I am sound asleep. I specifically remember my dream. I am talking to my then girlfriend and try to break the news the news that I wanted to break up with her. In the dream I was saying everything I rehearsed before. "Hey, I really wanted this to work, but there is nothing there for me." "I don't like to force things, and this feels forced". "You deserve a guy way taller than me." As i anxiously anticipate her reaction in the dream I am awaken by a my cell phone. It's a text message from Madeline "Hey you want to go running". The answer, "No." I turn off my cell phone and go back to sleep.
It is twelve in the afternoon. My bags are packed, my snacks are in a lunchbox and I just made a last run to bathroom to empty everything in my tank. I was ready for a road trip with three of my friends to California. Soon I would be soaking up the son and learning how to surf. I then feel my cellphone vibrate in my pant pocket. I figured it was one of my friends letting me know they are on their way to pick me up. It wasn't. My work called me in.
It was supposed to be the night of my first date with Jenny. She had be texted me all week and I knew she was really looking forward to it. I picked up my cellphone at 5:30 p.m. and let her know I was going to be picking her up around 8 p.m. when I get off work. On my way to work I made a stop at my friend house to drop off some stuff he left in my car. He is waiting outside for me as I pull up.
"I have good news and I have great news." He says
"What is it?"
"The good news is you don't have to go to work right now. The great news is I have four tickets to the Sun's game tonight".
Keep in mind I have never been to a Suns game and these tickets were $125.00 pop. I had no choice, you can't turn down free Suns tickets. I texted her at 5:45 p.m. fifteen minutes after I just made plans with her. To give me a little bit of credit I was honest with her and told I wanted to go the Suns game and I only pushed back the plans that night.
I picked her up at 10:30 p.m. and took her out.
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Hey Ali,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that cell phones do make life interesting and can sometimes lead to unfortunate circumstances. I enjoyed all of your short stories especially the first one; I thought the ending was humorous. There were a few typos here and there that you should watch out for in the future. Overall you’re a very detailed oriented writer with an interesting view and I thoroughly enjoy your stories.
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ReplyDeleteAll your stories fit really well with your title. It’s amazing how something so small can change your day. You got to the point and made your stories easy to read. You used just enough detail to get the point across. I like the sentence, “My bags are packed, my snakes are in the lunchbox, and I just made a last run to the bathroom to empty everything in my tank.” Very creative! Had a few spelling mistakes, but nice job!
ReplyDeleteHello Ali,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your title, cell phones do make life interesting at times. I really liked all your short stories; they were very interesting and intriguing. I like how you added a sense of humor to all of them, especially the first one. I can relate to those times where you just have to turn your cell phone off. LOL! Overall, your blog was very nice, a few simple mistakes here and there but a quick re-reading would do.
Looking forward to the next blog!