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The stranger during Lunch break!

March 20, 2014
By Shoron Mowla BRONZE, Farmingdale, New Jersey
Shoron Mowla BRONZE, Farmingdale, New Jersey
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It’s been a long day, time for me to head home. Thank god for a day off tomorrow. While I was climbing the stairs to get to my apartment I can hear my stomach growling. I forgot which pocket I put those keys on. Oh here they are I finally found them on the right pocket of my purse. The door knob was cold as anything. I put all my stuff down in the room and got change on my pajamas and put my hair down. I am finally satisfied. Weeheww!
My stomach is growling again. I am too tired to make anything, so I am thinking if I wanna make something or just have cereal and head over to bed. Everything around me is so quiet that I can hear myself breathing. Looking at the counter I see cereal and I tell myself lets just have cereal and will have a real meal tomorrow. While I am pouring myself some cereal and milk I hear my phone ringing.
I picked up the phone and from the other side it sounds like a grumpy old man. After couple seconds later I realized oh that's my boss. Ugh! what does he want now. He says “ Miss. Arohi you have to be at the office by 7 a.m. tomorrow morning you have to attend a meeting at 8 a.m.” and I said “Ok, Sir no problem I will be there on time”. Oh Great! Now I have to go to a meeting on my day off. Things just can’t get any better. I looked at the clock and it’s 11:54 p.m. right now. Finishing up my cereal and thinking that I should head to the bed right now. I don’t even know when I was on a deep sleep.
I can feel the bright sunshine in my eyes but still trying to keep my eyes closed. It’s hard. I keep telling myself I should have closed the curtains. But that never happens. Trying to keep eyes closed with the Bright light facing my eyes. Now I hear this loud noise that is coming out of nowhere but my phone. This can’t get any worse. Here you go now I hear screaming coming out from end of the hallway. Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! And now I hear someone is trying to open my door and trying to act like I am asleep. And this little monster aka my 4 years old sister screaming on my ear WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! Oh I forgot she came to visit me with my mom.But still I wanted to throw her out the window. I finally got up. Looking down and now I can’t find my glasses or my slippers. I hate there is everything needed to be hate about morning.And specially when I have work.
Looking at the clock It’s 6:21 a.m. OH! MY! GOD! I have to be at work in less than 40 minutes. My heart starts beating faster and I was rushing. And I don’t even know how to get to the place for the meeting. Now I don’t even have enough time to do my make up. I left my apartment by 6:45 a.m. without having breakfast.
I got to the office at 7:13 a.m. and I attended the meeting on time. during the meeting i could hear my stomach growling. I was starving. Just wanted to get over this stupid Marketing meeting.
Finally, the meeting is over. I went into their cafeteria to grab a bite. I was sitting by myself and eating my lunch. All of a sudden this random guy sat next to me. I wasn't trying to make any eye contacts with him but I can see from the corner of my eyes that he was staring at me. He had light brown eyes with dark brown hair. His hair was spiked back with gel. He was wearing a gray suit with white shirt and this pink color tie with it. So I figured he might work here or something. He looked like he was in his mid 20’s. Also he was pretty good looking guy. I was in my black dress pants with green chiffon shirt and black blazer. Also I had this green necklace and earrings that went with my shirt and black pointy hills. My hair was down straight and my bangs were clipped back.
Out of no where he starts eating my appetizer. and I said “ excuse me, can you please stop eating my food and find another place for you to sit”.
He looked at me and said “Hi, my name is Nick. Nice to meet you”.
I reply “ Not interested”.
He asked "why are you serious?".
I said "me and serious ? no I am not. I just don't talk to strangers".






Well we won't be strangers anymore if we started talking, he replies.




I said "I think you should stop having my lunch and get your own lunch".



Why don't you come with for dinner one night. And it will my treat.
I looked at my clock and said I gotta go now.
He says how bout dinner tomorrow night? And he wrote him number in a napkin and gave it to me. When I got up to leave he asked me for my number. I smiled at him and started walking to the exit.

Later that night I was switching my purses and I found the number of the stranger I met this afternoon. And I realized that I was being really rude to that poor guy. I picked up my phone and typed his number. Thinking if I should text him or no. Than I put down my phone saying it’s whatever I don’t have to text a total stranger saying sorry for no reason.



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