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Diversity Rules Magazine
February 2017
minent" as if he's a star fleet or an airplane.
I stand up and hastily straighten my already groomed
hair and stand at attention, forgetting to breathe. I
wait a few seconds but it feels like a lifetime before I
hear him ask if I'm his date. e questioning way he
utters my name causes my ears to prickle.
A smile lights up my face as I turn to greet the smash-
ing soul but when my good eye processes what I'm
seeing my mouth falls to the floor like an arthritic dog.
Before me is a short pale man with hair that reminds
me of tangled electrical wires grinning with missing
golden teeth as if he's won the lottery. My ears then
pick up the buzzing of flies whizzing about his outfit.
As I stand there, a dozen land on me and bite me.
Continuing to smile like I'm about to issue him a gre-
nade, I cock my head to the side, making a split deci-
sion that saves everything in a split second.
"I'm very sorry, but who are you looking for? I don't
think I know this person."
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