He is in his thirties and almost good-looking - not that it matters. What matters is that he is a foreigner, that he is all by himself, and that he is in the wrong part of town, which is to say: her part of town.
This is a city that lives off the tourists. Most local people struggle to make a living, working in hotels, serving foreigners. All of her friends are waitresses, cleaners, maids, receptionists, some of them prostitutes. Those who are smart, who have talent, they move abroad. And then they become waitresses, cleaners, maids, receptionists or prostitutes there. The best shot of escaping this hard life is to marry a Prince Charming, a rich foreigner. She could do that -- with her beautiful features it's all too easy to fall in love with her. But she has pride. She is not interested in this foreigner here because she wants to marry him, no she wants to steal his wallet. She would approach him, distract him, and if the right moment came, she would pull the wallet from his bag.
"Hi there, you seem a bit lost."
Without even looking up from his smart phone he says: "I'm not interested sorry. I have a girlfriend."
That stuns her. "Excuse me?!" she says, "Did you just call me... a hooker?!!!"
He looks up from his phone and when he sees her, his face turns red. She is a beautiful girl, with an angel's face. "No sorry! That's not what I meant! I'm really sorry! just assumed... I've been propositioned already four times today. I'm really sorry about this. I didn't see you."
"You tourists are all the same! You come over here, and behave like you own the place! You get drunk, you are loud, and you are rude! What are you even doing in this part of town foreigner?! There are no bars, clubs or museums here!?"
"I...I... I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to insult you. I got lost, and the internet connection isn't good here and so Maps doesn't keep loading. And I was getting stressed. I'm looking for a restaurant. It's called the Pink Fish. Do you know it?"
"Yes I know it. Its not far from here."
"I read this review online of the restaurant, and I wanted to get this special traditional dish, and I promised my girlfriend that I'd try it and take a picture of it for her. It's like a thing that we do when we travel without each other."
"You're coming here to take a picture of food for your girlfriend? You realise that some people here don't have enough money for food?"
She stands there, hands on her hips, and lets him feel like a complete
idiot. Well this guy definitely deserves to be robbed! If only he wasn't holding on to his bag so tight. She changes tack. "Whatever. I'm not judging you. In this country we don't judge people and we value hospitality. But you better learn some manners foreigner! I can walk you to the Pink Fish, it's not far, and otherwise you will get lost again. Follow me."
On the way they talk. He tells her where he is from, his name, that he is travelling all by himself. Not that she is interested. Unfortunately he keeps holding onto that bag very tight. After a short walk, they arrive at the restaurant.
"I must insist that you join me", he says. I'm really sorry for earlier. Let me make it up to you. Can I buy you lunch?"
"You know what", she say, "I will accept it. Although I'm going to tell you right now that I'm going to order the most expensive wine on the list, to teach you a lesson."
He laughs: "That's fine! Everything is so cheap in this country anyway!!!"
She can't stand the way he laughs.
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The restaurant is quiet this time of the day. Where they sit they can't be seen by anyone. She orders two glasses of wine in the foreign language and tells the waiter that they want some privacy. He smiles and leaves them alone.
The guy just keeps on talking, and she pretends that she is interested. But what she is really interested in, is that bag! But this seems to be going nowhere, he keeps the bag out of reach. Maybe if she spiked his drink? There is still one of these drugs in her purse. Maria gave them to her. Her friend Maria does that all the time, she gets foreigners drunk, and then she puts this stuff into their drinks and they become putty in her hands. It's a local aphrodisiac, a strong natural drug that makes people very horny. When they get so horny, they struggle to think straight and they make bad decisions, stupid decisions. They become suggestible and follow your lead. You can't buy this stuff in your local pharmacy, but you will find offers for it in your spam folder. Just check for 'date-rape drugs'.
Police were coming down hard on anyone they caught using it, possession was illegal. Anyway, she was desperately late on her rent. She is not a criminal, but in this economy a girl has to make a living somehow. She hasn't really done this before, but if Maria could do it, she could do it. She was way smarter than that Maria.
And then the right moment comes. He checks something on his phone, and she slips the small pill into his wine. It pearls a bit, but he doesn't notice.
She is very nervous. If she remembers correctly, it will take about five minutes for the drug to kick in. She wonders how much she could milk from him? She is a month late with her rent. She needs the money urgently! She would definitely be able to get his wallet once he was high, but tourists don't carry a lot of cash these days. Once he is under, she might even get him to give her the pin codes to his bank cards. Maria does that with her victims. And then of course she would take his phone. What else? His watch? He wears a really beautiful looking watch.
"What's the time?" She takes his arm and pretends to check the time. But really she checks the brand, and what she sees makes her heart beat a lot faster. It is a Rolex! She is not an expert, but a Rolex could be worth thousands! That's so much money!!! And there are plenty of places you can sell them online!
This is when it's finally happening, the drug sets in. His breath becomes heavier, he sweats, he starts to struggle with his sentences. And his eyes start to wander. Instead of meeting her eyes, they start to dip down to her breasts more and more, he is checking her out. It's working!
"Hey!" she says. "My eyes are up here, not down there. I thought you had a girlfriend!"
"I'm, I'm not feeling too well", he mumbles.
"Why don't you have a bit more of your wine, it's good for you."
He hesitates, but then he lifts the glass and takes a sip.
"Drink all of it", she says assertively. She smiles as he empties the glass. Already doing what she tells him! Maria was right, this is really kind of easy!
The drug must be working its way though his nervous system really quickly now. His cheeks are glowing, he starts to shift nervously around on his chair, and then he actually does it: without much thinking he reaches down and gives his dick a tug!
"Omg!" she says, and points at his pants. "You have an erection!"
And it's true. There is a big bulge in his pants, he clearly is very aroused.
"I can't believe this! What are you? A pervert?!"
"I'm.. I'm really sorry... I don't, I don't know what's... what's happening... I... I...I... don't feel very... very.... well."
