The Woman In The Red Dress

9- Nonclick

I'm going on a date. I'M going on a DATE. A date. With an actual woman. A woman ! A woman is interested in going on a date..with me ! It's a blind date, but a date is still a date. Just with an added surprise.

My good friend gave me some information about my blind date. Well, not about my actual date, but instead on the location and time and all that sort of stuff. I didn't worry too much on that though. I do worry if I'll worry too much about said date.

I was looking forward to the day I could meet her. I even planned out my outfit. I'd like to impress the ladies to show them that I in fact do take care of myself. My good looks will blow them away. And hopefully my personality will too. I do hope we have many things in common. If not then that'll suck badly.

Throughout work I felt more energetic. More positive in fact. Guess people noticed my sudden change. I do see that it is very noticeable. I could feel myself smiling so brightly.

Each second I thought about how my lovely date will go. I even imagined the woman's appearance. Bet she's beautiful and calm. Soothing eyes, possibly short haired, red. Wait- red ? Okay, I must have lost track there. Not too sure on what red has to do with this. Red dress ? Red lipstick ?

I chatted with Jill while I was on my break. Soon enough she noticed my change in mood. She asked if anything special happened in my life. I told her with a huge grin that I got a date with a woman. She congratulated me to which I thanked her for. Jill even wished me the best on the date. I'm glad to get some positivity.

Time went by and the date was arriving so quick. This Friday night as I was told. It's always a Friday. I feel like those days are the usual best. Surely some good will come out from those.

I got myself perhaps for my blind date. I combed my hair to make it more perfect. It was soft as the finest silk on the market. As for my outfit, it took a long thought on if I should go all fancy or casual. This is a first date; I'd like to make a good first impression if I want to make the relationship work. So I decided to go with someone in the middle. Not too fancy and not too casual. From what I know, we're having the date at the local park, so there is no need to get suited up for that.

I stared at myself in the mirror, wanting to see if I'm missing anything. I've made myself look like I care for my own health already. Well, guess I'm fine for now. I look decently presentable. Good enough for me at least. Hopefully enough for her.

Time seemed to be fast since my date is already about to begin. Better speed walk my way over there. Running or possibly jogging will ruin my perfect look. I can't look like a drowned rat on my first date. I must show off my beauty like a peacock.

Eventually I got there with some time to spare. My heart was beating rather quickly. I was feeling eager to see the woman's face. My head turned every way to spot any woman around. I haven't seen anyone around, so she must've not arrived yet. I'm early apparently.

Before I could go sit down on a bench and wait for her arrival, a feminine voice behind me said in a soft tone, "Leon ?"

I turned my head to see a woman standing there. Her brown hair was up in a ponytail. The dark brown jacket she wore was open, showing off her black shirt. The jacket looked nice. Reminded me of my own jacket.

I assumed she's the one I was meeting up with today. Looking into her deep green eyes, I say, "Yup, I'm Leon. Leon Kennedy."

She smiled at me. "Nice to meet you. I'm Angela." She held her hand out to me. I took it. "Once again I'm glad to finally meet you. Pretty thankful to be on a date with you."

"Well, I'm honored."

So this is the woman. I do hope this date turns out well. Can't wait to find out more about her. She already looks like the adventurous type.

We both decided to have a nice walk and talk. Something simple for our blind date. First thing we shared was our interests. She told me how she's really into action. Action as in adventures involving a lot of intense things. Sounds interesting honestly. I'm not into intense things though. I'd like to be in a world where everything is averagely normal.

After learning that I'm not much of an action guy myself, Angela asked what I do for a living. Guess she was expecting a boring job because she looked surprised when I told her that I work in the police force.

"You're a police officer and yet you want a basic life ?" she said.

I shrug. "Yeah, but nothing big has happened in my job yet, so it's all smooth sailing now. Kind of boring actually."

"Huh. I'm actually a police officer as well. Isn't that interesting ?" She gently nudged my arm.

"Never seen you around though."

"Oh, I work at another police department. Far away from here. My brother does live around here though. I come visit him often."

"Your brother lives here ? Huh. Might have seen them before."

She smiled saying, "Perhaps so. He's pretty tall. Can't be hard to spot him."

"I see tall people everyday," I admit.

We fell silent after that. I'm guessing nothing came to our minds. First dates are usually awkward I suppose. Especially for me. I hope I'm not messing this up.

We walked throughout the park, enjoying the time we spent together. Later we decided to sit down on a nearby bench. The seat was pretty cool as soon as I sat down. I rested my palm onto the wooden surface, feeling the coolness transfer onto my once warm palm.

Many leaves from the tree came falling to the ground. Some landed in the pond and some landed near Angela and me. They were very green with some tints of orange. It looked pretty. The water in the pond shimmered. The shine against the surface sparkled brightly.

Angela started to speak once again. She asked some more questions about myself such as hobbies, future plans, and other stuff. I answered each of them with a confident smile, yet it feels kind of fake. I'm not too sure as to why I feel like this. I'm guessing the nervousness of a first date caught up to me.

After learning a couple more stuff about me, she started to tell me more about herself. All of her hobbies seem cool, but I'm not really too interested. I'm having a feeling that we don't seem to mix together so well. It seems like we are complete opposites. Yeah, opposites attract is a saying, but I don't think that's fully complying here.

Many hours later and the date was already over. It felt kind of fast and honestly, I didn't feel any sort of connection to her. It felt like something was missing. I'm sure that it's not her, it's me. Perhaps I'm the problem.

Angela appeared to have a great time and she even told me that. She even admitted that she wouldn't mind going out with me another time. Not wanting to ruin this moment, I awkwardly nodded and said I'll keep that in mind. We shared a goodbye and parted ways.

On my way home, I stared at the ground. She's not the one for me. Someone else is a better suit for her, not me. We don't fit together. It's actually better off if we are just friends.

Soon I began to think about if it's me that is the problem. Is it my preference in a woman ? Everyone has their own taste- currently I am unsure of what I want. Is it my appearance ? I am aware that I am stunningly good looking to others and to myself. My muscle ? I am able to do some flips, but I don't look that tough and strong. Good old Chris came to mind. He's all muscle; women most definitely flock over to him. People like men with tons of muscle, right ? Perhaps that's what I'm lacking. If so then I know what to do. I'm gonna have to ask a certain someone for some help.

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my apologies for a long wait for something kind of boring. I'm not too good at writing dates as a single man who hates romance and has no idea how dates work since I've never been on a date before and never felt the warmth of a loving partner for years.. (ironic)

Still continue on, the story will be interesting...take it with some salt

"knee caps are a privilege and not a human right" -my online friend