Chapter 7
By the time Charlie and Amita got to the restaurant neither of them could stand still. Charlie because he was getting ready to tell the woman he might possibly love that he likes her. Amita because she was about to pull off this master plan that may send Charlie into the garage to work on P vs. NP his emotional coping tool if he did indeed like her as much as she thought. They were seated quickly and they chatted away the whole night although they both knew in their heart of hearts they wouldn't remember what the other had said the next day. Desert came around and they both came to the conclusion they should share their news
"I have something to tell you" They both said at the same time. They laughed at how odd that had been. Charlie recovered first
"You go first my news can wait" Charlie offered
Here goes nothing…please don't be too crushed "Remember I told you a little while ago about a guy named Orlando?"
"Yeah" Charlie remembered the name but it didn't really mean anything other then Amita had said it
"Well we have a date for Friday. I'm so excited" Amita smiled and let the joy of having a boyfriend show on her face
Ok Charlie, don't just sit there trying to pick up the pieces of your broken heart, you'll have time or that later. Come on act surprised and happy "That's great"
"I know. So what was your news?" Amita asked
Think Charlie think "I made a breakthrough on a case that Don mentioned in passing. It could really help him solve the case"
"That's great" Amita said as the waiter collected their plates and gave her the bill. Amita paid but was paying more attention to Charlie. He seemed OK, maybe he didn't like her after all. Though what she didn't know was after Charlie got home, told his father and brother he didn't want to talk, he went to the garage and started working on the unsolvable problem of P vs. NP while silent tears ran down his cheeks
Sorry this chapter wasn't longer but I was at the hair salon while writing this and I think that this one was emotional enough without elaborating