Midnight Madness Part 2

Well last night was just as interesting as the one before. When I first got there, Shawn came up to me and said, "I missed you last night." I didn't hear him properly at first, so I didn't say anything. He said again, "I really missed you." Barf. I was mad. I decided not to say anything at all, and instead make good use of the eye-contact lecture from Rhetoric. I looked hard into his pleading, puppy dog eyes, then deliberately looked away, slightly turning my back on him. He left. I ignored him for the rest of the night.

Around 11:00 P.M. I had to chase a box out to the dumpster. It had been tossed before we could read what department its contents needed to go to, so I ran out there. Shawn was there, along with Enon and Kwaku. Enon and I had talked about the Alice in Wonderland movie, and I told him he should read the book. So when I came out to the dumpster, Enon said, "Hey Kathleen! Where's my book?" "What?" I asked. "Where's my Alice in Wonderland? You were gonna give it to me!" I hadn't said anything about that, but I knew he was messing with me. Before I could answer, Shawn cut in in a whiny tone, "Man, she ain't givin' you NUTHIN'!" It was then that I determined to give Enon a copy of Alice. It just so happens that we have an extra copy sitting in the give-away box. So I will give it away.

On my way back into the building, Mr. Perry, the security guard, stopped me. "You didn't say hi to me when you came out," he exclaimed. "Sorry, I was on a mission," I responded, "but I was going to say hi to you on the way back in." "No, you didn't say hi to me when you came out," he huffed. "So I'm not taking you to Burger King now." I almost died laughing. "So is your 'boyfriend' here tonight?" he asked. "Yeah, he's right down there." "What? I missed him?" "Yeah, he's wearing the dorky blue hat. Can't miss him." "Oh, OK. Well, you want me to..?" He smiled and gave me a questioning look, and smashed his fist into his palm. I laughed again and told him to feel free. He grinned again, and said, "Well if he asks you again, you tell him you don't need his Burger King, because you got someone who'll take you to Red Lobster!" He winked at me, and I laughed and said I'd keep it in mind. Apparently Red Lobster is Mr. Perry's idea of fine dining.

Today as I told this story at breakfast, Lindsey said I should give Enon the book and Shawn a scrap of paper with the Rejection Hotline number. Then my mother, my dear sweet mother, had a different idea. I really can't believe she said this, either. "No, what you need to give Shawn is I Kissed Dating Goodbye." We all choked on our cereal and bagels and dubbed it a cunning plan. Lindsey said, "For that plan, I will give you my copy!" So tonight, Enon is getting Alice, but I think I'll wait until Wednesday night to give Shawn his present. Wednesday is the last night of this job, and I don't need to get myself killed before then. Oh yes, life is so much fun!