Making The First Call (560 hits)
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Submitted by <adema> (View user info) at 2004-10-01 19:23:53 EDT
I finally did it, I asked her. Full of confidence and wearing my favorite Finch shirt, I played it cool. A simple 'hi' broke the ice, after that I was in. She had a funny smile the whole time, I couldn't tell what it meant. Almost like she was amused just by my presence. But she was nicer than I'd heard, everyone told me she was one of the meanest girls you'd ever meet, but she wasn't mean to me at all. We talked about everything, the weather, how I've been trying to talk to her for a few months but was a little nervous about it. Our conversation was fairly short, as it was break and I only had 10 minutes. Still, I thought there was something special about it. Then as the bell rang and she began to leave, I asked my question.
"Can I have your number?"
"Uh...Sure" was her reply.
Maybe I was a little too forward asking for her number so soon, but she didn't seem to mind. The only strange part was how long she had to think to remember her number. Was it 5 seconds? 10? I couldn't tell, I was too busy staring at her. Then wrote down on a piece of paper for me: Katie- 850-3369. 850? Doesn't everybody in this towns number start with 645 or 408? Perhaps a cell phone, but I've never seen her with one. No matter, I placed this invaluable piece of paper right behind my pocket protector, just so I wouldn't lose it.
I smiled through all of my classes, I was happy and proud of myself all day. I saw her again at lunch, she was leaving with her friend so we didn't have a chance to talk. She smiled at me though, then her friend must have made some funny joke, because she laughed when she looked away from me. My last 2 classes seemed to take forever, I was so anxious to just get home and call her. When the last bell rang I almost fell over getting out of my chair, I dropped my glasses and when I went to pick them up, I dropped my books. A few people laughed, but it wasn't so bad, nothing could break my confidence today. I waited under the flagpole for my grandpa. I was already sweating from being nervous, then the sweat was amplified as my grandpas Oldsmobile has no air conditioning.
I ran to my room and sat down on my bed, which leads me to now, the moment of truth. I waited an hour after school to give her time to get home and so I wouldn't look desperate. I'm cracking the joints in my fingers at the moment, the tension is killing me. I took the phone from the kitchen and stretched it to my room so I could have some privacy. I remove my retainer so my words don't sound so stupid. I pick up the receiver, here goes nothing.
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WHAM. I slammed down the phone. What am I gonna say? I don't know about this anymore. What if I say something stupid. What if she doesn't like me. Oh shut up, you're cool enough man, you can handle this. Pick up the phone
8-5-0-4
Dammit, I hit the wrong button, my fingers are shaking. Try again
8-5-0-3-3-6-9
oh man oh man here we go.
Riiing. Riiing.
"Bob's Porn Palace how may I serve you"
"What the fu..?"
THAT BITCH!!! SHE GAVE ME THE WRONG NUMBER!
I should've known a girl that good looking wouldn't bother with a guy like me.
"Sir? Hello sir?"
"LEAVE ME ALONE" I slam the receiver down, a wistful tear falls down my face. I didn't leave my room for the rest of the night, not even for dinner.
Leave Me Here In My Stark Raving Sick Sad Little World.
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Submitted by redskieslookfake (user info) at 2008-08-10 19:15:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
hmmmm
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-12-31 06:29:44 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
fuck you
Submitted by Ich (user info) at 2005-05-15 00:02:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I like that. I have a funny and relevant story:
Today, another person came into my work. While I was ringing him up, he said he'd been in a couple times before, and I was always nice to customers, greeting them, etc., and he gave me a card with his number on the back of it. I was offered a job in the event that I became dissatisfied with work at Rite Aid. I took the card and thanked him.
After he left, I flipped it over and started laughing.
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Submitted by transhuman (user info) at 2005-05-03 00:33:58 EDT (#)
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Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2004-10-01 21:10:32 (#)
Ranking: 1
It wasn't half bad, and the you had to go and add that comment at the end. What in the name of all the fuzzy blue kittens were you THINKING there? Holy hell.
Submitted by IronGolemMastr <lomamar12.at.hotmail.com> at 2004-10-02 15:40:46 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I can relate, I think everyone has had something like this happen some time in their lives. The hitting it off, laughing, and betrayal. Shallow people, depressed stereotyped people. Worth the +2, to say the least.
-SPENCE
Submitted by heightzguy (user info) at 2004-10-02 01:27:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Timberwolves_At_New_York (user info) at 2004-10-02 01:14:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Thanks guys, I liked it just didn't know if other people would.
zxcvvcxz, I don't wear finch shirts, if you didn't notice, it was a story about a dorky kid.
Thanks for the +1 though.
Submitted by ornerybastard (user info) at 2004-10-02 00:37:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I like this a lot. It may not be a literary masterpiece, but there's some great imagery.
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2004-10-01 21:19:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
*then
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2004-10-01 21:10:32 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
It wasn't half bad, and the you had to go and add that comment at the end. What in the name of all the fuzzy blue kittens were you THINKING there? Holy hell.
On the other hand, it was mostly punctuated, and had paragraphs, so you get a +1.
Submitted by zxcvvcxz (user info) at 2004-10-01 19:52:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
-1 for Finch. I don't know what that is, but an annoying kid I work with always talked about it.
Otherwise, a good story.
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2004-10-01 19:27:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
If you'd been here longer, you'd know this is well above the average post.
Submitted by zakalwe (user info) at 2004-10-01 19:26:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Know how you feel.
About making the first call that is - not getting shafted by some heartless bitch.
I don't feel anything when that happens to me.
Submitted by Timberwolves_At_New_York (user info) at 2004-10-01 19:25:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I turned this in for school, as an assignment. The teacher was cool and didn't care about the swearing or anything. I don't know if it's uber quality, probably not, oh well.