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As people dwindled away, I decided to pack up for the day It was only three in the afternoon but I wanted my shower badly Plus, those clouds looked ready to break anycenter from here and as I pocketed my cash, I wondered if it would be foolish to use soet sick and then what the hell would I do?

I glanced back up at the clouds and saw one looking ready to give birth to a whole shower of raindrops

Yeah, I was going to get the bus

Feeling a fauy was still standing there, his ar attitude

He’d started showing up to watch o Since then he’d appeared every Saturday, watching from a distance I kneasn’t about physical attraction because I wasn’t really looking my best these days It had to be aboutwas a risk because all it would take was that one person to guess who I was froured it out?

Fuck off, I tried to send hi toward uitar in the case This was new

He stopped a couple feet froht I wasn’t diminutive at five foot six but I wasn’t tall either Still, it was better than being crouched dohile this stranger towered over

His was blank

Which hy I was surprised when he offered without prea htly as I studied his face Finally, I replied, "I know"

His lips flattened and I wondered if that was his version of a smile "Let me buy you a coffee"

Suspicion flooded me

Despite my best efforts to stay as clean as possible, I couldn’t rid e rucksack I carried everywhere and inside was my one-man tent Once a week I had a shower and on the days that I couldn’t, I sprayed ly I was careful with the few shirts and two pairs of jeans I had, atte to keep theernails I couldn’t seeet rid of and most importantly hard flecks of cold reality that I couldn’t wash out of my eyes

I was homeless and most people seemed to sense it intuitively Thatme to proposition me as if I were a co hie offor sex I just want to talk About your music"

"Why?"

"Let me take you for a coffee and I’ll explain"

"I don’t drink coffee"

He scowled, dragging his eyes down ly disdainful When we locked gazes, he said, "Then save your cash and let ht now"