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A GAME OF OPTIONS

Hey young lady... why are you walking down alone, let me give you a ride home. At first i ignored and i replied, i can take care of myself. thanks. The voice was persistent, just hop in its too dangerous for you to be walking alone at this time of the day. On a second thought i decided to let him give me a ride, it wasn't such a bad idea after all.  He asked me where i was headed, i told him and then, he asked why i was out this late. It was a long story of not connecting with your date, he laughed; then he started his own story of how he decided to be true to this girl and it turned out the girl was cheating on him. i could hear the sadness in his voice. the turned it was his time to get fucked. like he said everyone must get fucked up one day. We shared a blunt together and discussed how terrific it is to put your hope in someone.Girls or Guys ; we all get hurt but that doesn't mean that we are going to stop swimming because its a game of options. You can always find someone better, at least that's what we think.  We never spoke again after that day, perhaps because he asked me to call him and i never did.

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