“.. Dude Buy A Car Already!” How A Girl Walked Out On Me Last Friday.

It was Friday the 13th ..

Chloe and I were going out for a dinner date later that evening after the usual office brouhaha, there is a homely little restaurant along Kiambu road that serves excellent fish dishes, I was looking to charm the grace out of Chloe and make her mine for days to come. 

But I had chosen a queer date for it; Friday the 13th was the wrong choice for a date night. My misfortunes started that morning, my boss was not amused by the fact that I came to work an hour late and chose to reprimand me the whole morning even after explaining that I had misplaced my house keys.

“Are you 12?” He demanded.

“I’m actually 24”, I growled inwardly .

Anyway, the morning was uneventful save for a very bad lunch later in the afternoon but I couldn’t care less, I had dinner to look forward to. Later that evening after I had rushed home, showered and worn my chinos, brogues and my flannel shirt, I was ready to take on the world, or my date, rather.
I made it to town before 7 that evening ad waited for chloe , she came15 minutes later looking like the Helen of Troy, her Salvatore ferragamo firewing heels making her tower over me.
“So where did you park?”
“Eerm, Park ? What do you mean”
“I mean where is your car? We should be leaving now”
“uuhm , I don’t have a car, the photos you saw on instagram are of my sister’s car”
Chloe looked like she had been stabbed after realising that she was going for a date with a matatu riding bloke.
“How, I’m I to walk in these shoes? “
Silence.
After a little thinking and convincing, we bought sandals at a stall in town and we left for the joint, upon arrival we found that the receptionist had forgotten to reserve a table for us as agreed earlier.

We finally got a table at some darkly lit corner and settled in; dinner came, the fish was overcooked as was the badly prepared tartar sauce. Dinner was painstakingly slow and I thanked heavens when it was over, all the while, Chloe remained silent, pondering on how she was going to get home.
Friday the 13th woes were however not over, while we were having our desert raring to leave it suddenly begun to rain. The rain did not cease for two hours nonstop, Chloe who had an umbrella suggested we walk as it was already getting late.

I followed her outside but no sooner had we walked outside the gate than tragedy struck, the small girlish umbrella was ripped apart by one strong gush of wind . Let me tell you something, by the time we got a jav to town, I was gnashing my teeth, I was soaked to the bone having given my jacket to Chloe in a romantic unlike me gesture.
Before we parted for the night, Chloe told me
“Dude, you seriously need a car!”

I left for my house thinking about a car knowing only too well that It would be more than an year before I could afford to buy a car.
I was embarrassed for lying about having a car.

The following morning, I wrote a along email to Chloe with a promise to make up for lying to her the night before. Later that day, Chloe replied to my email saying that she had forgiven my little juvenile lie.

Before I sent Chloe a lovely rejoinder in a poem, my sister called me, the first few minutes of our chit chat I could barely hear her, she was excited and talking too fast. When she calmed down she told me that the Airtel promotion I had suggested for her had worked.
“Kid Bro , I just won myself a new car! A frigging new car!”
“Oh congratulations! I was actually contemplating returning your car later tonight…”
No! Actually I want you to keep it!” You’ve earned it!
Oh what Joy!
I hanged up on her and called Chloe.
“Hey baby, get dressed and rock those fire wings , we are going out!”
Her reply was short and sweet:
“Your wish is my command, love!”
Oh What Joy!
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