I'll Keept it titled "Coming Soon..."
He told me he was on his way, so I ordered our drinks and waited. He then sent me a text saying, "coming soon!" He had already sent me the same message 30 minutes ago and another one 15
minutes before that one. I'm kinda getting frustrated. It's no longer the butterflies in my stomach I'm feeling, I'm actually getting quite upset. What if I'm getting stood up? But then, why does he keep telling me that he's coming soon? Is this a joke? Do I look funny to him? I won't let him get away with this. I'm just going to get up and walk away. I'll tell him I went to get something since he's not here yet, and then I'll tell him that I'm on my way back. That'll give him a taste of his own medicine. Actually, I'll give him 5 more minutes. Just an hour ago I was all excited and nervous at the same time. I've already waited so long, 5 minutes more wouldn't hurt.
I glanced over on my watch and it's already been 7 minutes. I'll wait 3 more since I passed my 5 minute mark. I checked my phone... No reassurance that he was on his way. It's been well over one hour and I'm sitting here alone with all these drinks on my table. The bartender was pointing and laughing with a crowd around him. I'm not going to take this anymore! I won't sit here and be laughed at. I'll just head home now. I won't ever reply a single text or phone call from him again! I grabbed my jacket and gathered all my stuff, then rushed towards the door trying to ignore all the noise in the background. Ignore all the eyes staring my way, all the laughter and finger pointing. Once I get out of here it'll be ok, nobody knew me anyways.
As I rushed through the crowd I felt a hand grab me by the arm. "Wait!" He said. And I turned to see who it was. It was him! It was Jared. The guy I was supposed to be seeing today. The guy who stood me up. He better have a good explanation! But then, right after seeing him I felt my anger disappear. I still need an explanation though. How could he make me wait so long?
"Why are you so late?" I asked. I tried to look angry, but my voice ended up sounding more concerned than angry.
"Well..." He said. "I was actually here before you and watched as you waited for me. At first I thought it would be nice to see how you act while you wait. But then the more I stared at you and the closer the time to our meeting got... The more nervous I felt."
Are you serious? That's why he kept me waiting? Does he think I'm stupid? I walked away in frustration. I turned around to make sure he didn't follow me, but there he was right behind.
"Go away!" I said.
"I'm sorry."
"You don't have to be. We don't know each other that well anyway. This is nothing. It's ok." I tried my best to hold back my tears. "Maybe to you it's all a joke, but you have no idea how hurt it is to be the one played." There it was. The tears that I had no control over just kept flowing down my cheeks.
I'll keep the title as "Coming Soon".
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