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The clinking of forks and knives was all that I could hear. My father sat at the head of the table, my mother on the opposite end. The house maids were walking around us, filling up glasses and plates. He was wearing a blue suit with red tie. My mother in a purple dress. I was in brown jeans and a blue sweater.
"How's school?" My mother asked.
"Good."
"Good? You couldn't come up with a more methodical answer." My father questioned.
"A new semester started. I started political theory. So far I'm really enjoying it. Probably my favorite class."
"Well…theory isn't going to help you win an election." He stated.
"But, it will help me come up with new ideas to help the greater good."
Silence.
"Sweetheart, enough about school. Any new friends?"
"No, I'm too busy."
"Come on, nobody?"
"Well, there is a girl. I just met her."
"What's her name?"
"I don't want to say anything, it could be nothing. I might jinx it."
"Ok, Jasper, honey. But, I want to meet her if she is something."
"Sure." I said so that I could just make my mother happy.
My father excused himself from the table to attend to a phone call and when he returned he excused himself to attend to an emergency meeting in his office. I left the dining room and went up to my childhood bedroom. The walls were lined with academic achievements, frames containing newspaper articles and photos, and family photos.
I lied down on the bed and pulled out my phone and dialed her number. She answered and I felt like I was going to be sick.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hey, Alexis. It's Jasper."
"Jasper, hi. How are you?"
"Good. I…uh…was just wondering…if you maybe wanted to go see a movie tomorrow night?"
"Depends on the movie."
"Rear Window at the Paris Theatre."
Silence.
"I accept."
"Great. Where's your dorm?"
"I actually am leaving with my dad at the moment so I'll text you his."
"Great. I'll pick you up eight."
"It's a date."
I froze. I forgot english. I forgot life. I had a date with Alexis Castle.
"Jasper? You there?"
"Oh yeah. Must of lost signal." I said trying to make a cool recovery.
"Ok, well I'll see you then."
It was a date. A date to remember.