John and his friends had been downtown wandering aimlessly, just killing time before the bars opened. They’d made passes at a few girls they’d bumped into, trying to persuade them to come out with them in the evening. It hadn’t gone to poorly, but John felt that no matter what he did, he couldn’t get any of them to pay attention to him any more than the rest of his friends. “Oh well” he thought, “so long as a few girls show up I’ll have a chance.” Read more