The other night I was hanging at a club in Braga, my hometown, trying do some form of dancing, nearby there was a girl that caught my eye. Totally in her own bubble, going with the music. Not wanting to interrupt I accepted my fate and just kept parallel dancing, each of us in their own flow.
As songs go by, in one of those moments I was staring at her, I noticed 2 angry guys behind her back on that pushing and shoving stage of a fight.
She isn’t moving away.. she can’t see.. so I stretch my arm and loudly say “watch out”, pulling her away and putting myself as a wall, with my back to her, facing the guys
Fortunately, security quickly stepped in and the fight was over in seconds, and everyone starts chilling again.
On a moment where the music slows down and she reaches for her purse, i approach and say “Sorry for touching, it was getting tense there”.
She answers “oh no, I’m thankful” staring at me for the first time.
Damn, i melted.
Anxiety kicks in and I feel a 15-year old again, and the only thing that came to mind was the icebreaker I’ve been thinking about all the time I was dancing.
“By the way, do you know how much 9×9 is?”
Her eyes stared into the abyss, probably questioning everything about the situation, and I say: “Duh, 81” and laugh
She answers “Fact” and looks back at her purse.
We kept the parallel dancing, her on her flow and me questioning if I should ask her what’s 7×6 now.
When she left, our eyes crossed, a nod, and that was it.
TLDR: Great opportunity to meet a girl, panicked, and made a stupid question ruining the moment
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The real fuck up was getting embarrassed. The human experience is all about embracing silliness
WTH kinda pickupline is that lol
Next time, try something like “I like your moves!” Or comment something nice about her clothing etc.