The Showman

They're Gone

"Get to the point, cause I don't understand" Bono said

"You don't remember? Not a thing" Guggi asked

"I'm getting nervous, what the fuck happened?" Bono got serious

"Sun left" Edge said

"What?" Bono got froze. His face went pale; he didn't expect that, especially after what they had last night

"You were drunk, Michael asked how long it will take you to and I quote "To fuck her" cause que wanted to and I quote again "To fuck her too" and you asshole, just giggled. You stayed silent and giggled. Everyone was there, she came here, took her things and headed to the airport" Guggi said

"What the fuck!" Bono couldn't believe what he just heard

"We came and saw them leaving, I talk to her, but she was really hurt. She said you treated her like she was your whore knowing how hard it was for her to open up, that you laughed at her face in front of everyone and that your hooker came too early so she left. So yes, she was pretty angry" Edge lifted his elbows

"I fucked it... hard" Bono said looking totally ashamed of his behavior "I'm an idiot. Michael sent me hookers?! How many people were there? I said nothing? " Bono asked, he still couldn't believe what he did

"You giggled... in front of her, Eli, the lads and the supermodels that are around Michael, so yeah, around 12 people. And yes, Michael send you a hooker" Edge said

"Where are them?" Bono asked

"They are gone. We don't know. They both had their luggage's with them. Your house keeper told us they asked him for a taxi to the airport. So I guess they went to Berlin or Buenos Aires or who knows where..." Guggi replied

"How idiot I am! I need to find her and tell her I'm sorry" Bono said looking at his fiends

Some hours later, the girls arrived to Norway. A very cold and mysterious place. Sun got her camera out, the only thing that took Bono out of her mind.

They were heading to a little town, in the middle of nowhere, where the Northern Lights usually appear. Eli packed a little bag with Vodka and some things to eat. They were both so sheltered they couldn't move. It was dark and cold. The only thing they could do was waiting for the mysterious lights to come.

"You know Eli, remember when I told you how I met Bono in Buenos Aires?" Sun asked

"Sun, you don't have to talk about him if you want" Eli said

"I have to tell this to someone. Do you remember or not?" Sun asked again

"You were running in the park. He told you his name was Paul" Eli said and laugh in the end

"Yes. Remember I saw him painting something, very concentrated. His hands were running to catch every little detail or whatever he had in his mind?" Sun said while her eyes were lost in the dark skies

"Oh, yes. I do remember now"

"Well... He painted me. That painting is me running in Jacaranda Park" Sun finally said

"What?! But... He saw you only once at that time" Eli asked surprised

"Yes. And still he managed to stare at me the way he incredibly does and kind of take a picture of myself with his eyes to pain every detail of me..." She said imagining his intense gaze. "He showed it to me the night we slept together... He then hung the painting in his room after that night"

"Wait, what?" Eli asked surprised

"When I took my things to come here I entered his room for one las time, I don't know why. But I stare at the bed where a few hours ago I was with him, felling his perfume, his warm skin, his gaze, his smile and there it was; the painting hanging above the bed" Sun said imagining that night and having goosebumps on her skin

"He likes you and very much to do that" Eli said "Since we're getting honest... I slept with Adam"

"What?! Why didn't you tell me?" Sun asked surprised by her friend's confession

"Well...I stayed in his house in Dublin. Guggi is living with him, cause Adam hates being alone, so they work and inspire each other and stuff. Thing is Adam is very sexual, very intense. But Guggi, he's from out of space. He's fun, crazy, he will always surprise you. I thought he was just being friendly with me, that he was not interested in something more. But last night, he opened up. He said he was feeling sad because I was leaving, that he finally found someone crazy like him and very childish things, but romantic and honest, you know? And I felt guilty for sleeping with his best friend. I don't know if he's aware of it. And that's why I kissed him. It was like a thank you..." Eli confessed

"Oh lord. This is very therapeutic" both laughed "Don't lie to yourself, that kiss wasn't a thank you, it was an "I want you" kind of thing. I like him. He seems a good guy. I know you're crazy like him, and since you're not attached to anything, you're more like a nomadic, stay in touch with him. He travels around Europe and you could see each other every once in a while" Sun suggested

"I know. When I kissed him, I left my personal card in his pocket" Eli said

"Oh...Such a professional" Sun smiled

"Let's have a toast! For the therapeutic Northern Lights!" Eli said as they both had a shot of vodka

After that toast, the lights finally started dancing in the dark skies. It was a magical night. Those intense green and violet colors moving around darkness. 

After an hour of silence just admiring such a spectacle, the lights went away and left a skyline stained, like a canvas, for the stars to shine bright. They could feel like the starts were visiting them and showing how beautiful they are.