I wonder what would have happened if I actually went on that date with Mike tonight. I thought to myself as my feet slipped under the warm quilt on my bed. My head soon followed suit and crashed onto the pillow. I could already hear the sounds of snoring in the next room. Alice and Rose were, of course, asleep. They crash every time they lie on something comfy. Last week all of us wanted new mattresses, so we'd gone to Sealy. After about an hour, I saw them crashing on a mattress in the back. They really didn't care what time we got out of there.
All I could think about was the next day. I told Mike that I couldn't tonight, that I'd had some bonding to do with Rose and Alice. He'd sounded really disappointed, so I'd promised that I'd go tomorrow. That was a major mistake. In the small amount of time that had accumulated from when I last saw Mike and now, he must have called me at least fifty times. Mike has pretty much stalking me since I met him in the mall about a week ago.
I was shopping with Alice and Rose, they left to go to a store that i had absolutely no interest in. i was heading towards the bookstore and I tripped over air again. The next thing I knew I was looking at these massive feet. My head snapped up and I found myself looking into the blue eyes of a man. He was handsome, in a boyish kind of way, not really my type. A weird look came across his face as he peered down at me.
"Excuse me, but do you need a hand?" the man asked politely.
"Sure, why not." I answered, rather annoyed that he had to ask. Definitely not my type, I thought to myself. Next thing I registered a sweaty hand gripped mine and I was being pulled up rather forcefully. I thought he was just trying to show off his strength. It only made me snort quietly to myself and think of what an ass he was turning out to be in the short time that I'd known him. My cell phone was still on the ground, so he bent down and scooped it up into his hands.The man opened it and scanned the screen.
"So Bella, my name is Mike," He introduced himself impassively, not so much as glancing up from the phone as he began pressing his clammy fingers against my keypad. "I'm just gonna add my number so that you can call to set up our first date." His voice was filled with a little too much authority for my liking. He stretched his arm out to hand it back. My hesitation must have taken on a different meaning to him for the next thing he said threw me off quite a bit.
"Of course you can call anytime you like," Mike offered in a voice I'm sure he considered sexy. To me it sounded like he was trying a little too hard. In truth, he had looked and sounded constipated.
"OK...sure...I'll, um, try that." I had said timidly. Upon hearing this, Mike looked like he had won the lottery.
He had been calling nonstop since then; I had pretty much used every lie in the book to get out of a date with him. Now, with my last excuse gone, I had no choice but to go. That was the last thought I recalled going through my head as I drifted to sleep.
I was awoken by a loud, shrill beeping. Instinctively, my hands shot up to cover my ears as I tried to block the piercing sound out. Just taking my hands off of my ears for a few seconds, I hoisted myself off of my bed. Again, my hands went straight to my ears as I walked to the door leading from my bedroom to the main part of my sisters and my apartment.