Stalking the Beast

The owner of the establishment referred to the place as a gentleman's club, but in actuality it was just a high class strip club.  Full nudity was not allowed.  When the girl's came out and danced they usually stripped off everything except their underwear.  I had never been to the place before.  David, a friend from work, said that he had been here the previous weekend, and that it would definitely be worth the small cover charge to go.

I had recently broke up with my girlfriend of three years, and spent most weekends just laying around the apartment watching movies.  I had originally wanted to wait until David or some other guys from work were going to go, but it was Saturday night, and the thought of another night at home alone was just plain depressing.

Finding the place had actually been a nightmare, and by the time that I arrived it was almost closing time.  There were only a few patrons in the place, and I chose a seat up close to the stage that the girls used.  A waitress immediately approached and brought a drink that I hadn't ordered.

"What's this?" I ask, "I didn't order a drink yet."

"Compliments of the house, sir."  She was young and extremely attractive, and I hoped that the dancers, or strippers, if you prefer, looked at least as good as she did.

I took a drink of the dark colored brew she had put before me.  It looked as dark as cola, and was sweet, and I immediately began to feel light headed.  It was more like a drug than a drink.  Euphoric is the best way to describe it, and it sent a tingling sensation throughout my body.

I sat back and music began to play, dark and gothic sounding.  The most beautiful woman I have ever seen stepped out from behind the curtain and began gyrating to the sound of the song.  Her skin was dark, almost a bronze color, and she had thick dark hair and such penetrating dark eyes that it seemed she could read your thoughts. 

Her gaze seemed to be riveted on me throughout the dance.  As she took off articles of clothing I found myself becoming more and more attracted to her.  It wasn't that I wanted to have sex with her so much, although I certainly did.  I don't know what it was, her looks, the euphoric feeling of the drink, or a combination of things, but by the time the song ended and she left the stage, I was willing to do anything to make her happy.  I was absolutely obsessed, and I needed to see her again. 

The next dancer took to the stage, and another came after, but I paid scant attention to either of them.  My mind was absolutely filled with the dark beauty.  There was room for nothing and no one else.  I don't even remember getting up to leave, but as I was about to get into my car I saw her from the corner of my eye.  She was looking right at me and when our eyes locked she turned and started to walk away.  It is not my habit to stalk or follow women, but this particular night I couldn't help myself.  It was like I was a sailor following a siren's  song.

She walked around the back side of the building and into a dark alley.  By the time I caught sight of her again, she was at the other end, walking through a gate, which clattered shut behind her.  As I approached the gate another sensation overcame me, though it only lasted a second or two.  It's hard to explain, but I knew if I followed her through the gate, I might never be able to come back again.  I knew that my life might be forever and irrevocably changed. 

I tried to peer through the gate, but there was only darkness on the other side that my eyes could not penetrate.  Throwing caution to the wind, I slowly opened the gate and walked through.  She was just a few feet in front of me, with her back to me, and as she started to turn I immediately began to notice the change.

The whole form of her body contorted, and she changed from a beautiful women to something out of a horror movie.  Like a fallen angel, or demon, her skin turned to the color of ash and a pair of wings sprouted.  Her clothing tore away as her body doubled in size and I turned back the way I had come only to find that the impenetrable blackness was now where the gate had been. 

As she advanced upon me I realized my torment in this place would last forever.