Tonight while drinking with Matt
a beautiful young woman walked in
black chinos
satin shirt, red with vertical cream lines
jet black hair
slightly long nose
big dark pretty eyes
fixed in a small frame
with her was a horribly obese man
a pink woolen sweater
a little younger than Matt
no comparison
(comparisons are odious)
I was captivated by the girl
because I saw straight away
here is an escort
the girlfriend experience for 500
maybe a 1000
(estimations are odious)
fat man kept his arms crossed
car keys clutched
clearly nervous
pretty girl taught him
various Whatsapp functions
and watched me
as I watched her
sometimes she slid her hand
up his jumper sleeve
or pulled him close
sometimes she tapped his shoulder
never kissed
tried to keep conversation
a consummate professional
he didn't seem to know what to say
such a young girl
Matt and I talked and laughed
drank and hummed
monitored the situation
as they stood to leave
hopeful for satisfaction
I tapped the man's arm
"Your daughter is very glamorous! Can I please photograph her?"
sometimes I surprise myself
the sly skill of a hustler
"Oh it's not my daughter!"
"Well whatever, may I photograph her?"
shock and awe and uncomfortableness
"Oh of course! Let this man photograph you!"
all I thought
was how to get her alone
I must get the words from her lips
"Come to the back door please."
I haven't paid
control assumed
"Only if you are ok with it!"
the sweetest words I ever spoke
my greedy vulgar eyes
oversized
her intuition
who's paying?
"Let him take the photo!"
disgusting vulgar old man
reveling in my adoration
something adorable
paid for with his money
he waits out of sight at the bar
"So what's the relationship?"
I ask her
she knows I know
we are both hustlers
"Escort"
click
click
800 / f2.8 / 15th
"Ahhhh you are very beautiful!"
the soft glow of an exit sign
"Thank you"
...and off they go into the night...
"How much do you think he paid?"
I ask Matt but how should he know?
we've never bought escorts
black haired beauty out there
somewhere
transaction for the flawless and the ugly