The Court Chronicles (A Blog Novella) - Chapter 1

Okay, so I never do this, but my boy, Jay, said I would like this girl. I'm here about 15 minutes early because you don't get a second chance to make a first impression. God, I sound like a commercial. At least we're at a steakhouse and I know I'll enjoy my meal. Wait, what if she's a vegetarian and was just being polite when I suggested this place?

Crap!

Oh well, fingers crossed she's a carnivore. We've had one conversation via phone and she sounded hot, whatever that means. Why didn't I suggest iChat or Skype? At least that way we could have seen each other and decided if we even wanted to be bothered. Then it would defeat the whole purpose of a "blind date".

Jay has great taste in women, so I trust him, plus he's been my best friend since 5th grade. Jay punched me in the nose for allegedly stealing his piece of cake. The cake was mine all along and not one to back down, I punched him back in the eye. We were both sent to the Principal's office and while waiting for our parents to pick us up, we started making fun of the principal and how fat she was and we've been tight ever since.

I asked Jay why he didn't send me a Facebook or a MySpace page of this girl, but again "blind date", which he reminded me of. I just feel like that's so old school; there's no need for blind dates anymore, but it is kind of exciting. Not knowing if you're going to meet a goddess or a monster. All I know about this girl is her name, Veronica.

I'm so nervous it's kind of ridiculous. I've had like 3 mints in the last 30 seconds. That's what I do, I pop mints when I'm nervous.

She said she would be wearing a black pea coat. I didn't even know what that was, but wanted to seem like I did, so I didn't ask. Wait, what if it was a test to see how fashion savvy I was. Maybe I should've asked what a pea coat was.

Stop it! I'm reading too much into this. I glance to the side and notice a woman giving me a "look". I guess my nervousness is pretty obvious. I pop another mint, pull out my cell phone and feign interest in it. Then I realize I better bring up the picture of a pea coat I downloaded earlier to refresh my memory of what I'm suppose to be looking for.

I glance at the phone, record the image in my mind and put the phone away.

I look up and there she is, right in front of me.......

wow.

*for Chapter 2, tune into The Businez next Friday March 20th. I hope you enjoyed and enjoy where we go with this novella. Please leave feedback in the comment area, thanks!