Lounging on my couch and eating ice-cream from a small, circular tub with a big spoon has quickly become my favorite past-time. I mean, if I'm going to wallow in self-pity, this is certainly the best way to do it. I sat and stared at the TV, not really bothering to pay any attention. Not even Bugs Bunny – my favorite TV show character – could cheer me up. The show paused and on came the commercials, all of them trying to sell their products, when suddenly an ad for a dating club came up. I threw my head back and groaned – just what I needed! Even more reminders! The toons soon came back on and I adjusted myself to lie more comfortably on the couch, and not even a second later my phone began to ring.
"No!" I groaned once more, letting it ring for a few seconds before I decided to finally get up and see who was calling, just in case it was an emergency. Once I finally reached the kitchen I grabbed the humongous phone from its place on the wall and spoke.
"Hello?"
"Cas!" my best friend Nancy yelled to me from her side of the phone.
"Nancy?"
"Hey! Get dressed and ready because we're going out tonight!" She said. I sighed as I listened her sudden plan.
"Nance, I don't really feel like going out tonight."
"Cas, you've said that every time I've called you for the past two weeks and I am not falling for it again!"
"But Nance-"
"Cassidy Marie Fletcher, we are going out tonight whether you like it or not." Nancy stated. I sighed again.
"Fine." I answered. I could hear her shriek from the other side of the phone.
"Oh, we're going to have so much fun!"
"Yeah, sure." I replied unenthusiastically. "How long do I have until you get here?" I asked. I sat and listened for a reply, but all that was on the other end was silence. "Nancy? Hello?" I asked, slightly worried, and then I heard it. I turned around just as the front door to my apartment swung open.
"We have thirty minutes at the latest until we have to leave." Nancy said as she walked in, stuffing her gigantic cellphone into her huge purse. I still can't believe that she even got one of those things. I hung the phone up and turned towards her, noticing that she was looking me over in slight disgust.
"Jeez, Cas, Sterling broke up with you two weeks ago. You shouldn't be sitting alone in your apartment wearing the same clothes every single day and moping around. You should be out having some fun now that you're single again! Plus, when was the last time you took a shower?" she asked. I rolled my eyes and walked past her, shutting my front door and then walking into the small hallway and to my bathroom, Nancy following me and standing just outside the door.
"I took one yesterday, Nance. I may be acting like a slob temporarily, but that doesn't mean that I have to smell like one too." I said, then shut the door and got ready to take a shower. God, I hope that we don't do anything too crazy tonight. I mean I just want to stay home and watch Looney Toons, but I guess that I have to get out of this house at some point, so tonight may as well be as good a night as any to go out and finally try to get over my ex.