100 years ago

100 Years ago tomorrow is the anniversary of my first date ever!

It was my first semester at University, the school at had come from was not into this whole concept of dating. There were parties and people “hooked up”. That first semester at university, I was still frequenting my school parties.

There was also this girl in a few of my classes, she was much like me. She sat in the back and rarely listened, she was of mixed origins, she was the first to arrive at all the fun events and the last to leave and she wouldn’t be caught dead on a dance floor. On top of all that she was also smart and gorgeous looking.

December 30th of that year she walked up to me and said: “Would you like to go to dinner with me tomorrow for New Year’s eve?”. At the time, I had no idea why anyone would want to waste New Year’s eve over food. I mean alcohol was the main thing at the time. But, I like the girl, so I agreed and, anyway, she invited me to a restaurant close to where I was intending on partying.

So, being a date newbie and since I didn’t own anything except T-Shirts, Jeans and Tennis shoes, this is how I showed up. When I saw that she had done the same, I was elated. Finally a woman that understood me!! Here’s how the date went…

I arrived 15 minutes late. What can I tell you? Traffic was a bitch. Except I didn’t own a car and the subway was a nightmare. I dropped pasta sauce on my T shirt. I had a few too many wine glasses and she asked for my hand in marriage!!

Yes, yes. At the end of dinner she said: “Look, you and I are very much the same. I will never find someone so close to me and the same goes for you. I suggest we date for the rest of our university time and get married on graduation day. What do you think?

I remember this as if it were yesterday. I remained calm, composed, looked her straight in the eyes and said: “If I agree, do we have sex tonight?”

Haroun El Poussah