#23 Blind Date
Oct 18th, 2010 by Ashley
An unfortunate blind date took place at the coffee shop in a bookstore today. The woman, eager to please, poured unwanted information like the sudden autumn rain this afternoon on innocent bystanders as well as the middle aged Caucasian man with huge feet tangled under his much-too-small chair, who’s probably has an Asian fetish or regretting at this very moment for agreeing to be set up. The woman, utterly enthusiastic, did most of the talking, showering the man with her life stories, such as her financial standing (read: I’m a well-paid, independent woman, so you don’t have to spend big money on me), her work situation (read: I travel a lot, so you’ll have time for your extracurricular activities), and her family (read: My only daughter and I are not close, so don’t worry about being a dad, her grandparents have got it covered. However, you’ll have to live with your in-laws unless you can afford us a new house. In that case, the three of them will live happily in my house while I continue to pay the mortgage just like the time they were in china.) After taking a short break, she began some small talks, such as “when was the last time you were in a relationship?” When hearing the answer, she cried, “You have been single for 12 years?” Making all the people in the store turn their heads. Toward the end of their date, she practically begged him to “bear” her “shortcomings”, words which took her three times to get right, i.e. her language, her living parents and her “girl”.
When they walked out the door, a young couple turned to each other and giggled, “Awkward.”