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A Million Dates Chapter 8: alcohol equals honesty
George Jr was quite a cunning man, he had the habit of getting into bed with every woman he interacted with and Lola was about to become his next prey.Lola followed him to a pub where they sat and talked about life and work. She tried her hardest to exclude Bart from the conversation but it was almost impossible because they spent all their time together.George kept ordering tequila for both of them, he was a heavy drinker so he had no problem with this."So... George, enough about me. Tell me about yourself."Lola said before taking her third shot of tequila."Me? My life is not half as interesting as yours, Miss Lola.""C'mon c'mon, don't be like that.""Okay, well, i work at a bank, I'm the manager. I'm not currently seeing anyone, I'm very available. I have a lot of money too""Didn't really need to know the money part""Well, you said i should tell you about myself""Um...""My point is, i can spoil you, Lola. I can give you anything you need."He leaned close to her and put hi
A Million Dates Chapter 9: Is this called a friends fight?
Bart walked over to their table and stood over a totally wasted Lola.“Seriously though, what am I gonna do with you”He looked across the table at George who just sat there quietly.“Hey, George, listen I’m so sorry about this, man.” “What’s there to be sorry about?”“Well, I wasn’t totally honest with you. Lola and I are actually best friends; we’ve known each other for almost our whole lives. We just thought it’d be awkward if our dates found out that we were that close with each other”“It’s fine, it’s really fine but, you have to be more careful, Bart.”“What do you mean?”“If you want something, you gotta look for it, and when you find it, you’re supposed to hold on to it. Don’t hand something you really want to someone else so willingly. You’ve always been a wise man, Bartholomew; don’t go acting like a fool.”Bart just stood there, totally speechless. George gulped down his last shot of tequila, a
A Million Dates Chapter 10: reconcilation
Bart stared at Lola passionately and she stared back at him, trying to know if he was no longer upset. “You seriously don’t know why I am upset with you?” “I honestly don’t. Is this because I threw up again and you had to help me?” “That’s not exactly it.” “Then what’s wrong? I hate when we fight Bart, it makes me feel empty and sad afterwards” Lola lowered her voice as she spoke, she wore a very sad expression. Bart sighed. “You’re really a handful sometimes yunno?” “I know, I know. I really upset you and I’m sorry” Lola faced the TV and placed her head on Bart’s shoulder. “I don’t think I was upset with you, Lola. I wasn’t upset. I’m worried about you, you get me so worried some times and I just can’t help it” “It’s not like I’m a child though” “I know but, I’m supposed to be your drinking buddy. Your only drinking buddy. I don’t like when you get drunk but it’s fine if it’s me” “So you’re upset because you’re jealous?” “Who said anything about jealousy?” “Then what a
A Million Dates Chapter 11: job hunt
A week had gone by, Bart and Lola spent time submitting their resumes to different companies.Apart from being a musical genius, Bart was a business analysis and could also work as an IT guy, throughout his years in school; he spent time learning acquiring different skills so he knew how to do a lot of things.Two companies in need of an analyst had sent him response emails and he was to attend two interviews in one day.After waking up and preparing, he had a hard time picking what to wear so he called Lola on video. Surprisingly, she already knew almost all his clothes so she gave him a solution almost immediately. She handpicked the suit as well as the shirt and tie. He dressed up and went out of his house. An uber was already waiting up front for him.Meanwhile Lola was having the worst morning ever, after a week of actively submitting applications to different companies, she didn’t get a single response. Despite being more sports inclined, Lola studied health and she was a food s
A Million Dates Chapter 12: Vanessa
Lola stared at her ringing phone, reluctant to pick up the call. The phone had been ringing for over 5 minutes and she had missed over 10 calls. “Why are you calling me now? What do you want? I don’t think I’m ready for a conversation with you” Lola mumbled to herself while still staring at the ringing phone. After staring at the phone and contemplating for a while, she took up her phone. It had stopped ringing, she sighed and dialed back the number. The phone rang for some seconds before it was picked up. “Hey….Sweetie” Lola exhaled before talking. “Mom, it’s been a while. Are you doing well?” “I’m doing just fine, what have you been up to? Still fooling around with that boy?” “What do you want?” Lola’s anger could be heard in her voice. She was trying her best not to get angry. “I want you to come visit, there’s something I’d like to tell you, in person” “In person huh? How’s your husband doing?” “We’ll talk about all that when you come home” “What makes you think I’m g
A Million Dates Chapter 13: Home.
Bart was confused and worried at the same time. Lola and Vanessa weren’t two people that usually saw eye to eye. So why the sudden call, and why the sudden disappearance of Lola?“This is all too urgent, I don’t like the urgency of this. It’s something that makes me nervous”Bart put Lola’s phone in his pocket and left the apartment.Lola on the other hand, had gotten to her destination. A place she hasn’t been in forever She stood at the closed train station as a cool breeze graced her face, causing feelings of nostalgia to rush in.“Has it really been that long?” Lola said, brushing some strands of hair behind her ears from her face.“It’s quite shameful that I no longer know the way to my mom’s house, come to think of it, I’ve been here only a handful of times”Lola’s childhood wasn’t one she liked remembering, she often thinks that without Bart, her childhood would have been even more depressing than it already is.The year Lola graduated from high school, Her mother broke the n
A Million Dates Chapter 14: Reunions
“Me?”“Yes, you sir! You’re him!”“Young lady, I don’t think I’ve ever met you before”“Oh but you have, my face didn’t change that much did it?!”“Remind me who you are again? I’ve gotten pretty old.”The old man smiled and started laughing.“You’re totally him, it’s been ages!”Lola leans in an they share a warm hug.“My God, you’re all grown up. A fine woman you turned out to be.”“You don’t look so bad yourself, you’ve looked like this since I was a kid.”“What can I say? Blessing of youth.”“Definitely blessing of youth. Where did you go off to, old man?”“It’s a long story, back then my son wanted me move in with him and stop selling ice cream.”“Your son?”“Yup, he lived in California.”“Bart was heartbroken when you just disappeared.”“I know, I figured he’d hate me. After all, you both spent most of your free time with me.”“He doesn’t hate you, I’m sure he doesn’t.”“How’s he by the way? You two are married now right?”“What?!”Lola let out a surprised expression, her cheeks
A Million Dates Chapter 15
The atmosphere inside of the taxi was a particularly uncomfortable one for Lola.Diane sat next to Lola at the back seat of the taxi, She tapped her phone unconcerned about the person sitting next to her.Lola’s demeanor was calm and quiet at this point, she had no words. She had realized that maybe she was the problem, maybe she was the reason for the issues between Vanessa and herself.“I wonder if things would be different if I just acted a bit mature that day” she muttered silently.“I guess we’ll never know”Diane who appeared to be busy with her phone at first, gave a rather swift reply.“How is she?”Lola was on the verge of breaking down into tears but she held herself.“It’s not looking good, mom has…cancer”Diane put down her phone on her lap and placed her right hand on Lola’s shoulder.Lola could no longer hold back the tears, she placed her head against her half sister’s shoulder and cried bitterly.The taxi driver raised his eyes to the mirror, he felt pity even if he co
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