I'm glad you liked my last chapter. Thanks to those of you who reviewed! I think from now on I'm going to write in Cato's point of view.
I grab the jingling keys off of the hook near the towering door of my house.
"Mom!" I scream. "I'm going on a date with some girl I met today. I'm using my car!"
My mom replies in her usual high pitched tone, "Okay, sweetie! You still have a permit. Do you want me to drive you?"
"No, I'm good!" I yell back to her from across several rooms. Oh parents, they're so dumb. I told them there's a new hotel opening up on the other side of town with a free salad bar so my date and I can have the house to ourselves tonight.
I stride over to the gleaming blue sports car my uncle gave me for my 12th birthday. Even when I was young, I got away with stuff.
Something across the street catches my attention. It's a girl with long, golden brown locks that reflect in the moonlight. And she is just standing there, staring a hole through me. She puts out her hand in front of her and looks at it. A crumpled up object sits in her palm.
And then it catches on fire.
Surprisingly, her skin doesn't seem to be burning. Just the flaming object that she chucks at me.
I jump back in shock as the thing lands at my feet. Good thing I'm on concrete, so the fire won't spread. I frantically stomp on it putting out the flames. Waiting for a couple of seconds to make sure it doesn't burst into fire again, I look at the sidewalk on the other side of the road. The girl was gone.
What did that chick think she was doing, throwing fireballs at me? Sighing, I pick up the thing at my feet and lift it to my face. It looks like a wad paper, but it doesn't seem to be scorched at all. Weird. I unfold it and gaze upon the letters.
How to go on a Date
1.) Ride your snazzy 2 seater bike to your dates house to pick her up because you're a cool person like that.
2.) When your date notices you're all sweaty at the restaurant, say you need to go use the little boys room.
3.) Try to tell your date she is sexy. Accidentally say shmexy.
4.) Order lobster.
5.) Before you ever kiss her on the lips, kiss her ear. It's very shmexy.
6.) When you get your lobster, make loud crunching noises while chewing.
7.) Right before the waiter lays the check on the table, order dessert. Wave a random Rubix Cube in his face and say that you've got time.
8.) Every time your date asks if she can use it, say you think you've almost got it, even though you are far from that.
9.) Finish eating. Tell her when you get home, she can play any game she likes. Feel satisfied when she grins with devious gratification.
10.) When you arive at your house, the girl will nudge up close to you and say "So, what games do you want to play?" Instantly pull out Monopoly and Life.
-With no due respect, Caf
She slams the door on me and strides away into the dark of the night. What did I do wrong to her? I took all of Caf's instructions, I even exaggerated some! I exhale a sigh. All I need is to talk to someone who will understand...
Taping my foot, I wait for the phone to stop ringing.
"Clove! What's up?"
Responding me doesn't sound like the real Clove, but like she's being strangled and the only thing she can do is laugh until she dies. I wait for her to contain herself. She lets out one small giggle and stops. "Cato, oh Cato. How many things you can do to screw up your date."
My jay hangs. I swear, my heart stops beating for a few moments. "What do you mean?" I ask, shaking.
"Well," she starts, "I was walking home from a friends house and I ran into this really nice girl. I think her name was... Caf? It was something weird like that. Anyways, we started talking. And she's all like, 'You want to go see something stupid?'. Of course, I accept. So she brings me to this restaurant and you're there. So we observe and laugh our butt's off."
I interrupt. "But we were sitting in a corner! Nobody could have seen us except this elder couple. And I never heard laughing!"
"There was an older couple, but you weren't sitting in a corner, you were out in the open, and I saw you. Caf and I were laughing so loudly, I don't know how the whole restaurant couldn't have noticed us."
Oh no. Realization. "Clove! You have to listen to me! Don't see that girl again! Trust me on this! She can disappear into thin air, and magically catch things on fire, and-"
"Cato, I'm not too sure what your getting on about but-" It sounds like static is coursing through the phone. "I. Loosing. Reception. Can't." I picture Clove shaking the phone.
"I know your there, Clove! I can practically hear you smiling!"
I hear three long beeps, and I know our conversation is over.
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