An Awkward Meeting
I could not believe it. Hermione had just walked out on me, without even hearing me out first. I sat there in the velvet plush seat, flushing furiously. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw George back away slowly, and soon enough everyone was back to their normal conversations.
Standing up, I approached George with Hermione's cash and my own Burberry wallet in my trembling hands. I saw George turn around and spot me with a terrified look in his eyes.
Gee, he had to be a newbie in terms of business. Can't even maintain order with his customers.
"Here you go, George," I announced promptly, handing him Hermione's money and fishing out a few paper notes from my wallet. George received the cash and retreated back to the counter, muttering a brief "good night". Then I walked out of the restaurant.
~0~0~
Back at home, I changed out of my suit and crept into bed. I wish that I could have lain there forever, letting all my worries fade away. I didn't want to have to wake up. Life was too complicated for me...not at all what I dreamt it would be like.
~0~0~
While I worked busily at the Ministry the next morning, Amanda called me. She was my girlfriend.
"Ron, I'm free this afternoon; do you want to go out or something?" She chirped happily after greeting me.
I thought for a moment. I didn't seem to have any plans this afternoon, so...I guess it would be alright.
"Sure, why not?" "Okay! Would you mind if I asked Rach and David to tag along; make it a double-date?"
Amanda sounded so hopeful that I just couldn't say no.
"Okay then." "Great! I'll meet you after you finish work and we'll plan from there. Bye Ronnie!"
"Goodbye, Amanda," I replied hastily. The line went dead.
~0~0~
I was greeted by a loud "Ronnie!" and Amanda ran to hug me, her long straight blond hair flying behind her. I patted her warmly as she squeezed me tight. She then let go, her face all smiles.
"Let's go; I told Rachel that we would meet her and David in the city." Amanda dragged me all the way to the car as I half-ran and half-walked.
...Much later...
We were in a cafe in the city, sipping mugs of coffee. As Amanda clutched at her cappuccino, she giggled loudly.
"Oh Rach, it's great that you could tag along! You make me laugh all the time." Rachel, who was apparently a bestie of Amanda's, smiled in embarrassment. Her newest boyfriend, David extended an arm around her shoulders. I stared at the couple sitting opposite us faintly. Was Amanda expecting me to do the same with her, too? We had only been going out with each other for less than a month, so I did not really know her all that well...yet.
Just to be safe, I played along and put an arm around Amanda's waist. She responded quickly by placing a soft kiss on my right cheek.
"Ron is just a sweetie, aren't you?" She said fondly.
I could see how my girlfriend could be embarrassing at times.
~0~0~
We were now out of the cafe and walking around the bustling city. I wasn't really feeling that social at the moment, so didn't really want to join in with Amanda's conversations.
As we turned a corner, I saw something (or someone, mind you) that made my heart clench tightly into a fist. I stopped dead, with Amanda still laughing loudly with Rachel. She looked at me anxiously.
"What's wrong, Ronnie?" I turned to look at Amanda. "Oh, nothing. Let's keep walking then, shall we?"
We continued to walk ahead, while I cowered beside my blond girlfriend with her slender figure and perfect features. The something or someone that I saw gawked at me silently as we trailed past, while I was determined to stare elsewhere and escape from here.
We turned another corner and I sighed with relief as that something or someone was no longer in sight. I could properly relax now, and was grateful that nothing too terrible had happened. I would have to be more careful next time round. I didn't want incidents like that to happen ever again.
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