Dear Diary... Nosipho's Life

Dear Diary 2... Going on a date

Today was finally the day Thapelo and I went out, excitement is an understatement of how I was feeling. I was woken up by a call from Thapelo

Me: Hello

Thapelo: Hey, just wanted to tell you to meet me at the taxi rank at 1pm

Me: Okay cool

Thapelo: And please wear something sexy not jeans

Me: I wasn’t going to wear jeans but what’s wrong with jeans?

Thapelo: Nothing, they are just not appropriate for a date

Me: Oh, okay date teacher

Thapelo: I can’t wait to see you

Me: Okay see you at 1pm then, bye

Thapelo: Bye

After the call, I got up, cleaned the house and took a bath, after the bath I wore this favourite dress of mine that I only wear on special occasions, I must say though I looked gorgeous , so I took my handbag and went into the kitchen to say my goodbyes to my baby brother and mom

Ntando: Nosi you look very pretty

Me: Thanks, Ntando

Mom: Wow... you really went all out for “window shopping” with a friend, are you sure you and your friend are not going out with boys?

Me: No ma, it’s just going to be Tumi and I, and I really have to go I’m running late, I don’t want to keep her waiting, love you

Mom: Love you too baby, be safe

Me: Will do ma

Mom: Don’t come back late

Me: I won’t

Mom: Wait…

She gave me R100

Mom: Buy yourself something to eat

My mother is just the best

Me: Thank you ma, bye

I walked to the taxi rank and found Thapelo already waiting for me

Thapelo: Wow Nosi, wow, you look amazing, wow

He couldn’t stop saying wow

Me: Thanks, Thapelo, you look good too

Thapelo: I have to keep you very close to me today or else someone might take you away from me

Me: [Laughing] Let’s just go

So, we got in a taxi and went to the mall, got there and went to a nice restaurant, I was surprised and impressed. While waiting for our food we started talking

Thapelo: So… tell me, why are you single? I mean look at yourself, you are beautiful

Me: Thanks, I guess it’s because I haven’t found the right guy for me yet

Thapelo: So, what’s your ideal “right guy”?

Me: Someone who wants me for me and not for my body, sex or my looks, someone who’s going to treat me right, with respect, someone who is confident but not arrogant and that person must have real goals I mean he must be very ambitious, tall, dark and handsome

Thapelo: Wow you just described me

Me: Oh please

Thapelo: What’s that supposed to mean?

Me: I mean yes you are tall, dark and kinder handsome but dude you are a player

Thapelo: Kinder handsome? wow

Our date was starting off bad

Me: Sorry I didn’t mean it like that

Thapelo: Relax… it’s cool I get you, I was just pulling your leg

We finally got our food and we ate
There were these 3 guys at a table opposite to ours, they looked like they had money, I mean the watches, the clothes they were wearing and one of them was facing my direction, he was so hot, he looked like he was biracial or something, he was on point, I just couldn’t see any mistake on him, he was staring at me and it made me very uncomfortable, so after we finished eating Thapelo went to the bathroom and after like 2 minutes the guy who has been staring at me came and sat where Thapelo was sitting.

Him: Hey I’m Ashley and I don’t know what you used to bath but I can’t seem to take my eyes off you

What a cheesy line

Me: I noticed, and I think you’ve also noticed that I am here with someone

Him: Actually, I haven’t noticed because my eyes have only been on you since I walked in

Me: Well you must be blind then

Him: Thanks, Can I have your phone numbers?

Me: And why would I give you my phone numbers?

Him: Okay fair question, I just want to be your friend

Me: No thanks, I have enough friends

Him: Can I be your back up friend then, in case your friends are mean to you or for when you feel like you need a new friend

Me: That won’t happen

Him: Okay can you at least tell me your name

Me: Nosipho

Him: Beautiful name just like you

Me: Well thanks I guess

Him: So, are you seriously not going to give me your phone numbers?

