It was starting to darken as the streetlights illuminated the streets. Buildings shone their bright lights that radiated out of the clear glass windows.
When she tilted her head to the growing darkness, she wondered if the moon and the stars still lingered above the sky tonight. The clouds or the city smog have covered most of the world above them. She could not see anything beyond, only the spreading shadows.
"I better head home. It had been nice to meet you, Claire." The boy stood before her in the busy street under a dimly lit streetlight. "And thanks for the meal and this." He pointed to the jacket she bought at a flea market at a low discounted price to keep him warm on a cold night.
She was impressed with Neil. The boy was intelligent, if that was even his real name, as he wiggled his way around the city without difficulty and haggled prices with merchants with ease.
