A Day to Forget
(MM, tv, 1st-gay exp)
by Dave (ufpe@hotmail.com)
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A Bad Day brings about an unforgettable experience
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It was a rainy and cold night when I entered the smoke-
filled bar just off the Interstate. A series of personal
defeats had sent me home for the comfort of my most
recent lover. My unexpected early arrival found her in
the arms of another and after a flurry of ill
contemplated accusations, we were soon on our separate
ways.
Fearing further confrontations, I eased my wheels into
the unimposing parking lot and with a dash of cologne
entered the dimly-lit room awash in the mid summers rain.
My full intention was to drown my sorrows in solitude and
seek solstice in the motel next door for the night.
The entire day had been most uniquely revealing, and now,
sitting peaceably at the colorful bar, I began to recount
the day’s defeats with a more speculative eye. My second
glass was all but empty when she approached from out of
nowhere. Her husky voice and bedroom eyes were a
tranquilizer unto themselves, and I found myself
expounding unceremoniously on her feigned interest.
She was firm but gentle, goading me to reveal my
innermost desires while remaining attractively aloof.
Within a short time spell, she had learned far more from
me than I ever cared to divulge to anyone, and I found
myself groping for phrases to keep her from overcoming
the last vestiges of my privacy.
Somewhere through the gloom I remember cautioning myself
that she was undoubtedly a professional, and more than
likely, one with designs on my material assets rather
than my physical ones.… Read the rest