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Pleasantly Surprised

It was Friday night and Robert was sitting at home alone. His roommates were both out on dates, and his girlfriend, correct that ex-girlfriend, had moved all of her things out three weeks ago. It had been one of the dullest months in his adult life; four weeks of sitting in front of the television, eating pizza drinking beer and watching absolutely nothing had him going stir crazy. He needed to get out and do something.

A man can only sit at home flogging the dolphin for so long, he thought.

"Fuck it," he proclaimed to the empty house. "I'm going out. There's nothing wrong with that right, Mikey?"

The small brown and white dog in his lap cocked its head to the right and looked at him questioningly.

"That's right. I knew you'd agree."

After a quick shower and shave Robert hit the road, not knowing exactly where he was going to go. He bounced around town for a while before finally parking his car downtown and continuing on foot. He wandered aimlessly through the milling sidewalk crowds until he spotted a little blues club that didn't look overly crowded with teenage kids breaking in their fake ID's.

The club smelled of old cigars and old whiskey, lending a very soothing subdued feel to it. The lighting was low, with most of the ambient light being thrown by candles adorning each table. The band was just warming up for their set, so he quickly grabbed a seat and ordered a drink. While patiently awaiting his Captain and Coke, he surveyed the room. There were only thirty or so people populating the tables in the center of the room and the bar along the far wall, mostly couples or groups of friends conversing in hushed tones.

From the front of the club the melody BB King's "Sweet Little Angel" filled the air; the band was starting. For the next twenty minutes his world was filled with the soulful sounds of a blues guitar. The band was surprisingly good, only covering a few songs with the majority of the set filled with original songs; it didn't take long for him to become lost in the music.

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