Took My Shot and Missed

Hey Everyone, welcome to another episode of Story Time with me! This time, I will be telling the story of how I took that bold leap of faith and decided to ask a lady I admired out on a date. Just sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy this tale!

It all started when I got a job working for a fast fashion line (I’m leaving the name out to keep this story a little mysterious and anonymous), I was so happy that I had finally gotten a job which gave me an opportunity to express my style and tastes in fashion. I start working as soon as possible and the environment was just splendid! All my co-workers were so lovely and very accommodating.

One faithful day, I made my way to work and I noticed a style of dressing that seemed different from the others in the store and I’m like “Wow, that outfit is fire!”. I walked up to the pretty lady and introduced myself, turns out she was a co-worker who I had not worked with yet (I would refer to her as “M” from this point onward), we ended up working together often and having more discussions. I quickly realized that “M” is too perfect to only see at work, I decided to shoot my shot and take my chances. The problem here was I had no single clue on how I was going to perform this feat.

I consulted a good friend of mine and she suggested that since its was almost Christmas, I should give “M” a gift, sign it, ask her out on a card and wrap it up with the gift. This was a brilliant idea, I did not need to face her directly and I could use the element of surprise to my advantage.

So I decided to gift her a parcel with a couple of surprises in it. I remembered her telling me earlier she wanted to get her nails done and I took that as an opportunity to get her a gift certificate from a nail salon. I also noticed she enjoys wearing chokers so I rushed to the nearest store to get one to add to the parcel. After putting these together in the parcel, I could not help but feel something was missing. I sat down and tried to think of something extra to add to the parcel and I soon noticed a pink hat I had recently gotten for free and had never worn because I could not think of a cool way to style it. I picked up the hat and remembered how stylish “M” is, she could definitely find an awesome way to put that hat to use so I include it in the parcel.

Lastly, I got a blank card from the dollar store, expressed my feelings in it, put down my contact information, wrapped it up in a nice envelope and added it as the final piece for the parcel and just like that I was done constructing the perfect gift for the perfect lady. Not long after, I soon realized, if I could not find a nice way to give the parcel to her, then all was for naught. I consulted my good friend one more time and luckily she was ready to help me deliver the parcel so I could remain anonymous till “M” opened it up. She took the parcel from me and in five minutes the deed was done, all that was left was to hear from her!

The next few days were filled with worry and anticipation. I wondered why she had not sent me a message or at least acknowledged my gift and just as soon as I had given up, I hear my phone beep and I see a message from her. This was it! The Moment of Reckoning. I picked up my phone, opened up the message with my eyes closed and fingers crossed, hoping for the best. I open my eyes to see a long and beautiful message but to cut it short, she had to turn me down because she was already seeing someone else.

A huge surge of disappointment hit me, although I was expecting her to already be seeing someone else, I still was not prepared for it.

We see each other the next day, talk about it and have a good laugh. Although she had to reject my advances, it was not the end of the world and it did not mean things had to become awkward between us. If you are reading this and you are contemplating asking that girl or dude out, go for it, You Only Live Once! Best case scenario, you get a yes and your relationship with the other person can progress to the next level. Worst case scenario, you get a no and you can finally get some closure and move on. Remember, the answer is always no if you do not ask!

Until next time, its Demi!