. . . ody in a topless bar . .

. . Hold it.

               What?

Wha

What did you just say?

    Werent listenin

I was, maybe, halfwas, what did you say?

Are you listenin now

cleared his throat  I am.

I said a headless body in a topless bar

                                           Not mine  I read it somewhere

Where would you read something like that?

Somewhere

              I read so much its hard to keep track but honestly   youll forget I said but youll remember a headless body in a topless bar

I believe I will.

Know it

Since were doubling back

                               Something you said doubling back on a confrontation youve related to me twice prior I didnt have to hear it again but you insisted

Something clicked

Like a locks tumblers aligning

Lock unlocked

    Lock unlocked

                     Sounds fascinating

Donbe too fascinated I doubt youll appreciate my observation

Regarding?

Your rare stories

Mine?

See

        Youre surprised

I’m not.

You are

          Your repetitive storied glory days don count  When you begin one again I can halflisten I knowem by heart

Im referring to your rare stories

                                  Which you also repeathowever  infrequently   over the years

he tilted his head like a bird  Well . . . you have my attention.

I imagine I do Theyre your stories Im only concluding with my observation

nodding  Okay

The first happened in court  You said tenfifteen years ago

                                                               A welldressed Hispanic man you said immaculately groomed . .

. . I remember. Yes. I remember, I can see him now.

Good

       You said you spoke with himconversed ten minutes  in the hall outside the court room before he excused himself walked away

Yes. I recall.

               You listen well.

Youre tellin a story

                            Then

What?

Court room bailiff opens the door to let everyone inside for jury selection

Yes.

Then

Turns out the well-dressed . .

. . Immaculately groomed

    He was.

               He was the defendant in a child pornography case.

You did not serve on the jury

I did not. tilted his head like a bird again   What’s this about?

Im rerelating

                About six months ago

About six months ago.

You had a confrontationexcuse me you confronted him a young man leaning against a wall holding his bike before him

Yes.

Because he kept calling you a sexual pervert

No.

Correct

         Hey, man, yeah you man, hey, hey, you’re a sexual predator.

Predator not pervert

Yes.

     He kept yelling at me, people were aroun . .

. . So you walked up to himwalked by your words fiftysixty feet up to him to someone you described as disturbed was probably on drugswasnt well kept

I did

You confronted him because fiftysixty feet away you couldnt tell he was messed up

He was yelling directly at me.

Calling you a sexual predator

Yeah.

         You would hav . .

. . I woudnt have

                    Idve laughed not paid him no mind

Bullshit, that’s bullshit. You’re by far more aggressive than I am.

Not regardin an eejit

                       Obviously to anyone walkinround hearin his mouth it was apparent he was troubledyah

I’d sa . .

. . Yet you walked over to him

I’m not having anyone calling me tha . .

. . Sexual predator

That.

Whadidya intend to do   Hitem

    No. No.  Tell him to shut his mouth.

Coudve done tha fiftysixty feet away or coudve looked over your shoulder beyond you shrugged walked off   Paid no attention to his brayin . .

. . He was yelling at me.

Yathink you may have confirmed his accusation

What?

Why approach

                 If someone calls me by name I don recognise em I don respond toim

I couldn’t help myself.

    My observation

Your observation?

All irritated

             Forgot I began this in regards to my observation

I did not.

Little heated

               Yadid

I’m heatedyeah.

                  What’s your observation?

he chuckled was ticklin himself  he couldnt help himself

                                                        Think maybe the alleged child pornographer the eejit screamin on the street recognised something about you

What?

he laughed hard

                      was so pleased with himself

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