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“Anyway, I’ to let it affecthim onto the dance floor

Then I have tooThe alcohol works itsanymore I take off ather around to join in the fun Nine o’clock cooes and I don’t even notice until it’s too late

At ten fifteen, The Mouse points to her watch “Bradley, we should go”

“I don’t wan

t to go”

“Two ”

“Okay” I grab e, catching the eye of the lead singer, who smiles at me, amused He’s cute Really cute He has the s Lali has had a crush on him since ere fourteen We’d play his records while Lali stared longingly at his photograph When the song ends, he leans over and asks what I want to hear “‘Cosmos Lady’!” I shout

The song begins The lead singer keeps looking atabove theme like a puffy cloud of heliuer and his full, soft lips, and suddenly, it’s like I’m back at the club in Provincetoith Walt and Randy, wild and free Listening to the

On the stage In front of everyone

And then it’s like I’ve willed it to happen, because the singer holds out his hand I take it and he pullsroois over and the crowd is laughing and clapping The singer leans into the mike and says, “That was—” and I shout, “Carrie Bradshaw,”like a blast

“Let’s have a round of applause for…Carrie Bradshaw,” he says

I give the audience a little wave, stuiddy with the silliness of my behavior I am, I think

I am…here

“I cannot believe you just did that,” Lali says, aghast, when I reach the bar I look fro hand, pick up my beer