This last Thursday I met with Cody for our usual coffee shop date at Mudhouse cafe'. The drinks went the same as always. Seated at the number eight table were I could steal quick glances at the cute blonde waiter and hoping that he would come to our table. When that didn't play out like I had hoped we went on to the mall to find some black square framed glasses. Not wanting to spend close to two- hundred dollars for clear lenses and plastic frames we decided to just walk around.
Still in a slump over Jacob. I told Cody it was her duty as my best friend to help me find a boyfriend. After talking her in to helping me we went to the arcade to goof off. In there we noticed the guy working the tickets. Not to bad of a looker, funny, nice and obviously gay. After fighting with the quarter machine and playing a few games we went in together to cash out our tickets.
We got to the prize case and struck up a conversation with Mr. Tickets. It seemed like we really hit it off. Joking around about our "man bags" and guys. When he stepped away to help a kid I turned to Cody. "Do you think he is gay?" " What do you think he was talking about his "man bag" that's pretty gay."
With the mall closing I gave him my xanga address and told him goodnight. I was on cloud nine but I forgot to give him my phone number too. Being too nervous to go back and tell him my number I let it go.
Cody and I went back a couple of days later to see if he was there. He had already left for the day. Down but not out I talked my friend Kathrine into taking me to the mall last night to see him. I asked Cody to come alone with so that she and Kathrine could get to know each other. When we got the arcade Kathrine parted off and went looking in another shop.
We walked up to the counter looking for Mr. Ticket. Once again he wasn't there. I asked the girl working the prize case if he was working. " He left at four. Would you like me tell him hi for you I'm his girlfriend?" Girlfriend. My stomach knotted up and anger filled my mind. How could this be happening?
Not being able to take anymore pain the three of us went for Chinese. After finishing out meals Kathrine started playing with her Tarot cards. Noticing what we were doing. Our waitress asked for a reading. We started talking to her and found out that she was from China and came to America by way of a bad arranged marriage. By what her cards were saying I asked if she could get out of the marriage. She informed me that she couldn't. It was not of their culture.
Here was a lady who was sold into a relationship and hoping that threw Tarot cards she could find some resolution for it and I was hoping that threw the cards I could find a relationship. Kathrine and I went on to Barns and Noble for coffee while Cody headed home. Browsing threw some books. I noticed a cute guy looking at Candice Bushnell's Sex and the City
Not knowing what came over me I turned to him and said. " That's a really good book." "I know I've read it." he replied. "Have you read any of her other books?" "One, but I can't remember the name of it." I smiled and he walked off. Turning to Kathrine I said. " At lest I talked to a guy this time." " Yeah I can't even do that."
Wanting to find someone herself. She asked me where the Dating for Dummies was at. I took her over to the relationship section. As we rounded the corner there he was again. This time I didn't say anything. After looking at the book we went and looked around the rest of the store. Looking up from the bargain books I saw him again. This time I wasn't pleased. There he was walking hand in hand out the door with his boyfriend. I turned to Kathrine. " At lest he wasn't with his girlfriend." | 
