Friday Night Fever
It was a humid Friday night on Mint Street. My friends had all abandoned me around midnight for the comforts of their beds but I was nowhere near ready for the evening to end. As I walked alone, my heels clicking along the cobblestone, passing ultra lounges, bars and the seedy dives that were squeezed into the shadows of yuppie heaven, I pondered the trouble I wanted to get into. My journey was aimless. I just knew I wanted something to make me forget yesterday; even if it was just for a short time.
None of the places I
passed caught my eye enough to entice me to enter so I resigned myself to
leaning against the building while having smoke. I fished through my purse
searching out my half smushed box of Dunhills, shaking my head at my filthy
habit. Soon I was standing there sucking
down destiny and death, staring at the lights on the bridge just a bit farther
down the road. Red, green, yellow, and
then red again. It was a monotonous proceeding that reminded me of my own
life. I was desperate for something
different. I was tired of this god
damned city and its daily doldrums. I
pushed myself away from the wall while tossing my cigarette to the ground and
squashing it with my heel. I was pretty
sure any ladylike appeal I may have had in the clubs was now long gone. I smiled at the notion in spite of it being
negative.
Maybe I should just go
home was running through my head as I headed in the direction of the
trains. That’s when he caught my
eye. He stood there, almost half lurking
in the shadows, watching me. I froze for
a moment not quite sure what to think of him.
He stepped a bit into the yellow haze cast from the streetlight above me
and my fear dissipated. He was a bit on
the nerdy side with cute potential, not any sort of threat to me. He actually seemed a bit nervous. “What was this kid up to?” I thought to
myself. He walked over to me and said hi
while looking at the ground. When I said
hello back his head raised up offering me a chance to enjoy his steel grey
eyes. I smiled at him as I looked him
over. I guess that encouraged his next
question. “How much?” he asked. I did not initially realize what he was
asking so I am sure my look of confusion made him realize he needed to repeat
his question. “How much do you cost?”