Chapter 13

The Past and The Future

April 14, 2009

Jasper

The few people left in the club were either enjoying a nice conversation at their tables or were sitting alone by the bar, drinks in their hands and faces in a frown. I sat in the farthest stool in the corner minding my brandy, when a good looking woman sat one stool away from me. She smiled at me as the bartender left to make her apple martini and I raised my glass at her. Music filled the room when the band came back from their break and the singer, a young man in his twenties, started singing Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers.The woman snorted. "Excuse me." she said, raising her glass at me. 

I only smiled at her, not wanting to start a conversation. I looked at my ph