Bathing the Lion
“The place was very hot, packed with people, full of movement, and loud. It looked like it usually did on a weekend night, filled mostly with lively couples laughing and flirting. Some were dancing to a Billy Joel song on the sound system playing in the background. The few singles in the thick crowd scanned the room with faces full of high hope and desire while at the same time trying to look as cool and removed as actors in a French New Wave film.
Naturally after this latest flip Jane had no id...ea what day or year it was in her past. But it had to be fairly recent if she was in the bar and everything around her looked familiar. As casually as possible, she asked Tiko the beautiful bartender what the date was today. Tiko glanced at her hefty black rubber wristwatch. “Friday the twelfth.”
“The twelfth of what? I’m really out of it today.”
“September. Do you want anything to drink, Jane? Something to clear your head?”
“Yes, a very good idea. Could I have a large glass of that Ardbeg single malt please?”MoreLess
Naturally after this latest flip Jane had no id...ea what day or year it was in her past. But it had to be fairly recent if she was in the bar and everything around her looked familiar. As casually as possible, she asked Tiko the beautiful bartender what the date was today. Tiko glanced at her hefty black rubber wristwatch. “Friday the twelfth.”
“The twelfth of what? I’m really out of it today.”
“September. Do you want anything to drink, Jane? Something to clear your head?”
“Yes, a very good idea. Could I have a large glass of that Ardbeg single malt please?”MoreLess
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