He should be here by now. What if he doesn't show? I will text him. Cecilia decides. She reaches into the small bag tucked at her side and pulls out her phone.
@Cecilia
Hey where are you? You said you'd be here by 5:00. It's now 5:45 I am losing my patience.
@Brandon Howard
Sorry babe I can't make it. Maybe we can meet tomorrow?
@Cecilia
Don't 'babe' me. And we will not meet not tomorrow and not ever, people are standing around looking at me like I'm a lost puppy. Don't ever contact me again.
She puts her phone back in her bag and didn't notice when Cat came by with her drink. I got dressed up. Mama drove me all the way here. I am wearing makeup. For this. For him. She thought holding back the tears that threatened to spill out of her eyes. The next time she looked up the boy who had been sitting in the booth across from her was gone.
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A Really Awkward First Date
Short StoryShe sits at a table for two waiting for a date that will never come...but of course she doesn't know that. He sits alone in a booth across from hers, helplessly watching her not order any food until her date arrives. After a long time other people...
