A gay short story

The night was fresh and the sky was clear and I could see the stars and the moon was half full. I took a deep breath and started to walk down the street not knowing were to go but I needed a drink very badly so I thought of pubs that could be open at this hour. Many pubs crossed my mind, maybe too many.
I entered a small one, Bric-a-back was the name of the pub, it was not very full and I couldn’t see any familiar faces. Better this way I thought, I wasn’t in a very good mood.
I approached the barman and ordered a gin. With the drink in my hand I walked to the small stage where there was a transvestite show going on. The name of the singer was Vanessa Skywalker and I thought with the first smile in weeks, maybe when she was young she had seen “Star Wars” too many times.
Vanessa was singing “I will survive” with the voice of Gloria Gaynor not very original but she was very good.
As I turned my head, still smiling, I saw him. It was the first time that I had seen him there. He was very good looking and he smiled back at me. I approached him and asked if I could offer him a drink. He agreed and we went to a table. I said that my name was Jack and he said his was Ennis, we talked and talked and I asked him if he wanted to dance and for the second time that night he agreed.
When we were dancing I kissed him. His lips were very sweet and I was putting my arms around him when a boy came up to him from no where and slapped him in the face. It was his boyfriend and they started to argue. After a while the boy left leaving Ennis alone.
After that scene I wanted another drink and as I turned my back I realized that he had gone.




Artur Cantas