the girl on a fortyfive to his
right sat on an upholstered bench her
back to the wall food beer on a long shared table chairs opposite caught his attention
he watched her enter among a slew
of people
she stuck out
he sat at the bar on a swivel
stool his beer Italian beef behind him
as he faced an elevated big screen on the wall opposite to watch #2 Michigan
Wolverines play #1 Ohio State Buckeyes one
of the great college rivalry
she didnt seem interested in the
game talked amicably with the women
to either side of her to two others across the table
they werent interested in the game either
were
attended by dates boyfriends
the girl was stag
it was raucous fans were dressed in colours in jerseys hollered across
the dining floor at one another in good humour good spirit
he had come because he anticipated a good game didnt own a TV
casually he glanced over at her
several times
admired her
looking over again he found her
looking right at him
she
smiled
he reachedgot his beer held it up towards her nodded
she picked hers up from the table held it returned his
nod
they drank
approaching half he noticed
her beer was nearly empty
still seated where they were he
motioned if shed like another
she
nodded
he got the
barmaids attention ordered drinks
once squared up he turned to her
they cheered sipped
remote but she was certainly put a hop in his step
her table became awfully animated the women who had sat around her had been displaced by guys and each vied for her attention
she was attractive
the clutch around her grew guys stood
by fourth quarter he couldnt see her any more
then the game was over
the mob fled
she was mixed up in it somewhere
at the table her glass was empty
a pint everyone else had been drinking from bottles
it was nice to notice againnice to be noticed
felt like momentum
which he also hadnt felt in a
long time
it encouraged him
someday
something akin to this may turn
into momentous momentum
till then
bided his time
Saturday, 18 11.
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2340, day-between-2-Ts, 4 12.
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