Picnic Time

"Ughhhhhhh." I say falling back onto the grass. All the girls are setting up the picnic blanket and the baskets of food. After finishing, they sit around the blanket with me before lying back as well.

"I'm going to guess that the first date with that, whatever his name was, wasn't great?" Harriet says, making an angel in the grass.

"Ha. You were the one that found him and you don't even remember his name?" I say whacking the ground upset.

"Sorry. I really thought he would be... different you know?" She says sitting up. "Im sorry again. I was just trying to be helpful."

"It's fine." I then sit up too. "I know you were trying to help. It's him who is so... so... ughhh." I fall back and everyone starts laughing.

"Girl, I'm sure he wasn't that bad. Your specifications for men just seem to be really specific." Victoria says. "Like the guy I'm with now. I had to learn to change my "specific" ways and find someone of good heart and personality." She says smiling at me. I giggle.

"You really like your boyfriend don't you?" I ask.

"Yep." She pats her cheeks that are blushing. We all laugh before it's interrupted by Francesca sighing loudly for us to hear.

"You okay honey?" Harriet asks her.

"Yes. I guess." She looks down at the grass, patting it a little. "You guys actually have some sort of love life. Harriet, you're married and have a kid already. Victoria, you and your boyfriend are so lovey dovey it's adorable, while it also makes me a bit sick. And lastly, Eliza, you are so... so amazing that probably every guy in the world wants to marry you. But look at me, and my sorry self. I haven't even found the courage to go on a single blind date." We all look at her, feeling a bit sorry before Victoria says.

"My boyfriend, he is nice and amazing like I've said before right? But that isn't all, he also has friends that are just the same, let me help you pick the right one, ya?" Francesa looks at her before tackling her in a hug.

"Thank you!!" She says patting her head.

"Haha. Your welcome!" We all laugh before starting to eat the different foods that Harriet, Victoria, and Francesca brought.

"Wanna hear... about my date?" I ask looking at my food before looking back up at everyone whose beady eyes are staring back, ready to hear what I have to say. I laugh before starting.

"So, first things, first. I walk into the cafe and bam!!" I say loudly scaring everyone. "The cafe, is empty, no one is there. Besides the workers of course." Everyone is shocked before Francesca starts talking.

"You're telling me, this man actually paid for the cafe to be empty?" She says wide-eyed. I nodded in response.

"Yes ma'am. And then after that, he introduced himself before we walked over to the table which, because most people pull out the chair for me and he said, 'here, let's sit', I thought that he was indicating he was going to pull the chair out for me but guess what?" Victoria raises her hand. "Yes Vicky?"

She finishes chewing before saying, "Is the answer that the minute you were about to sit down, he instead sat in the chair before you?" I clap.

"Ding Ding Ding! That's correct! I was going to sit and he sat right down and didn't even say, 'you can have a seat there' nope, nothing at all."

"How rude!" Harriet says shaking her head in disbelief.

"Continuing. The server comes around and he asks for what we want and right as I'm about to say what I want, the man says, 'I'll do it' in this, what he thinks, is a manly way. I was shocked because he doesn't even know me but he thought he could order an expensive dessert to impress me?"

The girls all shake their heads in disbelief.

"I don't even want to think about the experience." I say before lying back down.

"Wait, but what happens next?" Francesca says.

I sigh before saying, "Well, the thing is, besides the expensive dessert, he actually bought me... coffee." I heard some loud gasps around me.

"Coffee!!! OMG!!! You-" Francesca says before Harriet cuts her off.

"Hate IT!!!! Terribly!!! I'm so so so sorry about Beau, Eliza!! I really didn't realize that he'd be that-" I interrupt her.

"Don't say that!!! He's just not right for me but who's telling, maybe he will be for someone else. Like... Francesca?" I say eyeing her playfully.

"Nuh-uh!! Definitely not. He better stay away from me... and you! And that's that!" She says crossing her arms. I laugh before continuing.

"Yeah so, I was just a bit upset that he didn't ask me beforehand and I told him too how I felt and then he actually said, "You do like coffee because, people of "our standings" love coffee so you should learn the ways of the rich." I got so upset after that because he acted all 'high and mighty' because he has some money. I hate guys like him and so, after we argued a bit after I mentioned that 'I don't know if we're right for each just after one date.' And so I got up but before the conversation could continue, he says that "Harriet and her husband were so wrong about you." And then walks out of the cafe, leaving ME with the bill!" I say breathing a bit heavily just thinking about it.

"OMG!!! I'm going to kill him. More like, I'm going to tell my husband and have HIM kill him!!" Harriet says. I chuckle to myself.

"Thanks guys for your comfort. It's fine, I seriously just need a little break and maybe I'll just randomly find a guy who is interesting?" I say raising my shoulders. Everyone nods and agrees before we continue eating and enjoying our picnic.

The picnic soon ends and I then get to my car and drive home. I place my items down on the table near the door before going to get a shower. A hot one. The heat helps me forget and calm down and that is exactly what I need right now.

I hop into the shower and stay there for like, an hour before coming out and starting to dry my hair. It's like a repetitive thing that I do which is to read the news while drying off.

"Katsuki Tanaka... is the youngest entrepreneur and genius that Japan has to offer. That started when he was just 16. He's now 24 and owns a technology company." I read aloud. "Interesting, such a young guy owns a company that he created himself... definitely a genius!!" I laugh before putting my phone to charge.

"Sigh. I wonder why grandfather decided after all this time to make a time-sensitive marriage arrangement for me? I'm stressed, about love!! Can you believe it? More like, can I believe it? Sigh."