Chapter 24: Dating Problems

Nikki walked into the living room and flopped onto the couch with a bag of potato chips. Randy stood up by the stairs.

"Sooo…?" Randy asked.

Nikki sighed. "OK, I know you're bored. But that doesn't give a reason to ask m out of the blue."

Randy begged, "Please?"

"OK, You've asked me out for like how many times now…?" Nikki paused to count. "… About 500 times now. And in fact you've asked me ten times today. And I've said the same thing. What makes you think my answer will be any different than the others?"

"This." Randy answered.

Nikki turned around to see what Randy was blabbering about. And she saw Randy all dressed up in a suit with a blue tie, holding a red rose. Nikki was stunned. She was dumbfounded and sat for about a minute before regaining her chain of thought. She snapped back into reality and got up to stand in front of him.

Nikki grinned. For a second, Randy thought she was actually going to say yes. Soon she started to frown. "Homie, thanks for the rose, but I don't need another Prince William wannabe." Nikki grabbed the rose and stuffed it into the flower vase by the front door. "And I need a man with individuality, a unique personality, not someone who's trying hard to be someone he's not." Nikki looked at Randy from top to bottom. "And please wear your casual clothing, you look absolutely ridiculous." Nikki grabbed her bag of chips and started upstairs. "Oh, and you ain't all that and a bag of chips." Nikki raised the potato chips and walked upstairs.

Randy sighed. "I guess that'll be a "no" then." He whispered.

"What'd you think it was, a "yes"?" Nikki yelled from upstairs, apparently she heard him.

Randy walked gloomily upstairs to his room and shut the door. He wanted to cry.

The Next Day

"OK, apparently you broke someone else's heart. The lovesick fool's been crying his heart out all night. It's driving me nuts." Trish blabbered as she walked into Nikki's bedroom.

"I'm getting sick and tired of him asking. It's driving me nuts." Nikki answered from her bed. She was still all tucked in, head popping out to see who walked in.

"Well, it's driving us all nuts to the fact that you turn down every date you can get. Any lady would die to be you." Trish said.

"Like you." Nikki muttered.

"Yes, and no. I'm taken, but the thought of that is lovely. But I mean, are you ever bound to go out with someone at least?" Trish asked.

"Maybe someday." Nikki answered.

"And when will that be? When I'm old and gray with 5 kids?" Trish said sarcastically.

"Look, I'm just trying to find the right one." Nikki argued in a sleepy tone.

"Well you can't find the right one unless you get up and accept a date offer." Trish said.

"I run from a guy who wants me, but I don't like him. He chases after me, and once I lose him, another comes around." Nikki pathetically said.

"It's a cycle that's never meant to end: You run from a guy that wants you, and as you turn around the corner, another guy is bound to be chasing after you. Then it goes over and over again." Trish said.

"You think I should've said yes when John asked me out a long time ago?" Nikki asked.

"No, because John wouldn't be who he is today, and you were made to say no probably because John isn't the one for you." Trish said.

Nikki got up out of her bed to walk to the bathroom. "And maybe I was made to say no to Orton because he isn't the one for me." Nikki walked into her closet.

Trish stomped her foot. "Damn… she got me. Lawyers… always findin' loopholes in everything. Well, I can beat her at her own game. She will one day be with Randy, and she's going to thank me for it. Hmph." Trish walked out of Nikki's room, plotting her plan.

Short chapter... But now... the drama begins. Dun dun dun.

- bettina isabelle