The Chaperone
Sunday, February 3, 2013 @ 11:00 PM | 0 comment(s)
Me and Bea, walked through the streets near downtown, to
meet up with a guy she met through our classmate after we rendered service as
receptionists. Days ago, Bea already asked for my company, obviously, she
wouldn’t meet up with a guy whose going to court her without
tagging someone along, and on that day, I must desperately be with her since we’re going to his
apartment.
Guy’s name is Derek, but I nicknamed him Att., Bea
introduced me to him and we walked to his apartment. Derek’s apartment is
situated at a building, but I couldn’t tell it’s an apartment because the
building’s made with different rooms and commercial spaces; inside a guard on
duty asked for our identification cards to ensure safety of the lodgers. We
walked through the backdoors of establishments, up we went to the stairs, turned to right, as he lead us to the end door where his apartment situated.
Unfortunately, Me and Bea’s get-up weren't appropriate for
visiting a man’s apartment: Bea’s from duty
so she wore a black skirt, two inches above the knee, but the long sleeved
white blouse made it formal, I on the other hand, who had a luxury to go home,
wore a brown shirt with an oval neckline and black shorts, but not the shorty
shorts on trend.
Bea upon entering the
room, told him to show me about his law books, which he gladly give to me the
“Criminal laws in the Philippines.” And
asked Bea what movie to watch so that our time spent will be productive.
Not really productive as I recall.
Bea, got bored during the first two minutes of the movie,
Derek changed it to horror, five minutes later, Bea’s eyes were darting around
the room. Derek got a little annoyed
with Bea’s ideal choice of movies, since she wanted thrillers and not the ones
Derek had on his laptop, until he suggested The Vampire Hunter, which I
strongly suggested and sat with them to watch.
Bea fortunately, watch the whole movie ( I guess) but when
it rolled into credits and the rain starts to pour, we hang around to watch the
latest movie he got and that’s when his motives started to show.
He asked me if it’s okay for him to court Bea (which he
doesn’t have to ask by the way because it’s obvious) and later on, tries to
hold Bea’s hand, do possible ways to touch her, and I couldn’t help but get a
glimpse of him trying to kiss her. Bea, the conservative freak, tried to shoo
him away and that’s why I couldn’t appreciate the movie that was worth a
hundred bucks if I watch inside the movie houses.
Bea’s unapproved words and annoyance to Derek and Derek’s
complains about Bea being so strict, made me mad to go home, but because of the
downpour of rain, I was, unfortunately stuck uncomfortably sitting on the sofa
with an uncomfortable mattress and watch the blockbuster movie in a poor view ,
gone by.
Finally, it’s late and we decided to go home, Derek walked
with us till we ride a jeep and bade good bye.
When Bea and I talked, she said that he was a gentleman,
kind and an ideal man , but “was” indicated that he being a gentleman was
before until that day. I told her my
side, about how boring that afternoon was and that we didn't do anything
productive.
So I made this list that I told to Bea as a word of advice.
1. 1.) Never, ever, ever, ever, go to a boy’s house who
is courting you unless you know him as a FRIEND. And by friend meaning, that
you already put a trust to him; and when you do, please bring a friend. Don’t go to a boy’s house if you knew him
through a friend of yours, someone else’s acquaintances and etc. especially
when you know him for like.. three to four meetings.
2. 2.) And when you don’t, please wear a decent outfit,
bring a pepper spray and an amount of knowledge of self defense. Knowing that
his family is there when you go to his house is also an assurance that you are
safe.
3.
3.)Watching movies is cool, as long as you both
know what type of movies you want to watch, if there’s a big difference about
your movie choices, better look something more interesting to do: like play
online games, watch tv shows, eat, play cardboard games, talk interesting
topics.
4.
Much more better to meet up at a public place
rather than his apartment.
And there’s one thing that I didn’t tell Bea yet,
That being her
chaperone to meet-up dates with her
suitors is such a tedious chore, and when I do, I swear in the name of lovely
bitter Arabica coffee beans that I will immediately leave when I’m bored and
annoyed.
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