She downed her little potion right before chemistry class.
She had no clue how long it would last so she wanted to be sure it was in her system while she was with Mason. It tasted disgusting as expected but she didn’t let that ruin her mood, waiting at the door with a bright smile and then at her seat shuddering in anticipation and fear.
Mason entered per the norm, and she ran her fingers together as he unpacked his bag and set out his notes, textbook, and equipment next to her. It was her time to shine, no way was she letting those biting nerves hold her down anymore. She just had to jump at this chance.
“Hey Janette,” he greeted with a turn towards her. “How’re you today?”
“Good, good,” Janette replied with a bite of her lip. “H-Hey I was... er... I just wanted to know if...”
He was watching her curiously, this was it, this was her last chance to bail. She could spare herself the humiliation of rejection and a ruined friendship.
“Wanna go see that movie this weekend... together?” She asked sheepishly.
“Together?” He asked.
“Together, together,” she whimpered and he suddenly seemed to get it. All her longing looks, sighs after he walked away, and grins when he entered class.
“Oh,” he blushed, looking Janette up and down. He hadn’t thought of her that way before, but now that he was, wow. She was cute, funny, smart, and everything his exes hadn’t been. Where had she been all his life? Why was he just noticing she was that perfect now? It was like she had t even existed two weeks ago. “Yeah, that sounds great. It’s a date.”
Her mind was squeeing for the rest of class, her afternoon, and through what remained of the week. She had a date with Mason Kwee! Her potion had worked, she’d done it, she’d gotten her foot in the door. If all went well they’d be dating by the end of Friday when they decided to meet up again in a romantic sense.
Friday couldn’t come fast enough, and her final class of the day dragged by, with her staring at he clock wide eyed and shaking in anticipation. Then the bell rang and she bolted from that classroom, rushing down the halls and bursting into the fresh air with a happy laugh and spin. She the. Jogged back to her apartment and nearly killed Donna as she rushed into their apartment.
“Where’s the fire?” Her roommate demanded.
“I have a date with Mason Kwee!” She proclaimed with a cute spin.
“Bout time,” Donna laughed before walking away, completely oblivious to her part in all this.
Janette pulled no stops when it came to preparing. Shower, hair done, makeup perfect, nice perfume dabbed onto her chest, armpits, and neck, shaved legs, and a cute little outfit that wasn’t too nice but also nice enough to show she put some effort in. A dress on movie theatre seats? No way. She may have been in love but she wasn’t desperate.
She then skipped out of her apartment and rode the bus to the theatre in excitement. Her man was there waiting, right out front with his hair done, his face cleanly shaven, and a nice shirt on. He’d done all that for her. That sent her heart spinning and she pranced up to him with a stupid smile on her face from three years of pent up pining. He definitely thought it was cute.
“So?” She asked while bobbing up and down. “What are we watching?”