37: in which Samantha splits

Michelle and Sam went the following Saturday evening to the bar where Sam first taught Michelle to dance.  Though it was early and the bar was virtually empty, the management still felt it necessary to play pop music at an inhumane volume.
They arrived early and sat in silence.  Both drank water with lemon.
Sam fidgeted with [...]

36: in which Michelle wakes up

The headlines read like tabloids.
Madman attacks dancer in city club
Dog fends off attempted murder in gentleman’s club
Giant sociopath runs amok in Caribou
Service dog saves woman’s life at expense of own
Superhuman schizo strangles stripper
And, in one publication,
Pit bull attacks!  Is no one safe from this deadly breed?
The following night, business was normal.  A few [...]