A Bad Date

I live in Chicago, Illinois. I am single and do not have a boyfriend or a husband. Chicago is a very fun city to live in. Chicago is also a very fun city to date in. I enjoy meeting new people in my city. I like to go on dates with new people I meet. I think dating is fun. It is fun because I like meeting new people. Being on a date can be bad also. I had a very bad date last week. I did not have fun at all.

I had a date with a boy named Robbie. I met Robbie in front of a bookstore next to my favorite cafe. I was sitting in front of the bookstore at a table. The table had four chairs. I was the only one sitting at the table. Robbie walked out of the bookstore. He walked up to my table. Robbie asked if he could sit down with me. I said yes, and Robbie sat on my left.

I told Robbie that it was February 12th. That meant that Valentine's Day was two days later. Robbie said that he liked Valentine's Day. Then Robbie asked me to go on a date with him. I felt excited and happy to go on a date with Robbie. Then Robbie asked me a very difficult question. Robbie asked me where I would like to go on our date. I felt confused and nervous. Robbie told me that he wanted to take me to dinner in a rooftop restaurant. This idea made me very happy! I like being high up. Eating dinner on the top floor of a building sounded fun to me.

I waited patiently for Valentine's Day to come. I felt happy on February 14th because I was going on a date with Robbie. Robbie did not pick me up at my house. Robbie and I met in front of the Sear's Tower in downtown Chicago. The street was very busy and very noisy. There are many cars in front of the building. There is also a lot of traffic. All of the buildings near the Sear's Tower are tall skyscrapers. Each building must be forty stories high or more.

We walked down a very busy road to get to the restaurant. The restaurant was far away and we had to pass a lot of intersections to get there. We found the restaurant but there was a problem. Robbie didn't make a reservation for a table. The restaurant was very busy with couples celebrating Valentine's Day. We were unable to get a table.

Robbie felt angry and embarrassed. Robbie started yelling at the restaurant hostess. I felt embarrassed when Robbie started yelling in the restaurant. Robbie and I got in the elevator to go down to the street. I told Robbie not to worry about the fancy restaurant. Robbie yelled at me and told me to be less positive. I felt disappointed when he yelled at me.  

After that, I took Robbie to my favorite hot dog stand in the city. The hot dog stand was close to us so it wasn't a long walk. We crossed two intersections and walked four city blocks to get there. The hot dog stand was closed. There was a note on the door that said, “Closed for Valentine's Day. I'm takin' my wife out for a night on the town.”

I said goodbye to Robbie. I rode the subway home. I was hungry so I made dinner all by myself. It was a sad Valentine's Day for me.