The No Date, Date

The No Date, Date!
           Frederika Menezes

So here I was, sitting with a friend who among many adjectives, I use ‘interesting’ to describe him and a thought crosses my mind asking me a rather bold question.

Why don’t you ask him to go out with you…as a friend!

I pondered this over and then once he left my presence, put it across to him over a rather brave text. 

Well, it was a yea sure why not response and I applauded my own braveness – it was short lived!

I forgot that I live inside donkey heads. In fact our society needs to get a brainwash and it starts with those closest.

So anyway, there I was all smiles thinking that I was going out with this guy friend and I looked forward to it. First date or time out of home with a guy friend – yay!

Now, I am no wild thing but it’s always exciting to try doing something new and prove a point while at it. After some indecision as to where to meet, my friend chose a place. I said fine.

I didn’t think Superman and Louis Lane would prove an obstacle!

See, Superman and Louis Lane live in the present day and age but are stuck in the past. They wouldn’t hear of it. To see their daughter out with a guy they barely knew….unthinkable! Didn’t matter if the daughter trusts the guy or that they are friends – no. I wished I had some Kryptonite and strong powers of persuasion but as much as I tried, I got shut down.

Finally feeling like Marvin the robot, I canceled the friend date.

The point never got made but it awaits its time…