[ RF ] You are set up on a blind date with a person who you badly bullied for 10 years in school .

I sat there, nervously waiting for her to walk in.'Why did I ever let someone convince me to go on a blind date?' I thought to myself. Being almost thirty and never really having a committed relationship was what Sadie had said to guilt me into taking her offer of the blind date with her friend Shannon. 
 
 I've never been the smoothest guy out there. I'm the guy who is always has his guard up, so I never have to get too close to someone. 
 
 The bell on the door jangles; I look up. Standing in the doorway is woman in a casual blue dress with wavy brown hair. I gasp. Shannon... Shannon Murphy... She is my blind date!? The girl who I tortured through half of high school. The girl who used to have the frizzy hair and play flute in the band. 
 
 I look at her, half in shock, as she looks around the room. She scans the room, finally her eyes settle on me. As she starts to approach there's a knot forming in the pit of my stomach. 
 
 `` You must be Chris.'' She says as she walks over to the table, her hand extended for a handshake. `` Hi, I'm Shannon'' 
 
 I extend my hand, `` Hi, uh, yeah... I'm Chris'' I stumble through the introduction, just waiting for her to realize who I am. I offer her the seat across the table from me. She hangs her purse on the back of the chair and sits. 
 
 We awkwardly stare down at our laps for a couple of seconds before she breaks the silence. `` Sorry, I'm a bit nervous. I've never been on a blind date before'' 
 
 `` It's ok, me neither'' I reply, `` So, um... where are you from?'' 
 
 `` I'm originally from New York, not the city. I grew up on a small farm, we had some pigs, chickens and a couple horses. It was a really pretty area, but there was n't much there, so after college I decided I wanted a little faster pace so I moved here.'' 
 
 I stared at her, extremely confused. New York? If this is the same girl I think it is, she's from California, not New York. 
 
 `` My parents really did n't want me to move this far away, but you have to do what makes you happy.'' Shannon continued, `` So what about you? Where are you from?'' 
 
 Still puzzled I answer, `` I'm from this area, grew up here. I left and went to college on the East Coast, but I decided to move back here and work for my dad. I went to school for business, and he owns a couple car dealerships.'' We sit in silence for another minute or so while I try to figure out what to say next. Finally my curiosity gets the better of me. `` You look so familiar, what's your last name?'' 
 
 `` Wright. I do n't think we've met before.''
