The First Date

I was smoking before the class of Aron. I came in the class with full attendance, all eyes staring me. The class was boring and unproductive. After Aron was done, an Indian guy introduced me to my team of people whom I will be working with the entire semester. I asked each of their names and there was she. My team comprised of two Chinese and two Indians including me and one Vietnamese girl. There she was with her long sophisticated dress and beautiful scarf colored by the Goethe's wheel. She had "Din regular black" glasses and an innocent silly grin. I was two semesters old and still was confidently amused too.

Every week during project work, I would direct team towards some direction and she would be interested too. As we wrote reports and designed presentations, she clearly showed her talents with her part and more. I was intrigued to know more about her. My friends in the class started teasing me with her in Hindi. She didn't pay much attention as she didn't know the language. For every project night, she and I would be working late to finish other teammates part and complete the project as a whole.

On the last day of our project, I decided to ask her out. In the afternoon, we had to complete the presentation while I got a call. "Congratulations, you have been offered the internship at the New York City Comptroller's office", said the HR. I was so happy and confident by the news, I offered everyone a cookie. She refused to say that she doesn't like sweet food. I felt awkward but was fine by sharing the news with my best friend over a smoke. After the class on the same day, we had to complete the report till 12 am and we three were working. The three people comprised of a Chinese guy, me and her. The Chinese guy went sleepy and he went home at 10:40 pm. I looked at her and she came close to me with a happy face. My heartbeats raised suddenly. It was not that I have never been with a woman, but she took me to entirely new space. I felt like a teenage girl fantasizing about getting her to hold my hand. I told myself, this will be the last time I will have the chance to ask her out. I asked her if she was hungry, she said "Yes" and my excitement touched the top of the ninth cloud. We went to the nearest bar and ask for food, but the kitchen was closed. I took her to the Mamoun's falafel restaurant. While walking she told me that she told me she was impressed by me involving everyone's opinion on the team. I felt appreciated and pleasure of finding someone who connected with me on many levels. While entering the falafel restaurant, I met a couple of my friends. They were amazed by seeing me with a Vietnamese girl. As they exited the restaurant, We both entered our first date. Our conversations were consensus and laudable on teamwork. She asked me to quit smoking, I told her that I will definitely try to quit and thanked her for caring about me. Suddenly, her phone rang. She was astounded while picking up the call. After the call, I asked her if why was she surprised. She told me her guy roommate called her to check on her. I joined her in the surprise for a different reason. She emphasized on her being stunned. I calmed her down by telling that he might be worried about you as a friend. She felt better as she thought me as a mature man. We had a good time. I called Uber. The old guy drove us to her house with black Chevrolet suburban. As she exited the car, the driver told me to wait till she goes home. He saw some magic and chemistry between us. He added saying, she laughed on all of my jokes and I was charming. I thanked him. As we drove off, he told me he sees this kind of chemistry in his early days with his wife since forty good years. I felt honored and told him, that even if I want that to happen for us. I was from India and she was not, so we will have problems in the future. He explained to me that it doesn't matter where we come from. He told me she likes me very much and so do I. He guided me to the happiest sleep of my life. And thus ended my first beautiful day.