself ' wow drug dealers really are a lot nicer and more respectable than people give them credit for' .

Lucy said she wanted 'A Starter kit for the new recruit '.

I wondered what 'a starter kit ' was and was I? The new recruit?

The dealer handed Lucy a brick of heroin and then......vanished.

She walked over to me and asked me did I want to try it.

I hesitated for a moment before I had to come clean.

I told her I hadn’t done drugs before. I told her how I was uneasy in this neighborhood.

I told her I was frankly 'creeped out by this whole evening'.

She told me If I took the drugs.....she would have sex with me.

I never thought I would have to think about an offer to have sex from an attractive girl but this was no ordinary girl. In the end my libido got the better of me and I agreed. I wont bother trying to describe the sensation the heroin gave me. Its indescribable . If you've ever tried it you'll know .

It seemed pretty great. However my rational thought and motor skills were strongly affected. Much like being drunk. Very very drunk.

Lucy then walked over to a homeless man lieing in the corner ,quietly snoring. I hadn’t noticed him before. He seemed to just blend into the scenery. Somehow this made me smile but of course I was drugged out of my mind. Which is why I didn’t really react to what happened next.

Lucy whipped out a knife. Out of thin air it seemed. She certainly didn’t have anywhere to conceal it on her skimpy outfit. In one quick motion she sliced the homeless mans throat. He didn’t move or scream. The kill was executed so flawlessly I doubt he ever knew what happened. He just fell asleep that day and never woke up. I know what you're probably thinking. Why didn’t I scream and run for help.

Why was I admiring this killers handiwork.

Well you have to understand I was in a dreamlike state. Things didn’t really register and as for running. My limbs felt like they were made out of lead. Not a helpless or unnatural feeling exactly. Just the sort of feeling you sometimes experience lieing on your couch . A type of blissful comfort.

She then proceeded to dip her finger in the mans wound and draw some on the ground in blood. It started with a circle and spiraled into a series of complex and intricate shapes and designs.

I was impressed not only by the complexity of what she had drawn but also by the fact that she seemed to do it with only one draw of blood.

She danced in the circle. Speaking that same mysterious language. She the stopped and looked me in the eyes. She said 'its time. Fuck me'

I never thought I would refuse sex from a pretty girl like her but I knew This wasn’t right. I simply said 'no' got up, and began to walk away. In away I’m glad I accepted the heroin I’m sure without it everything that happened to me would have terrified and traumatized me. I certainly wouldn’t have reacted so calmly. Even now I’m not sure if it really even happened. Perhaps It was a dream?

Before I left I found myself stopping and turning.

I had to ask.

I had to know.

I looked at Lucy , hesitated a second, and asked her.

'Who are you?'

she smiled...and giggled

That same smile and laughter as before.

She responded 'silly boy. Don't you know?'

'I already told you.'

'My name is Lucy......its short for Lucifer '