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I knew she was cool after the first

words she uttered when

I offered to buy her a drink

She said, «Just so you know,

I’m on my period.»

«All right,» I said. «So beer or something

stronger?»

She waited a bit.

«A Margarita will do, thanks.»

I bought her one and

then tried, really tried to strike up

a decent conversation but

it just couldn’t happen. Her phone was blaring

without as much as a twenty-second break

between calls and text messages

«Is it your birthday by any chance?» I asked.

«That seems like a lot of

people giving you best wishes.»

She laughed. «No. My birthday’s on

September 21st.»

«Oh, something tells me I won’t forget

that,» I said. «So then what’s

with all the ring flood on your phone?»

«Death threats,» she said

«What? From whom?»

She smiled and rolled her eyes. «Oh,

various people. Mostly wives. Guess they

don’t like what I did

to their husbands. But I can’t help it. Not

after I drink, you know?»

Oh well, the night passed and I didn’t get to

find out what she did to those

husbands

But at least I understood why

that was

Cuz I wasn’t married