A Dark and Stormy Night - 750 word project
Slim Jim's, my rat hole bar, down an alley in the central business district is nearly empty on this dark and stormy night in that lull between Christmas and the New Year. I am sitting behind the bar, doing my monthly paperwork when Bob, or at least I think his name is Bob, steps up and orders 2 shots of Tequila, a Tequila Sunrise and a beer, different from usual fare and much more than he has ordered beforehand at a single time. I pour his drinks and then watch as he staggers back to his booth in a dark corner, also different than usual.
I notice he isn't alone and wonder who is with him, as I did not see anyone else enter my establishment. Because the law requires it, but more for my personal curiosity, I wander over. She is a slip of a girl, nearly sitting on his lap, and far younger than his 50 something years on Earth. She is cute, but resembles a wet rat with her long, dark, stringy hair hanging down in a vain attempt to cover her substantial bust line, well out of proportion with her lithe body.
I pull the young lady aside, asking, "May I see your ID?"
"I don't have one," she whispers back.
Outraged, I state louder than I intend, "You're only 15?"