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Chapter 87

           Cassiewastallwithlongblondhair,veryyoung,expensivelydressed,modish,hip,"in,"nervous,beautiful.Shesatclosesttome,squeezingmyhand,rubbingherthighagainstmine.AsshesqueezedmyhandIbecameawarethatherhandwasmuchlargerthanmine.(AlthoughIamalargemanIamembarrassedbymysmallhands.InmybarroombrawlsasayoungmaninPhiladelphiaIhadquicklyfoundouttheimportanceofhandsize.HowIhadmanagedtowin30percentofmyfightswasamazing.)Anyway,Cassiefeltshehadanedgeontheothertwo,andIwasn’tsurebutthatIagreed.

           ThenIhadtoread,andIhadaluckiernight.Itwasthesamecrowd,butmymindwasonmywork.Thecrowdgotwarmerandwarmer,wilderandenthusiastic.Sometimesitwasthemwhomadeithappen,sometimesitwasyou.Usuallythelatter.Itwaslikeclimbingintotheprizering:youshouldfeelyouowedthemsomethingoryoushouldn’tbeinthere.Ijabbbedandcrossedandshuffled,andinthelastroundIreallyopenedupandknockedoutthereferee.Performanceisperformance.BecauseIhadbombedthenightbeforemysuccessmusthaveseemedverystrangetothem.Itcertainlyseemedstrangetome.

           Cassiewaswaitinginthebar.Saraslippedmealovenotewithherphonenumber.Debrawasnotasinventive-shejustwrotedownherphonenumber.Foramoment-strangely-IthoughtaboutKatherine,thenIboughtCassieadrink.I’dneverseeKatherineagain.MylittleTexasgirl,mybeautyofbeauties.Goodbye,Katherine.

           "Look,Cassie,canyoudrivemehome?I’mtoodrunktodrive.

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