She paid, and they walked out of the restaurant in silence. He escorted her to her car and then glanced around, as if checking so that no one could see him, before he tried to kiss her.
“Yeah,” Darlene lifted up her hand to block him, “I don’t think so. Thanks for nothing though, seriously.”
The man scowled and before he could say something back, Darlene got into her car. She pulled out of the parking lot as quickly as she could, wanting to forget the entire terrible date.
What a mistake. What an absolute mistake. Not even just the date. The last couple years of her life had been a huge mistake. She wished she could travel back in time and re-do everything. The first thing she’d do would be to say a resounding no when Austin proposed to her.
Darlene pulled into her apartment complex fi