Me: No, I already said no, can you please respect me and my date and go back to your friends

Him: I won’t leave until you give me your phone numbers, I mean I won’t stalk you or anything, I just want to be your friend

Me: But you don’t even know me

Him: And I would love to know you

Me: Okay fine, just leave after I give you my numbers

Him: After I confirm that they are correct

Me: Okay

So, I gave him my numbers and he called them to check if they were correct.

Him: Thanks

Me: Bye

He went back to his friends. Thapelo was still in the bathroom, I swear he must have been shitting, no guy can be in a bathroom for 20 minutes just to pee. He finally came back 30 minutes later.

Thapelo: Sorry about that, my stomach is not feeling good, it must be something I ate

Me: Oh sorry

Thapelo: So, the real reason I asked you out is because I love you and I want you to be my girlfriend

I just looked at him in silence trying to figure out if I’m dreaming or not.

Thapelo: I mean I’ve loved you since the day I first saw you but I was too afraid to approach you

I was ecstatic , my heart was bungee jumping inside but I didn’t want to show it

Me: Wow I don’t know what to say

Thapelo: Just say you will give us a chance

Me: Okay, but I’m not going to share you with anyone, so you better break up with all your girlfriends

Thapelo: I don’t have a girlfriend, well, now I do

I couldn’t stop blushing, then he leaned towards me for a kiss, I closed the distance and captured his lips in a sweet kiss

Me: Can we go?  It’s getting late, I don’t want my mom to get worried

We left, exchanged a kiss before I got home. When I got home, I was all smiles, I couldn’t contain myself

Me: Hello mummy dearest and my best little brother

Mom: What’s wrong with you? Did you drink something?

Me: No ma, can’t a girl be happy for no reason?

Mom: Well dinner is about to be ready

Me: No thanks I’m full, I just want to take a shower and sleep

Mom: Oh okay

Me: Goodnight fam

Ntando: Goodnight Nosi

Mom: Goodnight baby

I went to take a shower, just as I was about to get dressed I got a call from an unknown number

Me: Hello

Him: Hey Nosipho it’s Ashley

Me: Oh, the pushy guy

Him: Yep the one and only

Me: You just disturbed me just like how you disturbed my date, what do you want?

Him: Oh sorry, just wanted to check if you arrived safely at home

At that point I felt kinder bad for being rude

Me: Thanks I did and you?

Him: I arrived safely too, so, was that your boyfriend that you were with?

Me: Yes

Him: Oh

Me: You sound disappointed

Him: I can’t say I’m not, but it’s cool I will eventually have you as my girlfriend I know, for now I’m just going to have to settle with being your friend

His confidence was kind of turning me on, a bit

Me: You sound so confident that I’m gonna be your girlfriend

Him: I know you will, anyway, can you tell me more about yourself, age and stuff

Me: Well you already know my name, I’m 17 and I’m still in high school, I’m not going to tell you where I live or school, I mean you could be a serial killer for all I know

Him: [Laughing] Do I look like a serial killer?

Me: Serial killers don’t have a specific look

Him: Good point

Me: What about you?

Him: You also know my name, I live in Johannesburg, I’m 22 and I’m an entrepreneur

Me: Oh wow

Him: So, who do you live with?

Me: My mom and little brother, you?

Him: I live alone

Me: Oh okay, look Ashley I don’t mean to sound rude or anything but I’m really tired, I need to sleep, so goodnight

Him: Okay goodnight, dream about me

Me: I wouldn’t dare

As I hung up I saw a text from Tumi
[Tumi: I’m anxious to hear about your date with Thapelo]
[I replied: I will tell you all about it on Monday at school. Goodnight friend, love you]
[Tumi: I can’t wait, love you more friend]

What an interesting day I had, Ashley seems like a cool guy, I’m surprised though that Thapelo hasn’t called or sent a goodnight message but it’s all good, at least he asked me to be his girlfriend.