Circus in Town

 Her eyelids were so heavy, 

she could hardly keep them open. 

Why did she allow herself to stay out 

past 10pm. 

Especially knowing she had to be up and out by 5:30am. 

She was really kicking herself for that.

For what!? 

One beer and a conversation with a liar. 

Okay, two beers and dinner was more the deal. 

She did get a fun time out of it though. 

They talked through text because 

he couldn't speak English well. 

And she couldn't speak Spanish well enough

either. 

However, throughout the entire course 

of their evening together, 

some woman kept texting him. 

He didn't seem phased though. He acted as if 

there was nothing there. 

Perhaps it was his mother? 

So she asked. 

"Do you still see your mom and dad?"

His response was, 

"They are both dead. I am an orphan."

There went the first theory. 

Definitely not mommy texting him all night. 

She knew he was a master manipulator. 

But not better then her of course. 

She was on to his game from day one.

Day one where he dared to call her 'Love'. 

They hadn't even had a date yet and he was 

throwing out the big guns. 

Who did he think he was. 

So of course she called him out on it.

She didn't hear from him for two weeks after that, 

which she knew was part of a tactic 

to get someone insecure so they could pounce 

and attack.

And sure enough, just yesterday, as she was sitting in 

front of the library, working on her video, 

he showed up. 

"Want to get something to eat," he asked?

Her mind ran rapidly over a quick way to 

get a beer out of him. 

Play along she concluded. 

Be nice, be sweet, be yourself. 

Simple as that. 

So she said "sure"!

They went to eat and they began chatting 

rapidly. Things just flowed. 

They had a lot of similar interests. 

Except one thing... 

He was from Peru. 

Another Peruvian she thought. 

He also mentioned he was Inca. 

And she smiled and said, "Cool"

All the while, in her minds eye, she saw 

Voodoo...

Vampire...

Vamos! 

As they continued the date, he started 

telling her he was in love with her. 

She laughed. 

She asked him how old he was, because 

she wanted to understand how long he's been 

playing this game cuz clearly he was 

way behind on his luring skills. 

No woman in their right mind would fall 

for such a quick draw McGraw.

They finished their food and he slid in 

a proposal of marriage before they 

were ready to leave. 

She told him, 

"I have a green card too". 

He laughed but knew that  

She knew what he was doing. 

He asked her what she wanted to do next,

to which she played her winning hand... 

"Let's get some beer" she said with a smile

that he said melted his heart. 

But she knew he was just trying to unfreeze hers. 

Once they were at the corner store which had a 

mini bar-like atmosphere with a few tables and chairs 

to lounge and drink at, 

they began the deeper conversations. 

She looked over his natal chart to show him

what she was all about, and he was very 

shocked that she was able to read him.

He got rather nervous after that and his 

manipulation game headed south real fast. 

She began seeing the same woman texting him before,

begin to pop up again as if getting anxious for his response.

He on the other hand was too busy trying to get her

to fall for his clown in a crown act. 

After she finished her second beer, she was ready 

to go home. 

He wanted to walk her home and kept pushing 

the issue until  

She kindly told him, "no thank you, Holy Spirit 

walks me home until I get a husband". 

He cracked a smile which to her, looked 

like an evil grin, because she knew he couldn't 

talk against Holy Spirit and that secretly pissed him off. 

She took the moment to go to the restroom 

and once in there, she began to crack up so hard. 

She was thinking to herself, 

here's a dude who 

wants to walk her to her bush where she keeps 

her sleeping bag... 

Then walk her to her little hideout and make sure 

she is safe in her homeless little lifestyle. 

She laughed so hard... 

She almost couldn't stop. 

But then she gathered herself and the real 

truth came to her minds eye. 

Here was a guy, with lots of money in his wallet. 

Yet, he didn't want to invite her to his house. 

He wanted to go to hers. 

What a joke. 

She may have been the one without a house, 

but at least she was home. 

Home in her body.

Whereas this joker was nothing but an 

escaped clown from the circus! 

She walked out of the bathroom with her head held high

and said her thank you's and good byes. 

Then she walked home with Holy Spirit. 

Incoming text the next morning... 

~To be continued...~