{"id":3021,"date":"2020-02-28T15:38:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelocco.com\/magazine\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2020-02-28T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:38:49","slug":"a-date-from-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocco.com\/magazine\/a-date-from-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"A Date From Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDamn, I should have ordered this fillet instead!!\u201d She mumbles as she stuffs the 7th, 8th\u2026too many mouthfuls from his plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo ahead, dear,\u201d He says as he clears his throat to mask his discomfort.<br \/>\n\u201cThese tacos are so pricey, yet so far from delicious.\u201d She whines.<\/p>\n<p>He nods his head mechanically, clueless what to say about that!<br \/>\nJust as about he thought the date could not take another left turn, there she goes signalling the waiter by snapping her fingers.<\/p>\n<p>As she fidgets, his attention is grabbed by her cleavage that\u2019s threatening to burst the linen that is tenderly holding the puppies together.<br \/>\nThis glorious moment is rudely interrupted by her voice saying, \u201cWhy did you bring me such pathetic food?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You are shocked because a few seconds ago, she was savouring it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with it maam?\u201d The waiter kindly asks.<br \/>\n\u201cFirst of all, I am not your mother,\u201d She says bluntly.<br \/>\n\u201cAbout the food, don\u2019t get me started!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contempt painted on her face could have made you throw up. \u201cJust pack it well, I will take it to my dogs.\u201d She adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBring me whatever he is having, and the Little-Paris Sidebar cocktail to wash the bad taste in my mouth.\u201d She orders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou mean the Ritz-Paris-Sidecar?\u201d The waiter asks.<br \/>\n\u201cYes that one, she responds with her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere were we?\u201d She asks as the waiter hurriedly goes to get the order.<br \/>\n\u201c\u00dchhmmm, Uhhhmmmm\u2026\u201d he\u2019s lost of words because something is worrying him.<\/p>\n<p>He had asked her out for just a coffee at this posh restaurant to impress her. It turns out that she has ordered a \u20187-course meal.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She started by saying she isn&#8217;t a coffee person, so opted for some salad and some lemonade.<br \/>\nA few bites into the green raw stuff, she says she should have ordered something better because she\u2019s starving. So she asks him, \u201cwhat will you eat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will just take coffee,\u201d he responds.<br \/>\n\u201cC\u2019mon, the food here is sumptuous,\u201d let me recommend something for you.<\/p>\n<p>Reluctantly, he agrees as she quickly tells the waiter, that she\u2019ll have some tacos.<br \/>\nUp to this point, you know the tacos went to the dogs literally, and in comes the fillet, and the cocktail she could barely pronounce.<\/p>\n<p>She is merrily chatting as she devours her portion like a savage. The boy only manages a few grins a couple of adjectives in the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>When the moment of reckoning arrives, he is smart enough to wait a few minutes before checking the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The sight of the digits written of the piece of sheet sends the sugary fluid he is sipping down the wrong pipe.<\/p>\n<p>He lets out a cough that sends him scrambling to the washrooms.<br \/>\nHe stares at is watery eyes menacingly on the mirror as he washes his hands and asks himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell did you get yourself into?!! That bill is more than half your college tuition fee!!\u201d<br \/>\nHe pauses for a moment as if he was waiting for the man in the mirror to respond.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly his eyes light up, as his heart starts to pound.<br \/>\nHe turns and casually walks; out of the washroom, past the busy waiters, then towards the door as he hopes she doesn\u2019t spot him, and finally steps out of the restaurant\u2026<\/p>\n<p>He has not been picking her calls or any other unfamiliar calls since then\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDamn, I should have ordered this fillet instead!!\u201d She mumbles as she stuffs the 7th, 8th\u2026too many mouthfuls from his plate. \u201cGo ahead, dear,\u201d He says as he clears his throat to mask his discomfort. \u201cThese tacos are so pricey, yet so far from delicious.\u201d She whines. 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