Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Chapter 3 - more preview

3 – Teacher/consultant

             This gentleman messaged me several times on the internet dating site before I responded.  He was older than I, had a winning smile, and was well educated, working half time as a teacher and half-time as a consultant for the school board.

            I thought we might have some commonality so I engaged in several chat conversations with him.  He seemed pleasant enough and finally invited me to lunch on a Sunday afternoon, at a quaint little restaurant by Ferry Lake in Newmarket.  I accepted.

            This was my first date from this site so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  I wore a turquoise fitted mini dress, turquoise sandals, amber jewelry, pink lipstick and huge expectations.  I arrived at the restaurant and was directed to the patio.  It was one o’clock.  I waited.

            At 1:15, I ordered a beer and continued to wait.  There were couples seated at tables nearby.  I sat alone.

            At 1:30, I began to wonder where he was.  Being new to the site, I hadn’t gotten the gentleman’s cell number, so could not reach him.  I asked for my check. 

             At 1:45, I paid my cheque and left.  I had been stood up!

            When I arrived home, I logged onto the internet dating site and checked my messages.  There were none, so I deleted him.





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