evening.
The music stopped, and the lights came back on in the main dance hall. I looked at my watch - one o'clock in the morning. The night was over.
Kendra came walking out and must have recognized the disappointed look in my eyes. "No luck, huh?"
"Nope, I'm pretty sure he left early. What's with this guy? He's starting to make me frustrated!"
We walked out to the car and started the drive home, all the while making up possible stories about Patrick's background and why he was such a hard guy to figure out.
"It looks like you're probably going to win the bet," I said dejectedly. "I don't know when I'm going to see him again, and it's unlikely that I'll randomly run into him within the next three days."
"I'm excited for my free phone," Kendra said hesitantly. "But truthfully, I was secretly hoping that you'd win the bet. In fact, I'm surprised that he hasn't asked you out yet, because you've never had a hard time getting guys to ask you out in the past. I figured that you would lose the bet when it came to sticking with him for two weeks."
"Well, I guess this proves that I'm not quite the dating diva that you thought I was. Yes, I go on a lot of dates, but this goes to show that I can't get any guy to ask me out."
"Don't be so hard on yourself; this was all fun and games anyway. Plus, you've told me so many times that you just want to finish school. I'm sure a great guy will come along when the timing is right."
"By the way, tell Liam thanks for letting me borrow you for the evening. I know that you two have been hanging out a lot, and he probably didn't like the idea of you coming dancing without him tonight."
"Oh, it's all right. He's fine. We have been spending a lot of time together, and it was good for us to have a night apart. I'm trying to decide if he is 'the one' for me. He's a great guy, but sometimes I just don't know. Besides, since he was scheduled to work tonight, I would have been at home by myself. At least I got to help out a friend and not spend the evening all alone with my books."
"Dating can be so fun and so annoying at the same time. Sometimes I wish that we had a manual that could tell us exactly what to do, when to do it, and who our soul mate was."
"If you find an instruction manual like that, I wanna see it!"
I thought about what an all-inclusive dating manual would contain. Do’s and don’ts for getting a guy to ask for your number would be the very first chapter. Maybe another chapter could include a checklist so that you could find dating partners who you actually enjoyed being with – longer than say, two dates. I laughed at the thought, knowing that I was far from qualified to write such a manual.
As we pulled up to the apartment I was still thinking about a dating manual. "Maybe after college I should just sit down and write my own. Then again, based upon what’s happening with Patrick, I probably shouldn’t be the one to write it."
"Write what?"
"A dating manual. I’m certainly getting enough experience. I could even write a chapter on how to handle rejection."
"Don’t worry. Either you’ll see him again in the next few days, or you'll find a good price for my new phone. I'm sure we can find something on sale, especially because I'm ok with buying a used phone in good condition!"
As we entered the apartment, we continued the discussion with Kendra talking about the different places she might find a good, used phone.
After locking the door and checking our schedules for the next day, we said goodnight and retired for the evening. Kendra went to talk with Liam about his work that evening, and I decided to finish my reading assignment for my class.
Chapter 4
Over the next few days, I felt as though my mind was on repeat. I kept asking myself the same questions over and over and over again.
Who was this Patrick guy?
What was his story?
Why didn't he ask me out?
Why couldn't I stop thinking about him?
When would I see him again?
I was tired of asking
The music stopped, and the lights came back on in the main dance hall. I looked at my watch - one o'clock in the morning. The night was over.
Kendra came walking out and must have recognized the disappointed look in my eyes. "No luck, huh?"
"Nope, I'm pretty sure he left early. What's with this guy? He's starting to make me frustrated!"
We walked out to the car and started the drive home, all the while making up possible stories about Patrick's background and why he was such a hard guy to figure out.
"It looks like you're probably going to win the bet," I said dejectedly. "I don't know when I'm going to see him again, and it's unlikely that I'll randomly run into him within the next three days."
"I'm excited for my free phone," Kendra said hesitantly. "But truthfully, I was secretly hoping that you'd win the bet. In fact, I'm surprised that he hasn't asked you out yet, because you've never had a hard time getting guys to ask you out in the past. I figured that you would lose the bet when it came to sticking with him for two weeks."
"Well, I guess this proves that I'm not quite the dating diva that you thought I was. Yes, I go on a lot of dates, but this goes to show that I can't get any guy to ask me out."
"Don't be so hard on yourself; this was all fun and games anyway. Plus, you've told me so many times that you just want to finish school. I'm sure a great guy will come along when the timing is right."
"By the way, tell Liam thanks for letting me borrow you for the evening. I know that you two have been hanging out a lot, and he probably didn't like the idea of you coming dancing without him tonight."
"Oh, it's all right. He's fine. We have been spending a lot of time together, and it was good for us to have a night apart. I'm trying to decide if he is 'the one' for me. He's a great guy, but sometimes I just don't know. Besides, since he was scheduled to work tonight, I would have been at home by myself. At least I got to help out a friend and not spend the evening all alone with my books."
"Dating can be so fun and so annoying at the same time. Sometimes I wish that we had a manual that could tell us exactly what to do, when to do it, and who our soul mate was."
"If you find an instruction manual like that, I wanna see it!"
I thought about what an all-inclusive dating manual would contain. Do’s and don’ts for getting a guy to ask for your number would be the very first chapter. Maybe another chapter could include a checklist so that you could find dating partners who you actually enjoyed being with – longer than say, two dates. I laughed at the thought, knowing that I was far from qualified to write such a manual.
As we pulled up to the apartment I was still thinking about a dating manual. "Maybe after college I should just sit down and write my own. Then again, based upon what’s happening with Patrick, I probably shouldn’t be the one to write it."
"Write what?"
"A dating manual. I’m certainly getting enough experience. I could even write a chapter on how to handle rejection."
"Don’t worry. Either you’ll see him again in the next few days, or you'll find a good price for my new phone. I'm sure we can find something on sale, especially because I'm ok with buying a used phone in good condition!"
As we entered the apartment, we continued the discussion with Kendra talking about the different places she might find a good, used phone.
After locking the door and checking our schedules for the next day, we said goodnight and retired for the evening. Kendra went to talk with Liam about his work that evening, and I decided to finish my reading assignment for my class.
Chapter 4
Over the next few days, I felt as though my mind was on repeat. I kept asking myself the same questions over and over and over again.
Who was this Patrick guy?
What was his story?
Why didn't he ask me out?
Why couldn't I stop thinking about him?
When would I see him again?
I was tired of asking
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