Tim heard the closing signal in the gym. Usually a monitor came through the locker room, but on Tuesdays, Rita closed. She was lazy and never walked through. Tim knew he could be quiet and stay a while longer.
"Anyone left?" she called down to the men's room. It was 11:00 at night on a Tuesday. There was never anyone one left. She waited at the top of the steps for ten seconds and closed the door. She was gone.
Now the fun. Tim knew the cleaning crew was coming in 10 minutes to work overnight. They had four Hispanic women, all over 50. Not one of them was here legally, Tim figured, and it would be safe to go ahead and have some fun. He sat on a bench with only a towel covering him.
Minutes later, the door at the top of the steps snickered open. Down came one of the women. She had headphones on and listened to her music as she started picking up towels. Tim walked towards her, 15 feet away. The motion of him rising caught her attention and she looked up. She was pretty, maybe 50 or so, and short. She pulled her headphones off with concern all over her face.
"Ah, lo siento, lo siento. I no think men here. I sorry. I go."
Tim said nothing. He took his towel and held it open, exposing his entire body. The cleaning lady, nametag calling her Maria, froze. She looked panicked. Tim didn't want to scare a potential audience, so he took two steps back and stood, holding the towel. Maria still had a deer-in-the-headlights look for a moment or two but started regaining her composure. She stopped freaking out and started to look. She looked at him and his body.