“You here alone?”“What if I am?”“Wanna head over to that corner? It's empty,” the young man replied, leaning close to my ear.I leaned back, eyeing him. I did a quick assessment: $100,000 watch, $5,000 haircut, $300,000 suit.“Sure,” I commented with a smile. Loudly. The club was packed tonight, and the music was blaring.I moved in front of him, directly to the spot he had indicated with a nod. I turned to face him as he approached. He was tall. My height, maybe taller.He was slouching and glancing around. I knew the look.He stepped up to me, then moved to face the wall. I stopped him.“Ummm, I usually do that,” I stated casually, keeping my tone friendly. The kid looked like he needed a friend, and I needed a little fun myself; I didn’t want to scare him away.“Ah. Oh…can you…switch tonight?” he asked, his eyes trembling slightly. Even in the dimness of the room, with the flashing neon strobe lights, his eyes were bright.He was younger than me, but of age.I was safe.“Nah,” I
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