It was a beautiful fall day and Virginia Shreves decided she wanted to take a walk around Manhattan. So she grabbed her coat and left her apartment building. She loved the cool air and the crunching of leaves beneath her feet. She put her hand into her pocket and pulled out a crisp ten dollar bill, she was hungry but what was she in the mood for? She looked around the crowded streets, Subway? McDonalds? KFC? Ah yes, Wendy’s she definitely wanted some Wendy’s. So she made her way to the Wendy’s just a block away. It looked pretty busy, she checked her cell phone. It was 3 o’clock, no wonder. She saw a few kids from her school and waved as she made her way to the back of the line.
Just as she was figuring out what she wanted someone passed by who looked really familiar. She did a double take and was sure that was someone she’d met before. She knew the face but she just couldn’t remember his name. It was bothering her but she just couldn’t put her finger on it. “Can I help you?” “CAN I HELP YOU?” Quickly Virginia snapped out of her little day dream and stepped up to the counter. She ordered her food and it came out pretty fast. Then she made her way to a nearby table to sit and try to figure out who the mystery man was.
Finally she remembered his name! It was George and she had met him at a party at her older brother’s college. She wanted to go say hi but she didn’t really think George would remember her and she would just look like an idiot. She had an idea, she could walk past him on her way to the trash can and maybe if he did recognize her maybe he’d say something. If not she wouldn’t make a fool of herself. She nodded in self approval of her plan and made her way to the trash. She listened carefully for George to call her name. But she heard nothing other than the chatter of the other people enjoying food inside Wendy’s. “Oh well “ she said to herself and made her way to the door.
As she walked past George again they made eye contact and then the two smiled at each other. Virginia made her way over to where George was sitting. “Hey, its Virginia right? I met you at that party a few weeks back.” George said with the big smile still on his face. “Yeah,” Virginia started “I saw you before but I didn’t know if you would remember who I was.” “How could I forget?” George replied “You were one of the coolest girls there” This compliment made Virginia feel really good about herself and she couldn’t hold back the huge smile on her face. George invited Virginia to sit down and she graciously accepted.
The two began chatting about the party and what had been going on in there lives lately. Virginia found George really easy to talk and relate too. “I feel like I’ve known you for a really long time.” Virginia said shyly. She was worried about what he might say but she was happy with his response. “I know I was going to say the exact same thing ha-ha.” George hesitated telling Virginia the hardest thing he ever had to do but he had a feeling she would somehow understand. “I hope this doesn’t creep you out but I once killed my best friend cause I knew it was the best thing that I could do for him.” When George saw the troubled look on Virginia’s face he elaborated and she understood why he did it. She actually found it really brave. She then felt comfortable enough to tell him her big secrets, how she had struggled with self confidence and used to her herself. George and Virginia kept on talking and he realized the reason they were so compatible was that they both had over come really hard things in there lives. George felt so lucky for seeing Virginia again. Virginia was just glad she choose Wendy’s. Then she looked at her cell phone again. It was 6 o’clock! Her mother would kill her if she wasn’t home for dinner.
“Oh my gosh its been like three hours! I didn’t even notice, I’m sorry but I really have to go home.” Virginia said quickly. George was a little disappointed but knew he should be getting home too. “No, no, that’s alright I need to be getting home too. But first take my number and promise we can hang out again sometime soon.” Virginia looked across the table as George slid a napkin with his cell phone number on it. “Sure I’ll text you in a little while.” Virginia exclaimed. The two hugged goodbye and Virginia started walking home. She couldn’t wait to see George again.
