Angelhair

As he talked on Cowboy paced in circles around Eric and the chair in which he was bound.  Each time this pacing would place him in front of Eric, Eric struggled to catch some glimpse, some view, of what his imprisoner looked like.

"Damn it!"  Eric said to himself.  The only time Cowboy would pass in front of him placed Cowboy strategically between Eric and those blinding lights facing him.  Cowboy still appeared as nothing more than a passing dark figure.

Suddenly, Cowboy stopped directly in front of Eric as his verbal tirade continued.  Now for the first time, Eric was able to notice that Cowboy was wearing a baseball style cap upon his head.

As the silouette of Cowboys face slowly turned, Eric struggled to squint hard and catch any features it may give him.  He was eye to eye with Cowboy and only but the distance of a few feet separated them.  The bill of Cowboys cap only created a darker shadow upon his eyes, his face.  He was still but a dark ghost to Eric.

"But enough about me."  Eric heard Cowboy say.  He had been so intent on grasping some recognizable feature of Cowboys appearance that he had tuned out all other enviromental factors.  He realized he hadn't heard one word Cowboy had been saying.

"Yes, let's talk about you Eric."  Cowboy said.  "You must be saying to yourself, how did I get to be so lucky---huh?"

Eric was completely focused on Cowboys every word.

"Well Eric, let me assure you that it really is nothing personal.  It was just lady luck my man."

"That fickle finger of fate.  I guess you were really just in the wrong place at the right time."  Cowboy said, a slight chuckle in his voice.  Again Cowboy began his pacing around Eric.

"Lady luck and four-leaf clovers.  Yeah, Eric, lady luck and four-leaf clovers."

"But again Eric," Cowboy continued  "It's all fate, man!"

"Like every instance, every moment, during our entire being."

"It's all fate!"

"And how these moments contact with other moments."

"It's all fate!"

"And the results, the outcomes of these contacts."

"It's all fate!"

"What will be has already been predetermined as to what will be."

"It's all fate!"

"Do you see that Eric?"  Cowboy asked him.  "Do you see that?  Huh?"  A hard slap to the back of Erics head immediately followed this question.

"Well answer me man!"  Cowboy barked.  "You can still nod your head, can't you?"

"Then answer me!!!!"  he roared.

Eric nodded his head up and down in agreement.  He wasn't really quite sure if he did understand the meaning behind Cowboys last ramblings but he nodded yes in agreement.

"Yes fate Eric,"  Cowboy paused before continuing "she is one beautiful woman!"

"Fate brought me to your little town here.  Of all the places I could be fate brought me here.  And fate made my car break down here.  And fate had me rent across the street from you then."

"And fate showed me your precious daughter."

"And fate showed me the love you two shared."

"And fate took me away from here Eric.  Fate had me miles and miles down the road."

"And fate stopped me!"

"And fate brought me back.  She brought me back here."

"And fate brought us all together.  Now!"

"But why Eric?"  Cowboy asked.  "Why?"

"Trying to find out her purpose, Eric.  To figure out her reason why.  To make sense of her."

"THAT, is her beauty!"

"You will excuse me please."  Cowboy asked