Lost Love

Chapter I

You can find a lot of scary things in the world if you go out looking for them, or you can stay home and let them come to you.

I didn't stay home of course, I went out there and it wasn't a lovely trip. Let me start from the beginning.

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I walked in the restaurant, I've arrived 15 minutes earlier than my date. If a guy shows up to a date after the girl, he's not really a gentleman. I was led to the table that I've reserved and started to look around at the place. Modern with a sense of vintage, the black detailing with the wood looked cosy yet classy.

My date arrived and she was beautiful by every definition. As the date continued I was not having fun at all,I was becoming more and more uncomfortable with the situation.

"What exactly do you do for a living?" I asked.

"Living? You must be joking!" She started laughing like I said something hilarious.

"Yes, a living. Is something wrong?"

"Of course there's something wrong! I don't work. Work is for poor people."

"Poor people?"

"Yes, people work to get money, and I have daddy for that."

After that the conversation just died for me, she kept talking about her father's massive wealth and how he lets her buy anything she wants.

" So, tell me more about you?" I asked and looked away from her and leaned back on my chair, not really bothered to fake care, I was just trying to get her to change the subject.

" Nothing's more to say, parties and getting wild. That's what all my life is about, what.."

She didn't complete her sentence as her phone beeped to a new notification. She called the person who messaged her and started to flirt with him in front of me! I've never been more humiliated in my life, this is literally the worst date I've ever been to! I didn't know what to do, should i just go or listen to her talking about meeting him after our so called date.

I got up and went to pay for dinner, I can't believe I lasted a full meal with her.

On my drive home I called Ben.

" What the hell, Ben? How come you know this girl and even thought of setting me up with her?" I asked with a little bit of annoyance.

" What do you mean? She's hot. What else do you want?" Ben seemed confused.

" Ummm I don't know, I want to like her? Have a decent conversation with her? She flirted with the waiter for god's sake!" At this point I was full on screaming, it was good that I got to my house and was parking the car, no need to drive while I am this angry. " This is the fifth date you have set me up in this month, can't we stop? I don't want this anymore. "

" Dave, listen to me. You need to get back out there, you can't just be sitting around waiting for something to come back when it won't. Where are you now?" While he was talking I heard him shuffling around papers and the sound of the stapler.

" You are still at work? It's 9! That's too much work. I am home now" I juggled the keys in the door and was now heading to my bedroom. I didn't reply to what he said before, this was a topic that I certainly didn't want to discuss right now.

" Of course I am at work, this company is not going to run itself, don't you want to come visit me tomorrow? It's been a long time since you have came to the company, you should be working here you know, after all it's our company."

" It's your's and dad's, not mine. And I don't know if I am free tomorrow or not, I will call you in the morning"

" Are you kidding me, Dave? Your life is very free, you are the ultimate free person in life, drop the act and I will be waiting for you in thr morning" Ben said while laughing. Is it a crime if I faked my schedule busyness?
"Fine, you are really annoying by the the way" I said laughing back. "I am going to hang around my house, bye"
Ben said goodbye and hung up.