. . . 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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