The Motorway Cafe

Jackie

Slightly confused on what he's saying, the lady at the counter slides me my drink. I casually bring it up to my lips and feel the burning sensation go down my throat. I glance at him again, curious.

"Yeah," I reply, "Yours?'

Ayani

"Yeah," she says, "Yours?"

I chuckle a little,

"My accent is of Aura, my home country. Not many people have heard of it." I say.

I bite my lip, waiting for her response.

"Really? That seems interesting." she says after sipping her drink.

"Saze, yes. Aura is a beautiful country. Although I can't be there now, I visit often."

Jackie

...Aura?

I sigh, slumping the sleeves of my leather jacket back down. Freezing, I nod, "Nice," I finally say, taking another sip of my drink, "I'm from a place called Olympus."

Ayani

"Olympus! Sa Domain of the Gods?" I say in astonishment,

"Yes," she says laughing.

"It has been many years since I've graced the presence of a demigoddess, do tell me your name saraza." I say, slowly.

Jackie

I flash a smile, "Jackie. Daughter of Athena. You are?"

Ayani

"Zo noma, my name is Ayani Detore Sa Vodeza" I say.

"That sounds beautiful," she says, smiling.

"Oh yes, beauty is coveted deeply in my country. As I'm sure you would be." I say, flattering.

Jackie

I blush, taking another sip of my drink, "Thank you," I reply, flashing a smile.

Ayani

"Thank You," she says, blushing.

"You are very welcome saraza, I speak only the truth." I say, sipping my drink.

"So what do you do?" she asks.

"Ha, I am what you would call, a, how do you say? A, maji..."I struggle

"A magician?" she asks.

"Saze! Yes! I am a magician, an entertainer." I say

Jackie

"Interesting," I turn to face him, "Entertain me"

Ayani

"Entertain me," she laughs.

"It will be my pleasure..." I say, pulling my deck of Tarot Cards from the box on my belt.

I flip the cards around my hands in different direction and on the table, I lay them out in front of her.

"I'm sure you've seen the tarot, now pick your three and you will see. The past, the present, and the future..." I say.

She picks three and lays them face down, I flip the first.

"The past shows a girl, she's smart. A college graduate, at 18 no less. Siblings, yes, a brother and sister."

I flip the second,

"The present shows a young woman, a guard, sitting at the seat of the gods. I see another young woman, blond hair, she's a fire she is"

I flip the third,

"In the future I see a life, a harder life, but a good life. Hopefully you will find love soon, it's in the cards. So it must happen."

Her face is indifferent, I bite my lip, waiting for her response.

Jackie

Whoa.....

I flash a smile, "That, my friend, was amazing."

Red

I gazed across to the two love birds over at the bar, somewhat confused just how they hadn't noticed two police officers down on the ground. I moved my view over to Myles, who was shuddering after his, in my eyes impressive, act of physical anticipation. But, nevertheless, whatever he was wanted for, and what we had now both done, if we had our asses still around when the cops woke up, well, we might aswell just walk right into the cells ourselves.

"You ok?" I asked Myles, wiping the blood from my sliced gums.

"Er, erm, yeah..."

I sighed deeply, trying to think of a plan to get us out of the mess made. "Grab your stuff; we're leaving."

He looks regretful. "Were will we go?"

"Just down the highway, we can stop by and you can inform me just why the pigs are after you." I directed a look at Mia. "Tell 'em we're gone, in the next state by now, but we'll be back shortly. Wait 'n see."

She smiled slightly, kicking my leathers beneath the counter; there was no point wasting time putting those back on. I patted my hand on Myles' shoulder and pulled him towards the door.


The rain was still dripping down from the miserably grey skies, plipping off of my Harley. I tossed the helmet posted on the handlebars across to the lean man, and it thumped him in the chest. "Put it on."

"What about you?" He replied.

"Never mind me, put the thing on."

Myles complied and placed the helmet, right way around, onto his skull and tightened the straps around his chin. "You ready to go?"

Ayani

"That, my friend, was amazing..." she says.

I laugh a little,

"You are too kind, but they do tell me I'm good. But it's really all the cards, they tell me everything." I say.

The men and the other woman leave, leaving only us two and the other girl at the bar.

"What exactly do they tell you?" she asks with a smile.

"Ha, they tell me that you, are one who has seen her set of tragedies. Perhaps you're not ready to settle down at this time, but they do tell me," I pick the first card off the top of deck. A heard decorated ornately with flowers and things is the illustraion, at the bottom it reads ileada - love

"That you are looking for love, do you have your eye on anyone in particular?" I say

Jackie

I shrug, taking a sip of my drink, "Not really. I've been focusing on my studies. But it would be nice to have someone," I flash a smile.