The Most Beautiful Woman In Town
The Most Beautiful Woman In Town ( Part 3)
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“I'm interested in you and your body, I doubt, though that most men can see beyond your body."
I left town for 6 months, bummed around, came back. I had never forgotten Cass, but we'd had some type of argument and I felt like moving anyhow, and when I got back I figured she'd be gone, but I had been sitting in the West End Bar about 30 minutes when she walked in and sat down next to me.
“Well,bastard, I see you've come back. "
I ordered her a drink. Then I looked at her.
She had on a high necked dress. I had never seen her in one of those. And under each eye, driven down into her face.
“God damn you, still trying to destroy your beauty? "
“No,its the fad, you fool. "
“You're crazy. "
“I've missed you, " she said
“Is there anybody else? "
“No there isn't anybody else. Just you.
But I'm hustling. It costs ten bucks, but you get it free. "
“Pull out those pins out. "
“No,it the fad. "
“It's making me very unhappy. "
“Are you sure? "
“Hell yes,I'm sure."
Cass slowly pulled the pins out and put them back in her purse.
“Why don't you just live with it? "
“Because people think its all I have. Beauty is nothing, beauty won't stay. You don't know how lucky you are to be ugly. "
“Ok," I said “ I'm lucky. "
"I don't mean you're ugly. People just think you're ugly. You've a fascinating face."
“Thanks."
We had another drink.
“What are you doing? " she asked
“Nothing. I can't get on to anything. No interest. "
"Me neither. If you were a woman you could hustle."
“I don't think I could ever make contact with that many strangers, it's wearing. "
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