Take a walk around the town

Alex knew that if he went straight back to his dorm, he wouldn't be able to stop thinking about what Yuki told him. So, he decided instead to take a walk around the town center to clear his mind for a few hours. Nightclubs, bars, and restaurants were all around the place. There were also several stores that ranged from crafts to school materials, as expected due to the college population. Sex shops, however, had propped up as well, and they were not dinghy stores with tinted windows, but big businesses, each with a healthy number of patrons.

Whistling was all over the place, and it didn't take much time to realize that some were directed at him. It had been different in other times, Alex tried to convince himself. For a moment, he even thought he remembered a time when it was men who did it to the women. But it couldn't be right, could it? Women had always catcalled men.

He looked around a bit, ignoring all the comments made his way and steering clear of the large groups of women, especially those lounging around the sex shops. He did things that reminded him of times he couldn't remember anymore. Normal activities like buying a sandwich and some coffee. It was good to stop thinking for a little while, especially when it concerned Kyle and what might have been happening to him.

Suddenly, Alex noticed one woman stand up and walk towards him. There was no doubt about it with her eyes fixed on him. Without acknowledging her presence, he stood up and quickly left the money on the table. The woman was taller than him, with longer legs that started to outpace him. His walk quickened, and then it turned into a run. Other women noticed this and tried to get on his way. He thanked his smaller body for once for allowing him to slip by. Alex walked into an alley towards the other street. The individual women had formed into a group now, like a pack of wolves hunting their prey. Panicked, the feminine boy emerged from the alley and saw he had two ways to go. There was a shop near him, the only one that seemed open at this hour, or he could continue running through the street.