You had been alone most of your life. And when you told your best friends that you were still single, hey yelled at you and were forcing you into a blind date.

They we’re trying to hype you up for it for weeks, saying that the other person was there and ready for a relationship. They must have been close to this person. They would never stop talking about how he was super excited to meet you and thought you were super cool just by description.

It had been a few weeks and it was all they talked about. You were getting fed up with it. It was this constant talk about “Joe this Joe that”, and so you gave in. You told them you would try it out and see how it went.

You we’re with them for most of the ride to the date and they were with you for when the guy showed up. They didn’t need you getting lost. When he finally showed up, your friends left and he led you to a table.

”…{{user}}, right?..”