A Date

I opened the door and entered the house directly, heading to my room, which is upstairs. Threw my bags on the table and I laid down on the bed while patting Billy.

I took my diary and wrote

“I asked her out, and she was completely Janus-faced! What should I do? I don’t want to lose a Lover and a Best friend”

I closed the diary and pulled a comic from the shelf and started to read. That’s when Cory called me. It was lunchtime, and I went to eat.

At the dining table, I kept hearing my telephone chiming over and over again. But we all know, it’s a family code that all kinds of gadgets are strictly prohibited anywhere near the dining table In the Dining Room.

I tried to eat as quickly as I could so that I could go on to check out my phone.  Few minutes, I went upstairs to check on my phone.

“Hey Davis, change of plans. I’m not going to granny’s”

it was Taylor on W******p's messages.

From that moment on, I knew that it was a “YES” to the date.

Then I replied, “sooooo Saturday is a deal?”

She replied, “Nah Not really, my schedule that day is Brutal! Can’t come I’m sorry”

I felt like the machine struck me with a Giant magnet so that I froze! I threw a phone on my bed and continued reading my comic book, that’s when an idea came:

“The heck did you expect her to reply, are you dumb? C’mon!. Now think like this: What if I stick to the plan on my side? She comes, it’s even better! She doesn’t come. How do you know that she won’t?”

I put my comic back on the shelf, and grabbed my game console, and played GTA

That day I played a game with a Jamaican dude, who played like crazy! He won so many times that he made me quit playing online!

Saturday Morning, I slept in as I knew I wasn’t going anywhere (I had forgotten). After breakfast, I went to arrange my bags for the next coming Monday I’d join the National University. But I remembered that I had decided to stick to the plan no matter what.

After lunch, I prepared myself. I put on a black suit, a plain white shirt, and a white Air Force (I hate suits and their companions tho! Like how do you put on those Long Oldman shoes) 

I left home and took a taxi to the Camellia Restaurant. I managed to arrive at 14h20 so that I could wait hopelessly for her if she’d come!

I carried my phone with me to help me fight against boredom while I was going to wait for her. After five minutes, I ordered a drink and guess what! (Drum roll, please...) A milkshake! I just like Milkshakes, but I thought it would look so childish and not cool to suck milkshakes on a date!

So I ordered a Coca, with some ice cubes because it was so hot outside.

one minute (like really one) At 14h27 While it was browsing my Twitter page and drinking my Coca-Cola,

I heard a voice of a lady! “Is this seat taken?” She sounded like Siri!

“Oh yeah it is, I’m so sorry lady!” I answered without even looking at her.

That’s when the echoes returned in my head, and I recognized a familiar voice! At that moment the glass was on my lips sipping at the drink and I choked on my drink! I choked very awkwardly that coca was all over my white Shirt, dripping from my nose and spilled all over my phone!

“Wait a minute, are you kidding me?” I asked, shameful and gazing at her in awe!

She was giggling, with her hands on her mouth.

A bartender came and asked, “What can I offer to you, Ma’am?”

“Oh please! No ma’ams here, just miss. Um, I’m taking African coffee”

“Thank you, miss”

There was this awkward silence. I was lost staring at that beautiful lady sitting in front of me.

In our conversation earlier in upper secondary, I remember mentioning that when she’s wearing long clothes; it doesn’t look very impressive on her.

So she Might’ve taken it too seriously because she was wearing a minidress. Very unusual to her! 

It was a tight Red minidress that had some gold chains on the hips, A black purse, and black heels. She was so gorgeous. In all the previous years, I had never seen her in shape like that. She looked very mature and neat.

“Gosh! I am so embarrassed right now!” I said, laughing nervously, but I managed to control myself.

“Nice suits, dave!”

“Ha! You have no idea how I looked a couple of minutes ago before I spilled my drink on them!” I said, bragging so that we could all get in the same mood.

“hahaha! I hate you, Dave”

“That makes two of Us, actually! I hate him too”

And she laughed so hard that time

“Well, jokes aside, but you look so Princess-y! I mean so beautiful.”

“well, thank you Dave”

(Then I covered my mouth with a hand like when you are telling a secret, then I Said:" except princesses wear very long dresses!") Then She threw some napkins at me.

I took a long sip of my drink, and I adjusted my shirt to give me some freedom. After unbuttoning the second button. I waited for her to finish drinking her coffee.

I said, “I knew you’d make it here!”

“Um, well, I don’t know why exactly. I’m just here!)

“Thank you for coming T “

We had an endless talk, full of touches of laughter. We were happy.

The sun was setting. At 16h she said” I think I can go home now. It’s getting late," she said, reaching her phone to check the time.

“Yeah sure, let’s go,” I said, reaching for my wallet to get the credit card. And suddenly it wasn’t there! “Uh-oh!” I gasped.