I've been meaning to post this since it happened, so here we go.
Exactly one week ago I was at work. It was a day like any other. I had set-up an event and was supervising the clients. This particular event was a Chinese Symposium put on by a nearby CSU. Lots of old people, grant writers, teachers, etc. However, there were a few college aged girls who came along to volunteer and I assume to curry favor with their teachers in order to get better grades.
This again is not terribly unusual. But as I went about my job I noticed one of the girls kept looking at me. I kind of shrugged it off as her eye just catching and following movement. But then I was operating the projector, and wasn't moving, and I noticed she was staring at me. Once again, I thought this odd, but I told myself to focus on my work and keep my head in the game.
At the end of the event, everyone was leaving and this particular girl was helping them pack their stuff out. I was helping them move their stuff as well, and I met her.
"Megan." She said her name was.
Once we were finished packing their stuff out I went back to the meeting room and she followed me, and so I turned to her, "Well, that's it. It was nice to meet you."
"Um, what else do you have to do? I can help you."
"Oh, that's okay. I can do it, don't worry about it."
"I want to."
"Uhh.. Well, okay. I was gonna start with those tables over there."
So she proceeds to help me strike the event, and we're chattering as we do the work, it takes us about 20 minutes.
When we're done, (and we're basically the only people still in the building at this point.) I say, "Well, thanks so much for your help. You know, I go to that CSU about one a week, so maybe I'll see you around."
"Do you have to do something else right now?"
"Well, I have to close up, make sure everything's locked, set the alarm, all that good stuff."
"How much longer will that take you?"
"I don't know.. Probably about 10 more minutes."
"Well.... what are you doing after?"
"I don't know... Why?"
"Would you want to hang out?"
"And do what?"
"I don't know.. Those people just gave me two free bottles of wine and some strawberries...."
At this point I can feel the heat climbing up my chest, up my neck, and into my face.
"Ahh.. I'm gonna have to take a rain check, I already have plans, I have to go to my ex-boss's house for dinner... But like I said I go to that CSU all the time, so hopefully we'll run into each other."
"Well, do you want my number or do you wanna just try to get lucky?"
"Sure. I'll take your number."
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I texted her briefly after that to apologize. I really did feel bad after she went through SO much effort to hang out. But I dunno, it felt weird, so I decided to wait until I had more control over the environment in which we hung out.
Anyway, that's my story. She was pretty cute. Athletic form, long red hair, plays softball.
All I know is that I definitely was NOT expecting that to happen.. It's happened to me before, but last time the girl was not.. Um.. A desirable character?... This girl.. was.
