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Authors: Iris Deorre
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check her out on facebook?’
‘You know me so well.’
‘That’s not going to happen.’ Zack was sure Jasmine wasn’t on facebook, she didn’t seem the type.
‘You do realise that if this relationship gets serious we’re going to have to meet her some day.’
‘Someday, as you put it, not today. The game’s about to start.’ He tried to cut them off.
‘Well I’m really looking forward to meeting this one,’ said Troy. ‘She seems quite intriguing.’
‘The question is would she want to meet you.’ He laughed.
Both men had no idea what that meant and soon the football game took over the conversation. The beers rolled and so did the snacking and all the talk about hot women was no more. Which was a welcomed relief to Zack.
****
T hey’d met at their usual place because it was comfortable for Jasmine. It always felt overwhelming to know a new place all over again. Ella had already ordered her food knowing very well that Jasmine would be late and would hardly order anything but to her surprise Jasmine was on time and only wiped the chair down once. She also ordered a coke and a boxed salad.
‘Well look at you!’ Ella was impressed. ‘I can’t believe you just ordered that.’
‘I know, I’m not sure if I’m going to eat it but I want to try,’ she smiled.
‘I’m really impressed, well done you, for getting as far as ordering it.’
Jasmine felt a little bit more relaxed and not overly anxious although the turmoil in her mind hadn’t vanished. She still had her daily struggled but somehow she felt she could manage them a little bit better.
‘What’s brought about this change?’ Ella asked biting into a slice of pizza.
Jasmine’s thoughts quickly moved to Zack. They’d spent quite a bit of time together and each time it felt easier with him. There had been absolutely no pressure on his part for her to be a certain way and he’d embraced her with all her flaws. The one thing she hadn’t done was invite him into her home, Jasmine wasn’t sure she was ready to show him that part of her life. The constant switching on and off of the lights still hadn’t changed, she still couldn’t stop cleaning and her evenings were still consumed with unhealthy eating although she’d began to incorporate better food into her diet.
‘Well,’ she looked at Ella with a sly smile on her face. ‘I’ve met someone.’
‘No way! And you didn’t think to tell me this!’
‘I wasn’t sure, I’m still not sure where it’s going.’
‘Honey you over think things. You should just go with the flow.’
‘Yep, that would be weird.’ Jasmine laughed.
‘Yeah, it would be.’ Ella giggled. ‘So what’s he like?’
‘Stunning, absolutely stunning!’ There was no other way to describe him.
‘Wow, I’m so happy for you.’
Just then a waiter brought a boxed salad and a bottle of coke. Jasmine felt her heart thud as she eyed the food in front of her. She could do this, she had to do this. But the more she told herself that the more she panicked.
‘Are you alright?’ Ella asked watching Jasmine’s demeanour change.
‘Urm... I don’t think I can do this.’
‘Why not honey, you can at least try.’
‘I can’t!’ she snapped.
‘Okay then don’t.’ Ella could never understand it but she’d been her friend long enough to know she didn’t mean to shout.
‘I’m sorry for shouting at you.’
‘Don’t worry about it, I shouldn’t have pushed you.’
Jasmine eyed the Greek salad through the plastic sheath. She tried to get rid of the terrible thoughts that passed through her mind. The fact of the matter was that she’d done a check on the restaurant before and it had an A star rating for cleanliness. Could she believe that? Was it the reason they always returned to it and yet she still couldn’t master the courage to take a bite of food.
‘So what are your plans for the weekend?’ Ella tried to distract Jasmine from her thoughts.
‘Oh urm.’ Jasmine looked up
‘You know me so well.’
‘That’s not going to happen.’ Zack was sure Jasmine wasn’t on facebook, she didn’t seem the type.
‘You do realise that if this relationship gets serious we’re going to have to meet her some day.’
‘Someday, as you put it, not today. The game’s about to start.’ He tried to cut them off.
‘Well I’m really looking forward to meeting this one,’ said Troy. ‘She seems quite intriguing.’
‘The question is would she want to meet you.’ He laughed.
Both men had no idea what that meant and soon the football game took over the conversation. The beers rolled and so did the snacking and all the talk about hot women was no more. Which was a welcomed relief to Zack.
****
T hey’d met at their usual place because it was comfortable for Jasmine. It always felt overwhelming to know a new place all over again. Ella had already ordered her food knowing very well that Jasmine would be late and would hardly order anything but to her surprise Jasmine was on time and only wiped the chair down once. She also ordered a coke and a boxed salad.
‘Well look at you!’ Ella was impressed. ‘I can’t believe you just ordered that.’
‘I know, I’m not sure if I’m going to eat it but I want to try,’ she smiled.
‘I’m really impressed, well done you, for getting as far as ordering it.’
Jasmine felt a little bit more relaxed and not overly anxious although the turmoil in her mind hadn’t vanished. She still had her daily struggled but somehow she felt she could manage them a little bit better.
‘What’s brought about this change?’ Ella asked biting into a slice of pizza.
Jasmine’s thoughts quickly moved to Zack. They’d spent quite a bit of time together and each time it felt easier with him. There had been absolutely no pressure on his part for her to be a certain way and he’d embraced her with all her flaws. The one thing she hadn’t done was invite him into her home, Jasmine wasn’t sure she was ready to show him that part of her life. The constant switching on and off of the lights still hadn’t changed, she still couldn’t stop cleaning and her evenings were still consumed with unhealthy eating although she’d began to incorporate better food into her diet.
‘Well,’ she looked at Ella with a sly smile on her face. ‘I’ve met someone.’
‘No way! And you didn’t think to tell me this!’
‘I wasn’t sure, I’m still not sure where it’s going.’
‘Honey you over think things. You should just go with the flow.’
‘Yep, that would be weird.’ Jasmine laughed.
‘Yeah, it would be.’ Ella giggled. ‘So what’s he like?’
‘Stunning, absolutely stunning!’ There was no other way to describe him.
‘Wow, I’m so happy for you.’
Just then a waiter brought a boxed salad and a bottle of coke. Jasmine felt her heart thud as she eyed the food in front of her. She could do this, she had to do this. But the more she told herself that the more she panicked.
‘Are you alright?’ Ella asked watching Jasmine’s demeanour change.
‘Urm... I don’t think I can do this.’
‘Why not honey, you can at least try.’
‘I can’t!’ she snapped.
‘Okay then don’t.’ Ella could never understand it but she’d been her friend long enough to know she didn’t mean to shout.
‘I’m sorry for shouting at you.’
‘Don’t worry about it, I shouldn’t have pushed you.’
Jasmine eyed the Greek salad through the plastic sheath. She tried to get rid of the terrible thoughts that passed through her mind. The fact of the matter was that she’d done a check on the restaurant before and it had an A star rating for cleanliness. Could she believe that? Was it the reason they always returned to it and yet she still couldn’t master the courage to take a bite of food.
‘So what are your plans for the weekend?’ Ella tried to distract Jasmine from her thoughts.
‘Oh urm.’ Jasmine looked up
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