Once in a life time Chapter3.. Old Lady

As the alarm buzzed on the night stand beside the bed she lazily reached over and hit the snooze botton. She never does that but she hoped she could drift back in to his arms even if it was for a brief moment. Reality hits hard on the second buzz of the clock. She drags her self to the coffee pot knowing it just another day.

During the day she wonders if she should call Sandi and tell her she won't be there tonight but she keeps putting it off. She drifts in and out of the day dream almost tasting that first kiss. She has been telling her self all day that it was just a dream no sence getting your hopes up that it will actually happen.As she cleans her station for the day she relises that her heart has been racing on and off all day. Wondering what to wear and wishing she could remember what she had on in the dream, she thinks if she wore that curtain dress it will come true. Then she scolds her self for being such a ninnie.It was just a dream froma lonley old woman.

The sun is setting as she locks up the shop. She looks up to the sky and says a silent prayer" Please God just this once can't dreams come true for me?" Again you can hear the tiny tapping of her high heels on the pavement as she heads to the ATM to make her deposit. She glances across the street to the tiny coffee house on the corner. She notices a couple engaged in a loving conversation.As she watch them from a distance she notices that the man is holding a small box in his hand down by his side. Just as he dropped to one knee did she relise what she was wittnessing. She turned away so quick she almost lost her balance. She felt like she had intruded on thier most intimate moment. It left her feeling sad and alone.

She had decided not to stop to eat as she had lost her resire to eat. She just wanted to go home and curl up to a good book. When she walked in to her home the light was flashing on the answering machine again. Two nights in a row she chuckled to her self thinking how popular she is becomming. It was just Sandi making sure she'd be there by 9:00 Boy she was in no mood to deal with her fiesty friend tonight but she was as good as her word. She would be there come hell or high water.

In all of her life she had never been late for an appoinment she prided her self on how dependable she was. She was showered and ready to go by 8:30 that was just enogh time to get there just to wait in the car for 10 minutes so she would not appear to anxious.

She pulled in to the parking lot at exactly 8:50. There were very few cars in the lot and she thought she ight have gotten the time wrong, or it could be her silly friend Sandi being honery. As she walked in to the communitty center she looked around to see Sandi sitting at a table with one of the guys from her band.It appeared as if she had been crying. Sandi waved her over and shoo'd the drimmer away. She huged her tight and kissed her check. She had the impulse to wipe her cheek. She always had a hard time with getting affection.

Sandi was telling her this elaborate tale of the fight he boyfriend and her just had. She asked if Matt would be there tonight. Sandi said "Matt! That was last month it's Steve now". She just could not keep up with Sandi's long line of boyfriends. The place was filling up fast.Her back was to the door so she did not notice that he had walked in.

Sandi gave her one last kiss and jumped up to get on stage. She wished her good luck. She had planned to only stay for the first set then tell Sandi she had a splitting headache.She was turning her chair around so she could see the stage better and looked across the room and there he was staring at her! She thought to her self "Oh No not another dream." but this time it wasn't she had to pinch her self to be sure. Sandi was belting out one of those sad sultry blues tune she does so well, but she never heard one note. She could not help tryign to sneak a look every now and then without being noticed.But it seamed every time she looked his way he was looking at her.

Sandi ran off the stage as soon as the set was through, she was all sweety and excited with the responce from the crowd that at first she did not notice the strange look in her friends eyes. When she finally figured out that she did not have her friend undivided attention she followed the direction of her friends eyes. At first she did not see him either but as her eyes focused she saw the good looking stranger standing there alone. She imediatly blushed as she knew her friend too well. She would be teased until the next year.Sandi excitedly blurts out as loud as she could" Some body's got a crush!" She shushed he quick and began to tell her friend of the dream. Sandi thought that was sooo dajavi romantical!.She offered to go find out the tall good looking manns name and find out if he was attached. She thought that was one of the most kindest things this sometimes selfish friend had ever offered to do for her.

She watched from afar as her friend went over and stuck up a conversation with the man of her dreams. As she watched the soft playful conversation she relised she was jealious. It seemed like it took Sandi forever, she had taken all her break talking to him.The band was already warming up and motioning Sandi to get her butt on stage. She quickly kissed him on the cheek and was gone. She had to wait until the set was over before she would find out what information Sandi got from him. She tapped her foot to the music as best as she could but her thoughts were far away.The set ended with a liud fast song. Sandi was in a hurry to get to the refreshment stand for a cold pepsi she almost walked right by her. She reached out and grabed her arm and asked her what she had found out. With a toss of her hair she laughed and said " He's so cute , He's giving me a ride on his Harley tomorrow."And off she went. She sat ther too stund to move. She waited until Sandi was back on stage before she quitely snuck out the back door to her car before any one could see the first teardrop fall. Old Lady

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