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“I’ll think about it, but it’s probably a no.”
But then I remember something.
Didn’t Indy say she was here for a yoga retreat?
4
AMELIA
Ispend a few moments reflecting on the balcony of my room before I get ready to head out for the night, sipping a strawberry margarita.
What a whirlwind the past couple of months have been. Two months ago, I had a boyfriend I thought I might be engaged to. When I gave him the ultimatum that I needed a ring, I really thought he’d have a ‘come to Jesus’ moment.
Then a few weeks ago I thought I was walking into a promotion--when it was just the opposite.
You never know when life is going to hit you with a one-two punch.
I watch a happy family of five walking through the corridor below. A mother, father, and three daughters who look to be in their twenties are laughing and giggling, likely coming from family dinner.
Meanwhile, I clutch the paper photo I have of my father that I always carry with me when I travel.
The hour of my date with Brad is soon approaching so I head inside the hotel room and give my sister Nora a call from facetime.
With my laptop.
Because, you know, my phone is gone. I didn’t even bother to take it with me, I was so angry about Jack breaking it. What kind of a man does that?
I take a deep breath before Nora picks up so I don’t take my anger out on her.
“I’ve never had a tropical date before. What do you think proper attire is?” I ask her.
“Hmmm. Maybe something beachy. Do you have a fun dress?”
I laugh. “Yeah, I’ve got a dress.”
“What’s the weather like there, anyway?”
“It’s like seventy degrees and sunny all the time. It’s paradise.”
“Ugh, that sounds terrific. It’s grey and gloomy and it’s been snowing all day.”
“Yeah….I’m not mad I’m here.”
“So, who’s the lucky guy tonight?”
I fill her in about Brad the surfer boy. I also throw in the detail about my phone getting tossed into the pool by Jack McDouche Wellington, my former CEO.
“I just cannot believe someone would be that entitled and such a jerk!” she says.
“Yeah! A complete douche,” I agree. “It’s like, borderline criminal.”
“That’s insane that you ran into him. Maybe the universe is trying to tell you something.”
I sigh. “Like what?”
“That you should stand up to assholes? I don’t know.”
I shake my head. “I felt like I was back in first grade and Colby Jenkins was taking my toys out of the sandbox and chucking them on the lawn again. Like, grow up!”
