When Noi came in at one o' five, the girls were stil working and drinking a bottle of Pipers between themselves and there were stil a few punters drinking beer, chatting up some of the ladies, but Lek’s books were straight and she was ready to go.
“Do you mind if I get off now, Noi? I have a date.”
“Of course not, have a good time, see you later on today.”
And she was gone, hurrying to the Pig. At the door, her way was blocked by one of the waitresses: “Sorry, we are closed now.
Please come back tomorrow.”
“No, you don’t understand,” pleaded Lek, “my boyfriend is sitting over there, Craig. Go tell him I’m here, please.”
The girl bolted the door and went over to Craig, who was with Will, Goong and a few other residents. She reflected that she’d used the
