Say hello to the night

I walk into the door to the back stage area dressed in black from head to toe with my guitar case on my back. It's been a rough couple of weeks between losing my first title opportunity to Blyss, the falling out with Lani, and then the girl Jade coming and going like the wind. Things are so strange right now. I take my guitar case off my back, take the guitar out, and sit in a chair. I tune the guitar a little before playing a haunting song in a hollow voice.

I can hear what you're thinking,
All your doubts and fears,
And if you look in my eyes, in time you'll find,
The reason I'm here.

And in time all things shall pass away,
In time, you may come back someday.
To live once more, or die once more,
But in time, your time will be no more.

You know your days are numbered,
Count them one by one,
Like notches in the handle of an outlaw's gun.
You can outrun the devil, if you try,
But you'll never outrun the hands of time.

In time there surely, come a day
In time all things shall pass away,
In time you may come back some say.
To live once more, or die once more,
But in time, your time will be no more.

(I play the guitar solo of the song)

I can hear what you're thinking.


TBC Frank

I smirk and nod at Frank.

"Just life's little ups and downs. Seems my usual efforts aren't working, in life or the ring. Think it's time for a change."

I take a pack of cigarettes from the pocket of my black jeans, shake one out and put it between my lips. I take a book of matches out rip one out of the pack and strike it against the rough wall, and light the cigarette. I take a long drawl from the cigarette and slowly exhale through my nose, staring into the flame of the match before putting it out on my tongue.

"Someone once said, you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Perhaps I've reached that point in my life."

I look at him with a soft chuckle.

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I nod along with Storming, knowing exactly what he is going through myself. However, not being in his situation just now does make me crack a slight smile as I nod my head again.

Frank: I have been where you are before my friend. Best thing to do is forget about the bitch and find one that will appreciate you for who you truly are. That is what I did and I ended up with my wife Lisa. She accepts, trusts and appreciates me for who I am completely man. I hope you can find someone like that. But , I have one question for you Storming. Can you still "bring it" the way you used to, like you did in the other place we both were at?

I look at Stroming as he sets his guitar in it's case and nods his hed before he speaks again.

I nod and run both hands through my hair.

"Indeed I can. Not that it ever really mattered much there, with the corporate ass kissers swinging from management's short and curlies. I'm doing things my own way now, and my way isn't very nice."

I show another smirk before taking a long drawl from my cigarette.

"I don't think Lani will be much of a problem anymore. She hardly ever crosses my mind anymore. Though it would be nice to find a woman, who knows everything about me and understands. Though the chances of that happening are slim as much as we're on the road, and the lack of women in the company."

I nod.

"I will. I don't think my friends are gonna be happy with some of my decisions....So I'm gonna need some new ones. People to have my back."

I take another long drawl from my cigarette and put it out.

"It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll. I'm gonna have to do things I wouldn't ordinarily do but they're necessary. I could use some help cleaning some property I recently acquired. "