"Hi there!" I said trying to look pleased.
Stradlater took a minute before he replied to me and when he finally did, he said, "Hey, you look nice. You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be" I muttered under my breath. I tried so hard to put a fake smile on, and grabbed Stradlater's hand.
"I thought we might go to grab some pizza and hang out in my car and talk after" Stradlater said very calm and collected as if he were the biggest hotshot in the school.
The last thing I wanted to be doing was going on a date with Stradlater. I have heard very bad things about him and how disrespectful he is to all girls. The only reason I was going out with him was because my annoying friends told me I was a social outcast and needed a boyfriend. After I found out that Stradlater’s roommate …show more content…
Never. I can tell you that I don’t have a car. I usually get rides with my friends. The car ride to the pizza place was silent and awkward. I wanted to mention Holden, but I didn’t want to seem needy or desperate to a guy I barely knew. Fortunately, it took me by surprise but Stradlater worked up the courage to say something.
“Oh yeah, Holden Caulfield says hi back. He also wanted to know if you still leave your kings in the back row when you play chess.”
“Oh that’s nice he remembers, I haven’t played chess anytime soon. The last time I played was with Holden when we were younger. Give him my regards please when you get back to your dorm.”
Oh. My. Gosh. How did Holden remember that? Holden remembers that! Inside I was jumping up and down. Holden was the only friend I really had that I could talk to when I was little. He always was shy and didn’t know how to communicate his emotions very well. Because if he did, I would of told him he was my childhood