Ordering A Boyfriend [#Wattys2016]

Chapter 1: Get it?

   Never in my life I've rushed so much from the burger house that I work, to my appartment so I can be at least visible for my date.

   Why wouldn't guys like us for what we truly are, cute little potatoes. Greasy, small, weird, smelly(if we wish), crazy and other awesome things that I'm too lazy to think about.

   I mean, I would date myself on its worst state, right?

   Okay who am I kidding?

   I'm way too nervous to think crearly and oh my gosh I just can't shut my thoughts' mouth. As I spray the collogne to the back of my ears, my neck and then some on my hair, I look at myself in the mirror and I wonder;

   WHY THE HELL AM I SINGLE???

   I mean, I am a good looking girl at the end of the day. I'm so done with seeing happy couples all the time, shoving french fries at each other's mouths and making that annoying *smouch-smouch* sound while kissing.

   What have I done to deserve this?

   I check the time on my phone and I guess I have enough time to walk there instead of paying for a taxi.

   I hope he isn't going to be mad at me for being 5 minutes late. It's afternoon after all and it's getting kind of dark.

   It's not that I'm scared or anything, I just love the night sky so much...And I'm sure I'm not the only one in this world.

   I actually expected the weather to be colder but to be honest, it's just perfect. The stars are looking at me, wishing me good luck, like I'm gonna need it. It's just a date with the average fuckboy in your school who happens to eat at the place you work.

   Are there any boys who want something other than sex? Like, I don't know, chilling while watching anime together? Sleeping outside, with the stars on top of us and waking up all wet because it rained during the night?

   For me, that's a real boyfriend.

   Walking next to the flower shop, I felt the need to smell the flowers.

   Okay, everyone likes flowers I guess. They smell good, they look pretty and stuff.. who am I kidding, I'm probably hungry again and my body things the flowers are edible.

   But dear God, the roses smelled so good. It's like I'm dancing my 'happy dance' while fruit yogurt ad music is playing on the background.

   Looking up, I narrowed my eyes on a "Law of Attraction" poster, and for some weird unknown reason, my body got goosebumps.

[Meredith Burn, Law of Attraction couch, will help YOU get the relationship of your dreams in LESS than three months. For an appointment, call 555-148]

    This poster was exactly what I needed. A reminder of how desperate I was for a boyfriend in my life.

   Like I want to pay a person to find me a boy. How would that even work?

   And how do I know if this lady isn't a faker who just wants money for her dream vacation in Bahames?

   It was there for a reason though.

    Three months huh? Hm... I'll think about it. I checked if someone was watching and I wrote down the number as fast as I could.

  

   "Hey. Sorry for being late" I sat in front of him and took my coat off.

   "Hi Grace." he greeted me with zero interest.

   "Did you order?"

   "Not really." He had this upset expresion on his face and he would avoid looking into my eyes.

   "Um, are you okay?"

   "Yeah why?"
  
   "I don't know, you seem kind of sad." I put my hand on top of his but he took it away immediatly. "Seriously, what's the problem?"

   "Listen Grace I don't want to hurt your feelings or anything but I have to tell you something."

   My heart couldn't stop beating although I wish it did so I could die without having to deal with what I'm about to hear.

   "I hooked up with another girl the other day but I don't think that's a problem right? I mean, you and me... Us... We are not like... together-together. Get it?"

   I want the ground to open, swallow my body and close again like nothing have happened. I feel the sweat heating up and my tears preparing to fall on my cheeks.

   But I won't let them to. It doesn't worth it. Why would I cry for another failure? What will change?

   Another boy who doesn't want me in his life.

   "Yeah, totally get it. To be honest I didn't expect anything good coming from you. I must be psychic." I said with an ironic tone while pretending to really think of what I just said.

   "Not even a guy in school would wanna date you. You should be grateful for going out with me for the second time." He defined the word 'second' like we were dating for a year or something. "You are not even hot!"

What?

   My heart stopped beating. My eyes opened wider and my hole body froze.

   It's incredibly sad how one sentense can change the way you see yourself.

   I know I'm not perfect. I know I'm not like the other girls. But sometimes, no matter how much you love yourself, there's always gonna be someone to make you feel insecure.

   He started feeling bad, seeing me all frozen so he decided to apologize. But that's still not enough.

   I wasn't going to respond to the apology and I wouldn't forgive him either.

   So instead of that, I let the real Grace talk for me. "Omg I just remembered, I haven't fed my dog for like a week, my mom is gonna kill me." I put my coat on as I'm shoving breadsticks in my purse and then I run to the exit.

   "Do you even have a dog?" I hear him asking.

   Stepping out of the coffee shop I answer him "Noope."