Chapter 3: The Date

Dressed in my dark red party dress, I stepped into the Inn. I kissed Stu, and sat down. We talked for a while, but I felt sick. I told Stu I had to go home. But what I really did was visit Kalan.

Knock, knock "Oh, May!"

"Yeah, hi Kalan. I just wanted to talk for a while. We weren't properly introduced yesterday."

"Oh, I'm just doing the dishes here." Said Kalan.

"I'll help," I offered.

"In that party dress?" He asked.

"Don't worry; I have shorts and a t-shirt underneath."

So I took off my dress and started to help. But soon, I dropped a plastic bowl and got soap everywhere. "I am so soreeeeeee!" And I fell. But Kalan caught me. And all I remember after that was that I had soap suds on my cheek and Kalan kissed me.

The next morning, I woke up in the Doctor's office. "What?" I said, stunned. Kalan brushed the hair off of my face and said:

"I couldn't find your keys last night, so I brought you here. Thanks, Doctor."

"Okay then." I said. And then, I realized I had to break up with Stu. "Sorry Kalan, I've got to go. See you around!" And I ran around the corner to Stu's house. I turned the knob and entered. Stu looked up.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Stu, I've got something to tell you."

"That can wait." He said. "May, I've known you for a long time, and if you're ready..." He took out a black box and handed it to me. As I opened it he said: "May, my love, will you marry me?" And it was a blue feather. And at that, I grabbed the feather, and ran.

Mikela stopped by my house later on, to find me crying. "May?" She asked, amongst my sobs. "What's wrong?"

I sat up and pulled the feather from under my pillow. "This!" I answered.

"But that's wonderful, May!" Mikela jumped.

"No, it isn't! Stu proposed to me right before I planned to break up with him! See, last night, I went over to Kalan's. And I was washing the dishes with him, and I slipped, and, and, he kissed me! Then, today, I woke up at the Doctor's, and Kalan brushed my hair out of my face and as I looked up into those blue eyes, I realized I love him! Not Stu, Kalan!"

"May, I hate to say it, but I can't help you." And with that, I slammed the door on her and began to think.