On this particular afternoon on TomCat Street life was proceeding about as it always does, in a sort of hinky-jinky, start and go fashion that life frequently takes. |
...watched by a pair of admiring fellows sharing a cup of coffee outside of Scooter's All-American bar before returning to their respective jobs. |
Scooter on the right in the red Tee w/ flag and the City's Code enforcement officer in sweater who had stopped off to check code complience on the construction of Scooter's new bar. |
Having made the sale of a very nice and very expensive wristwatch at the Pawn Shop, a young man stepped off the curb and raised a hand lettered cardboard sign saying "Anywhere but here". He'd had all he wanted of the older lover he'd been leeching off of and she was getting clingy. He hated that! |
She knew where to look for him though and wasn't far behind as he stepped into the street. She was upset (with a capital U) at being jilted and had come to try to straighten out the problems (or so she had hoped). The argument started with accusations... |
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