Romance for Beginners
Chapter 1: Identify the Problem
Annie Edison was eating lunch at the study table as she eyed her two friends, Troy and Britta, as her other friend, Abed, was eyeing her. Troy and Britta were giggling at each others jokes (as bad as they were) and kept making awkward eye contact. Abed studied Annie's facial movements which seemed to him to express frustration, and he wondered if Annie was jealous of Troy and Britta's flirting. He looked over at Jeff and he was looking at Troy and Britta in confusion. Shirley was wide eyed and shaking her head, and then Pierce blurted out what everyone was apparently thinking, "Why don't you two just make out already?" Troy became wide eyed and Britta looked down and to the side to avoid eye contact.
"Seriously you guys. You've been flirting for months. Haven't you even thought of being more romantic with one another?" Annie innocently questioned.
Troy just looked nervous and made incoherent noises and Britta looked like a deer in headlights and her pale face turned a rare pinkish red color.
Annie remembered how dumb Troy was when it came to setting up his date with another girl when she had her own crush on him. He didn't know what to do, and he couldn't even pick up when another girl was interested in him. He was probably new to all of this. In high school he had it so easy. Every girl he was with just did all the work, and all he had to do was remain popular.
And Britta...Britta has had more unsuccessful relationships than most celebrities. She never wanted to be loved until now, so she must not know what to do at all. Ever the go-getter, Annie knew she had to make a plan. She was successful in manipulating them to go on their first date, and they had fun, so all she had to do was create a romantic mood. It would be easy right, but she couldn't work alone. She eyed Abed; he doesn't know anything about romance, but he knows Troy, and Jeff...same thing, but he knows Britta. Shirley could help with creating the romance, and Pierce can do what Pierce does best and throw away money. It was bullet proof, and Annie never failed at playing cupid before. Her first goal was to find out what Troy likes about Britta and bring that to the forefront. Annie was going to make her irresistible.