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I once went on a blind date with a gentleman, set up by a very good friend of mine. She told me he was really nice. And that he wanted to meet me (good start).
He was an extremely successful renowned businessman and he was going to be in London on business soon. So I said yes..
He was an extremely successful renowned businessman and he was going to be in London on business soon. So I said yes..
He emailed me the next day and we arranged to meet few weeks later.
On the day, we arrange to meet at his favourite place in London after work.
Nervous, I go to meet him at a very classy high-end bar, regretfully in my not so classy high-street dress...
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On the day, we arrange to meet at his favourite place in London after work.
Nervous, I go to meet him at a very classy high-end bar, regretfully in my not so classy high-street dress...
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My friend was right. He was really nice, and kind.
Obviously a VIP and well liked, the staff all come to greet him and we are lead to a quiet table in the back.
As he kindly pulls the chair out for me to sit, he tells me he had bought “a special gift” for me...
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Obviously a VIP and well liked, the staff all come to greet him and we are lead to a quiet table in the back.
As he kindly pulls the chair out for me to sit, he tells me he had bought “a special gift” for me...
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Wow. This man has serious class. And how kind. I was happy enough with just the pulling-the-chair-out bit. But a gift too? Wow.
As we sip our first drink, he tells me the item he’s bought me is quite rare, and that it took him a while to find, bid for it, and get it shipped to him.
Rare? Bid? Oh my god..
What is it?
Like an antique?
Are we talking like Sotheby’s??
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Rare? Bid? Oh my god..
What is it?
Like an antique?
Are we talking like Sotheby’s??
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He then takes my left hand, and asks me to “close your eyes”.
Wait. Hang on.
But we’ve only just met.
I’ve not even finished my first drink. And I’ve only had 3 roasted almonds and 1 olive.
And this stuff only happens in movies..
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Wait. Hang on.
But we’ve only just met.
I’ve not even finished my first drink. And I’ve only had 3 roasted almonds and 1 olive.
And this stuff only happens in movies..
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It’d be kinda rude to pull away and not to close my eyes. So I close my eyes and but all I can see now is
Cut to EXT: Wedding Day. Sunny, bright, the quartet quietly plays music. There is a gentle warm breeze...
Cut to EXT: Wedding Day. Sunny, bright, the quartet quietly plays music. There is a gentle warm breeze...
The camera pans to see happy smiling faces of family and friends. All in dreamy soft focus and slow motion.
Cut to an Insert shot of the friend who introduced us smiling and watching warmly.
What song shall we first-dance to..?
Where shall we honeymoon..?
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Cut to an Insert shot of the friend who introduced us smiling and watching warmly.
What song shall we first-dance to..?
Where shall we honeymoon..?
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Then I feel it land in my hands.
Hmm.
It’s rather big for a ring.
Or for a necklace.
It’s smaller than a Matisse but bigger than a box of Malteasers or Kleenex..
What is this...?
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Hmm.
It’s rather big for a ring.
Or for a necklace.
It’s smaller than a Matisse but bigger than a box of Malteasers or Kleenex..
What is this...?
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After what felt like an eternity, he finally says “You can open your eyes now.”
I open my eyes.
It was...
I open my eyes.
It was...
*drumroll* 
It was...
