So, I was gonna write about Halloween, my favorite holiday, but then I realized it wouldn’t be out in time, so unrelated story about me. Well, this actually happened on Halloween, so somewhat related.
I’m dressed in my Fran Bow costume, makeup done, just making tiktoks in my cosplay, ready for my school’s Halloween dance, when my phone rings. Normally it would just be spam and I would decline the call but a name I recognized displayed on the screen.
The conversation was basically “Hello?’, “Hey”, “What do you want?”, “You doing anything tonight?”, “Not really, why?”, “Am I still on your pick up list?”, “Yeah.”, “Wanna hang out then?” “Ok?”, “Alright, I’ll be there in 10, be ready, dress warm.”
Perplexed, I got my stuff together and went to check out, texting with him to figure out details. At first they told me I couldn’t leave, I explained someone was picking me up from my drivers list, they asked if I had a parent email, of course the desk wanted to be difficult, even though he was on my driver’s list. So, I call my mom and give a brief summary of what happened and asked her to send the email. She is also confused because she already gave me permission to go with him. But it ended up working out so whatever.
Anyways, I’m busy worried about what I’m gonna say. Should I be polite, should I demand an apology for being tossed out like garbage? I had no idea. So I walk outside and there he is, sitting on the bench. I shyly greeted him and awkwardly walked to his car. I open the door and a purge mask falls out. I pick it up and hand it to him, commenting on how it was cool and that I needed to watch that movie. I then got into the car and we were off.
On the way we just make small talk and once we get there the place is alive with light, people, and smells. The rides were big and vivid. We go up to the booth and each buy an armband and he helps me put mine on. He asks me what I want to ride first and I ask what’s the best. He tells me his favorite and I tell him to lead the way. As we make our way through the long fenced-in line I start to feel claustrophobic. One girl did say she liked my costume though, that made me smile. After a few rides and many jokes about my wig falling off, we went to check out the carnival games, which all looked pretty sad. Then we went to the swings and while we were on there he started to twist my chair around. I laughed and playfully yelled at him for it.
After that though, he saw his ex and wanted to leave but wanted to ride the rollercoaster first. We both smooshed into the undersized seats, and as the ride started my knees banged against the front of the cart. We then went back to the car, I would have preferred to stay longer as some of the other rides looked fun, but I understand wanting to avoid confrontation.
We hung out a bit more after that but I’m sure you don’t wanna hear about all the kissing and crap, so I’ll just cut it here. Overall, I had a really great time. I guess, if there is a lesson here, it’s to take risks, live life in the moment, and give people a second chance.
