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Here is one story retold,
albeit with a pithier ending:
From Trimidium:
The Brandy Blues
What happened: One night my friend and I had been drinking a lot of Brandy and decided, being so nice out to walk to the local college terrace.
At one point there was this really attractive girl who came out and sat on the steps of this building that we were outside of. She sat down by herself and tilted her head down looking kind of sad.
I, who almost never has enough confidence to talk to attractive girls went up and sat down next to this one.
I asked her why she seemed so sad. She told me that she was not, and that she just needed some air from all the smoke inside.
We then talked for awhile, and according to my friend (and a random girl who had observed) she was clinging to every word I said, and even twirling her hair while she looked at me.
Well a bus showed up and she said "so i'll see you around right?".
What I said: Yeah, absolutly... Have a good night.
What I SHOULD have said: I'd like that.... What's your phone number?
(according to my friend I should of just got on the bus with her, but I just sat there dumb founded)
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