Eight had been in a bad mood today. Marina had a date with that jerk Nine. Eight did something he rarely ever did. He prayed. Eight prayed that the date wouldn't go well. He prayed that there wouldn't be a second one.
So when Eight went out for a walk to blow off some steam, he never thought he would run into Marina. Eight saw Marina sitting on a bus bench by herself. Eight sat beside Marina and looked at her. She wasn't crying, and she didn't seem that sad.
Eight asks, "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at your date?"
Marina lifts her head and looks at Eight. She says, "Turns out we weren't the most compatible people."
Eight nods and says, "Everybody can't be a keeper."
Marina looks at Eight questioningly and asks, "Nine is your friend, am I right?" Eight nods. Marina asks, "Then why wouldn't you want us to work out?"
Eight asks, "Do you want an honest answer to that?"
Marina nods and Eight says, "Truth be told, Nine isn't good enough for you. I prayed that your date wouldn't work out."
Marina asks, "You didn't want us to work out?"
Eight says, "I'm sorry Marina. You know what, the truth is, I'm not sorry. You deserve to be with someone who wants what you want. You deserve someone who you are compatible with."
Marina asks, "Are you saying that I deserve someone like you?"
Eight says, "All I'm saying is, you deserve someone better than Nine."
Marina opens her mouth to speak, but her bus pulls up. She says, "I got to go. I'll see you later Eight."
Eight smiles and says, "See you later Marina."
Eight watches as Marina gets on the bus. He waves as it rolls by, and she waves back. Eight knows, that he will try his hardest to be the man that Marina deserves.