The Day You Ruined My Life

Getting Ready

I am Kathleen. I'm 19, kind of a geek, and my friends call me kat.

I was bubbling with excitement! I was finally going out with that awesomely sexy guy that lived in the house next to my friend Sherri, even though she seems to think he's a no good player.

"I know, I cant believe Dan actually asked me out!" I squeeled over my cell to Raechel, who had been my best friend since we were 10.

"Seriously girlie," Raechel giggled back at me, "he is pretty dreamy!" I had to laugh at her retro choice of wording.

"Really Rae? Dreamy?" I laughed at her teasingly.

"Oh shut up! For someone as hot as him, I can say dreamy!" She shot back at me, feigning anger.

"Ok, ok, I get it. You're right, he is pretty 'dreamy'." Actually, smoking hott, bangable was more like it. I couldn't say that to Rae though. I'd never hear the end of it.

"So, what are you wearing out tonight for the big date?" It felt awkwatd calling it a 'date'. I mean, i'm 19, he's 24. Do you still call it a date? Would he think I was weird if I called it that in front of him. Or maybe it's really nothing but two friends hanging out. DAMN DAMN DAMN! Now I'm over analyzing the situation. I think I do that sometimes. Or, maybe, all the time. But how can I not? There's too much crap to think about Ll the time in my life. Not to mention the lovely world of teenage hormones. God! They've had me more crazy than anything else. If I didn't get ahold of myself, people would thing I was some sort of deranged sex freak!

"HELLO!!! KATHLEEN?! Earth to space case!" Oh crap, she used my whole first name. I probably zoned out into my own world of thought. How long has it been since I said something?

"Sorry Rae Rae. What was the question?"

"UGH! Jeez girl, listen much? I said, what are you wearing tonight? Or were you planning on going naked? Wink wink, nudge nudge!"

"No! I'm not GOING naked, but as for later, a lady never reveals her plans for a gentleman! Anywho" I looked into the mirror on the back of my bedroom door in my little one bedroom apartment in Boston. "I've got my lucky brand capri's on, you know, the ones you say make my butt look amazing, as you say." I mocked her a little with that jab. It was the beginning of september, school had just started at UMASS Boston, but it was the weekend. It was still really warm for 8:00 at night, and the sun wasn't quite yet down. I figured jeans weren't necessary for this weather, and shorts or a skirt might leave me cold once the sun went down all the way. But then again, if I'm cold, Dan might cuddle up with me. Rae must have been reading my thoughts over the phone because as soon as the thought passed into my mind, she retorted

"What, no short skirt so you can have a reason to get close to him?"

"Ha Ha, real funny!" Bitch! She knew me too well. "Well, the rest of my attire is a black lacey tank top, with a light pink fitted zip down hoodie." I felt a little out of place wearing that. I was so used to baggy jeans, my DC skater shoes, and a fitted tee. But I guess I did look kinda cute. I wouldn't even have this outfit if Rae didn't insist on taking me shopping last week when Dan first asked me if I wanted to go out. I mean, I was fairly skinny, athletic I guess you could say. I had a flat stomache, ok in the cleavage area, kinda tall, like, 5'5"ish. "I just died my hair yesterday." (I'm kind of a hair dye junky) "It's black with pink tips. Now, should I straighten my hair or go curly?"

"Curly"

"My thoughts too, it's quicker. Ok hun, I gotta finish getting ready. I'll text you later, let ya know how things are going, k? Love you! Talk to ya later. MWAH!" I made a big smacky kiss into the phone and clicked the end button. We never waited for the other to say bye back. I put the phone on the nightstand next to my bed.

"hmmmm" I said to myself, and let out a long sigh. 8:15, he should be here any min-...

Buzz buzz

I couldn't even finish my thought before the buzzer went off. I ran over to the intercom, a little too excited over a date for my own taste.

"Hello?"

"Hey beautiful, it's me. Am I comming up or are you coming down?"

"Be down in 2 minutes, k?"

"ok"

I took one last look in the mirror at myself, scrunched my hair, wiped any eyeliner out from under my eyes that had run, let out a reasurring hmph at myself, kissed my little husky puppy logan good bye, threw on my black flats, and ran out the door.