Singles Night

#16 walked over and sat down opposite me.

"Hi, I'm Susan."

I nodded.

"I'm not here to meet someone, for the record."

She looked confused, as had all the others.

"Then what are you here for?"

I pointed over at #5 Male.

"Him."

She looked even more confused.

"You'd think I'd have worked out how to explain this. He's my friend, and he wanted to come, but needed someone he knew to come along. So here I am."

"Ah, that's sweet.

Unless this is a pick-up technique."

I sighed.

"16 of 16 have asked that."

"You didn't answer."

"Smart girl."