So, new person to talk about. Of course I will be using little letters to hide identities (maybe make up a fake name too just for this interaction)
{For your convenience: P/Penelope = Me, F/Felix = New Crush to be delusional about, FOEM = For once encouraging mother, FPOW = F’s place of work, POTS = Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, GFFW = Guy from F’s work}
P: *Walks into FPOW, sees no one in the reception area. Decides to text FOEM since she had to drive me as I have POTS*
FOEM: *Texts: Just yell hello, you’re just nervous. I can’t do this for you. Just be patient and don’t give up yet.*
GFFW: “Hello Ma’am, how can I help you?”
P: “Uh- I saw this guy that worked here at an event recently. He has black hair.”
GFFW: “Do you know his name?”
P: “No- I didn’t get it..”
GFFW: “Okay, well how about you come back here with me. We’re all here today.”
P: *Thinks: All here? I’m gonna have to do this in front of other people?! Welp-.* “Okay.” *Describes other things I noticed about said guy as we walk.*
GFFW: “This young lady is looking for a guy with black hair that went to an event recently.”
P: *Sees him almost immediately yet has no courage to call that out since I am already extremely anxious and nervous about this.*
F: “That would be me.” *He raises his hand*
P: *I walk over to him, shuffling a bit beside him even more nervous around all the people he works with.* “Hi, I just- I saw you and I wanted to say I thought you were cute and here’s my number.”
*Other Guys that work with him proceed to ooo.*
F: “I’m flattered, but I just got out of a relationship. But I did just move here so I’m looking for friends.”
P: “Nice to meet you.” *Gets a firm handshake*
From there he was told to walk me out or suggested to him that I should be walked out and we talked.
F: “You from around here?”
P: “Yep, from *insert city name* lived here my whole life.”
F: “Nice- do you know of anything fun to do around here?”
P: “There’s a writing club I do at the library.”
F: “I’m not much of a writer but I do like reading.”
F: “What genre do you like?”
P: “Horror, thriller, psychological horror- that kind of thing.”
F: “I like horror- I just read Stephen King.”
P: “I can’t read much since I’m bad at sitting still that long- but I like the movies.”
F: “I’ve only watched IT, any other good ones?”
P: “I blank when I get asked questions- but I like Pet Cemetery.”
F: “I’ve heard it was good. We’re all about to get lunch.”
P: “Oh! Okay, bye.” *gets another firm handshake and then leaves nervously.*
So that was how it happened today- and it wasn’t our right rejection so I take it as a good sign!
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