Brittany's+Tale

 = Once upon a time there was a gorgeous girl with long dark hair walking along the sidewalk, enjoying the scenery of Central Park and observing all the interesting people and interesting objects around her. What she didn’t observe was a scary man named Steve watching her from a distance. Well, Steve wasn’t actually that scary at first glance; he was dressed nice and quite attractive in the face. = = After Steve noticed this girl he followed her, making sure not to get too close, to a coffee shop. Steve sat a couple tables behind the girl watching her talk to some of the waitresses. He found out these waitresses were her roommates and also learned her name was Emma. Steve thought Emma was very beautiful and figured she’d be his “type.” So Steve stood up and walked slowly towards her table once she was done chatting with the other ladies. He casually strolled by and “accidentally” knocked over the sugar dispenser that was on her table. Emma smiled and her face turned a light shade of pink when he gently brushed her hand with his when they both bent down to pick up the dispenser. They got to talking a little bit; of course Steve had to slip in a compliment into their conversation. Emma felt very flattered when he noticed her cute sundress she had just bought the week before. This is when Steve asked out the naïve Emma to dinner and a movie. Emma thought Steve was cute and friendly, so she couldn’t turn him down. He agreed to pick her up at her apartment at seven p.m. = = As Emma was putting on her earrings and touching up her make up she heard her door buzzer. She had finally gotten all pretty after hours of working hard on her appearance. She answered the buzzer and told Steve she’d be down in a second. She took a final look at herself in the mirror and the butterflies in her stomach made her smile. She rushed down the stairs, careful not to break a heel. When Steve first saw Emma he couldn’t take his eyes off her, he pulled himself back together, held out his arm for his lovely date and said, “Let’s be on our way.” But he was really thinking to himself, “This’ll be way too easy.” So the couple went out together and had an amazing time at dinner and loved the comedy flick they watched. = = Steve walked Emma back to her apartment and Emma asked if he wanted to come inside for a cup of coffee. Without a doubt he said yes. Emma couldn’t help but be flattered by the way Steve complimented her all night. During dinner he didn’t stop staring and when Emma noticed him doing this he snapped out of it, smiled, and apologized for staring, he said he was “just mesmorized by her beauty.” He told her how beautiful he thought she was over and over and complimented her on everything from her make up, to her perfume, to her shoes, which no guy she had ever been out with had done before. In her apartment the two were getting cozy on her sofa when Steve was trying to move a little fast. Emma tried saying no but Steve wasn’t going to take no for an answer. After Steve got what he wanted from Emma, he got off the sofa and told her “Thanks for the great night, I would call you later, but I’m just not interested. I basically got what I wanted.” Then he just walked out of her front door without looking back. Emma felt terrible, but she learned a huge lesson: Never trust a flatterer. =