The trench-coated man cautiously and confidently opened his coat to reveal his goods to the girl in front of him.
Marilyn rolled her eyes. She really wished that the man
didn’t choose to do this in broad daylight. Wasn’t there a discrete alleyway
close by? A park perhaps? Actually, a park would be bad news, Marilyn
thought to herself. The innocent eyes of young innocent children do not need
to see this.
She looked left and she looked right. The coast appeared
to be clear. Her eyes focused back on the goods that were being surreptitiously
displayed in front of her.
Broad daylight did have its benefits, Marilyn realized- she could see his goods perfectly without having to hold them up close to her face.
The man had exactly what she wanted. She pointed to the
small package at his waist.
“That’ll do.” She stated matter-of-factly as she felt for
the wad of bills in her pocket
“Alrighty then,” the man smiled and winked. “Let’s do this.”
He lifted the trench coat up over his head
and approached the lass.
Inside the man’s coat it was very, very dark. Marilyn
grabbed the package in her hands and handed him the money.
“Anything else today, miss?” His breath smelled like
onions.
“Nope, we good, thank you very much.” Marilyn replied. The
man immediately backed off and closed up his coat. He adjusted his sunglasses
and walked away.
Marilyn placed the package in her purse and skipped home.
She really had to start budgeting her money better.
