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Chapter Three First Date

When I get home I straight away change into my sweats and starfish on my overly small bed. Having the smallest room in the house has it's many disadvantages. Including giving up my double bed.

You see my mother likes to move around a lot, she can't stay in one place for too long. She doesn't move far so I don't have to change schools or anything. But she always moves. I don't particularly like change, I feel safest and comfortable when I know where I'm at. So moving from house to house once a year is not really ideal.

I think back over last period, and what Sarah had dared me to do. I know I must sound very dramatic, I mean it's just a boy! But dating is not my thing.

I remember my first real date when I was about fourteen. The popular boy from a couple of years above me- Marc Cudlip, had asked me to the cinema to go see some lame chick flick. We had been talking and texting for a few weeks and I had really started to like him. When he asked me out I was overjoyed, I'd never been on a date before. That day I was ready 3 hours early. I had made a real effort with my looks for once, curling my hair, wearing a pretty floral dress, I even wore makeup. I was so excited. However when I was dropped off at the cinema, I waited around half an hour for him to show. I was starting to get worried incase he didn't turn up. That was the least of my worries. When he did finally show, he was with Chelsea Leigh, and a whole gang of people I didn't know the names of. At first I was confused thinking he must have wanted me to meet his friends.
Chelsea's evil and shrill laugh however was what broke it to me that I had been tricked. The whole gang stood laughing at me, laughing for believing I had a date with Marc. Miss popular Chelsea started to smear lipstick over my face after throwing her drink over me. I can't really remember much other than that. Except I had never felt so humiliated in my whole life.

This one bad experience is not why I don't date btw, I mean yes it was traumatising but I was young, I haven't hated the whole male species over a school boy. I have other reasons.

Before I can dwell much longer on my childhood almost romances, Sarah calls.
"Miaaaa, I've set up your date, there's no backing down now"
I can here the excitement in her voice, she really doesn't understand boundaries.
"I've told you I ain't going, that's final"
After maybe half an hour of arguing and persuading etc. I finally compromise.
"Right, how about this"
This is where I have no choice
" We make it a double date? I'll come along too?"
She sounds so excited and desperate, it really is hard to say no to her.
"Alright"
I sigh, "I'll go on your stupid date, however we watch the stupid film, eat our food and go, no after parties, no house trips nothing!"
I make it clear that I shall not be going home with him, she sighs and rambles on about leaving college a Virgin like she always does. But she knows she's lucky to have even gotten me this far.
"Okay okay I'll see you tomorrow and tell you the details eeek!!"

I put my phone down and start my homework, tomorrow is going to be a long long day.