You are the only one who showed at this meeting. To be honest, there are no money opportunities here, its just one big scam, but I bet you knew that. You are lonely. Good news, I am lonely too. I know of a way to remedy that, if you are willing to trust me. When I look into your heart I see a soul that is trapped inside of an hour glass. Delicately pounding on the walls. "Let me out before the hour is up! Or else I drown in sand." There is only one person here who can get you out. There is only one person here. And I will always be here. Keep looking at that menu. I bet I can guess what you are going to order. Personally, I am having the meatloaf but I can't recommend that for you. Why? Because you don't eat meat. I can tell by your slender build and fair complexion. Your lack of muscle tone from the lack of muscle-building proteins. You are soft and flexible. Perhaps? Maybe you could prove this to me someday. Yes. Someday soon. Maybe tonight. Maybe you don't roll like that. Or at least that what you tell the other fellas. The ones who think you have a long term relationship with a long distance boyfriend. I am not one of those. I know that the boyfriend is a phantom. If you are open, tonight just might be the night where everything in your life, my life too, changes for the better. I feel it! I feel the magic in the air. Don't you feel it? You really are undecided about what to order because you keep looking at that blasted menu! I bet you are not looking at any of the selections. I bet you are scheming of a way to not look desperate. Scheming of a way to politely exit. I've been too upfront. I've played my card too soon. You will first excuse yourself to the ladies room to "freshing" up. As soon as your are out of my vision you will walk, then run, to your car. Frantically jangling your keys into the ignition. The car will put up a fight. It will take a few tries while you say, "come on baby, start for mommy." You will pause in a moment of epiphany while catching a glimpse of your flustered visage in the mirror. You will tell yourself, "Barbara, you can't keep running like this". I use Barbara as an example, of course that is not your name. Yet none of these events will happen because you are still here. You went with option c. Which is to stay put. Maybe my words are getting to you. You sit in silence, listening, thinking, scheming, quietly judging. Not me. No sir. I don't judge.
