Im hopeless. Since this morning i have been laying around. Im too depressed to even move. I guess relationships arent for me after all. I hear my phone ring. Its Darryl, i pick it up and answer.
"Hey dude. I'll be done with my work here in an hour or so. Lets go hangout somewhere." He says
"Uhh. Yeah sure" i reply with a low voice
"Great, meet you at The Flower Garden Cafe"
"Okay"
He hangs up. Honestly i dont really feel like it. Im feeling to down to be where there are alot of people. But i feel bad for Darryl. He is going out of his way to hangout with me. Its even a wonder how we are friends. I mean look at him. Just a fresh graduate like me and he is already on business meetings. I met him at the community college at our town. He is a Business Administration graduate. He was my classmate, in some of the management subjects i took as my minors. We became study buddies then. He isnt that sharp, so he relied on me from time to time. But he has got charisma and confidence, which is a vital aspect in business. Meanwhile here i am rotting in this apartment. I have nothing better to do, might as well. It'd be nice to have someone i know to talk to. So i got up and took a shower. I get dressed and headed off. I then arrived at the cafe, i went inside and looked around. Doesn't look like he is here yet. I just sat down somewhere near the window. While gazing of the window i didnt notice two girls approaching me
"Uhm, excuse me" one of the girl says
Oh my God. She is gorgeous, both of them are. Is this it? Are they gonna hit on me? Will this be my chance? Act cool. Act cool. Act cool"
"Uhh yes?" I say nervously
"My friend and i are kinda already occupy this table, there are our bags" she says pointing out to the other seat
Oh crap. I didnt notice the bags since i just went ahead and sat down how embarrassing i immediately got up
"Oh. Uhhh. Im really sorry. I didnt notice the bags" i say
"Its fine, just be careful next time" she says
I turned around without saying anymore words and tried to find a empty table. Shit. Im so careless, and awkward. When i found an empty table i checked both seats and looked under the tables to see if there are things. None, then this isnt occupied. I sat down feeling embarrassed for myself. Im really awkward with other people. Why didnt Darryl's confidence ever rub off on me.
While waiting for Darryl, i notice the smell of the cafe. Its flowers. I guess it isnt named the Flower Garden for nothing. The smell of the flower smells like lavenders. Every table has a vase with lavenders on it. And near windows are pots of different colored flowers. The owner must love flowers very much. I look around even more, and I'm impressed of how the design of the place is so relaxing. Im not sure how to describe it but something about the atmosphere this place creates puts my mind at ease.
"Hey Rei" I hear Darryl say as soon as he enters the cafe. He got a few looks from some people at the cafe as he was walking towards me.
"So have you ordered anything?" He asked
"Uh not yet. What would you like?"
"The waiter recommended me their special so I guess I'll have that"
"Okay sure I'll be right back"
I walk up to the counter.
"Good afternoon sir, what would you like to have today?" The employee asks
I look around the menu for a bit for my order and decided.
"Id like 1 choco mouse milkshake and 1 of your special and 2 strawberry shortcake" i say
"So thats 1 chocolate mouse milkshake and 1 lavender field frappe and 2 slices if strawberry shortcake, am I right?" She asks to clarify
"Uh yes thats it."
She then went on to prepare my order. Wow. I actually didnt notice they serve beverages with a flowers name, turns out theres a whole menu of them. I think they have their theme every now and then. Like right now its lavender. This is some class A Cafe.
"Here you are sir" the employee handing over my orders
As i was heading back to our seat i notice two girls standing by our table. Uggh. Here we go again. Girls trying to flirt with Darryl. I barged in to my sit so they got surprised and got silent. Darryl noticed i was irritated so he told off the girls and thanked them for their time.
"Hey man, whats wrong?" Darryl asks
"Honestly, cant you be with a few minutes without girls fawning over you?" I say
"Sorry man, you know i cant help it"
"I guess, you're right" i sigh
"Anyways thanks again for letting me stay at your place"
"No problem, you're my friend after all, so what did you have in mind for today?"
"Well i just wanted to see how you were. So whats up with you? Anything interesting happening in your life?"
"Well, im trying to write a novel?"
"Oh yeah? Wow. What's it about?"
I hesitate for a second but i managed to utter
"Its about love" i say embarrassingly
He holds on his mouth trying to hold a laugh
"See, i knew youd think its embarrassing"
"No, no, im sorry, i didnt mean it like that" he says while bursting out with laughter
I look at him with serious eyes
"Okay. Im sorry. But thats really weird coming from you. I didnt really think you were the kind to like romance and all."
"Its not that im into romance. I just think theres something beautiful about it, thats why i wanna write one."
"You do have a point. So? Have you made any progress?"
"That's actually the problem, I'm not even sure how to write one"
"That's becuase you have 0% experience with girls"
"Gee. Thanks for pointing out the obvious"
"I mean seriously. I tried talking you into dating when were college. You said you didnt need one, and now you say you want it?"
"I know, I know. But i really didnt feel like it back then."
"But. You cant really force your way i to this just because you wanna write about it. Its gonna mess you up if youre not careful. We're talking about feelings here"
He does have a point. Am I just doing this for the sake of writing a story?
"Well, i think you mean well. Maybe you want to write this story because you actually want one" he says sincerely
I got quiet and thought about what he just said
"So i guess you havent made progress either"
"What makes you say that?"
"I mean you are here with me and not on a date, plus..."
"Plus what?"
"I heard you a bit last night"
I knew it. This is really embarrassing
"You know what i can help you"
"Help me? How?"
"I know some people who might be interested in a blind date, I could set you up"
"Are you sure about that? They might have high standards since you recommended to them. Im not exactly a class A guy"
"It'll be fine. They arent that bad. I promise. It'll be worth your time. Besides, you have no solution for your problem right"
"Fine"
"And I'm worried you might turn into a zombie soon"
"I said alright, so stop with the insults"
"Tell you what, I have a co-worker who can help dress you up nicely for a date"
"Is that okay?"
"Yeah, she's always been so helpful to me, so I'll call her up later"
The fact that its a she, is the reason why she likes helping you.
"Okay, thanks for the help i guess"
YOU ARE READING
Perfect Unperfect Love
RomanceRei is a fresh graduate in creative writing and is just starting his life independently. His dream is to be a renowned novelist and longs to write about the perfect love story. But he himself has never been in a relationship before. So he soon reali...
