There was a time in my life when the best way to earn extra money was evening cab rides. As a woman, I preferred to exclusively pick up women, as I felt somewhat uncomfortable with a strong and sturdy man sitting behind me. Anything is to be expected.
But there was an exception that time, because my brother asked me to pick up his good friend after a night out. I only agreed because my brother had asked me to, and he promised to pay for the ride himself by crediting the money to his card.
Anyway, I picked up the guy, he was only slightly drunk and very chatty. Halfway through the trip he told me about his birthday party, about my brother, told me some funny stories from his old student life. And then, when we were already not far from his house, he declared, in all seriousness, that he had no money. Of course, it would have been more correct to tell him that I did not expect any money from him, because it was a pleasure to go with him and everything in that vein, and besides, my brother had taken care of the payment. But the devil yanked my tongue and said:
“Too bad, since the situation is so desperate, I’ll have to pay in kind,” I was just kidding. And the guy, sniffing under his breath, said that he was fine with that option.
We both joked a lot, and the next day he got my brother’s number and called me. First for a friendly hang out, then he asked me out on a date. We both pestered my brother with questions about how he hadn’t introduced us before, and what a funny thing life is, it seems like an accident, but you meet such an amazing person!
