.. - „ ji • A TEENAGER1S FIRST DATE
When';I went on my first date I remember I was-both excited and scared. All
teenagers (of both.sex) are like this. They both anticipate and dread to take the
first big step in mingling with the oposite set. Well, just for fun I am going to
tell you about two teenagers on their first-date!
Carol/is a normal teenage girl. She has black hair, blue eyes, is 5*3", and .
has just turned 16. She is looking forward to her first date. All week it has
seemed as.if she were on cloud nine. Now just two days before the big event she^
scared! What should she wear? How should she act? She is confused and so goes
to her frierids for advice. (This turns out to be a big mistake!) Her questions
are readily answered by several girls. (Some who she doesn’t know, and most of
whom have never been on a date themselves! )
"Be aloof and keep him guessing darling", says one girl, (she is the Zsa Zsa
type.-) "Talk, always talk, don’t let him get bored,-just keep talking, talk about
anything under the sun, but talk, talk, talk," rattles off another, (the boys .call
her "Flap Lip! )
wear something loud and bold, put your hair in one of those new styles." . \
"NO!" "Wear something Frilly, let your hair hang to your shoulders."
Advice keeps pouring in and we find our girl even more confused and scared. On
the Big night she changes from one dress to another. She puts her hair up, then
lets.It down trying each suggested style. Finally exasperated, and still without
any idea as of what to do she throws nerself on the bed in tears. Thats where mo
ther finds her. Good ole mom who knows all. (it wasn’t too many years since she
was going through the same thing* Well-1-1 not too many! ) Her mom helps her choose
something to wear that is becoming and suits a girl of her age. Then she gives
her the atlvice she needs. (This is a big lesson to Carol on where to go for her
advice!)
Little does Carol know, but Jack her date is going through the same thing! It
had taken a week for him to get the courage to ask her, and now he was worried
about how to act! What to talk about! He was sure he could never keep a good con
versation going. He would stand in front of the mirror for hours rehearsing what
he would.say. (Once his mother caught him and thought he had gone off his rocker! )
It was different for Jack because he couldn't ask any of his friends for advice.:
He was afraid they would think him a Dillbert! (Actually they couldn't tell him
much, for they were all in the same boat! I can't say any more because I don't
know how he would feel for I havo never faced the problem! )
At exactly 7:00 Jack picked Carol up in his dad's car. I won’t go into all the
details, but I will touch on some of tne highlights. They drove to the dance with
out any trouble, but when they got there and Jack came around to open the door •
Carol found she couldn't get up! Someone had put gum on the seat! (Actually it was
where Jack had thrown his before going in to get her. He had heard you should not
chew gum on a date.) She made it to the powder room where she managed to get it
off without too much damage. Things were going smooth again when Carol tried to
show Jack a new step on the dance floor. He had just seemed to grasp it when tra
gedy struck!.Some how his legs got crossed and down he went taking Carol with
him! Things just couldn't get worse, at least that's what they both told them
selves. Well, they couldn't be farther from the truth! Things were just getting
warmed up! Now it was Carol's turn again. She asked Jack ..for some punch. When Jack
went to get it he stopped to talk with a friend. Then he picked up the punch and
went back to Carol. (The only trouble was he got his friends glass which had been
tempered with by a couple of jokers! ) Carol took one dainty sip and then spattered
Jack's clean whit shirt with red dots!
The couple decided fate was against them, so they started home. When-they rea
ched the house Jack walked her up to the door. They stood there talking nervously
for a few minutes, then Jack started to take her in his arms. Carol's lips had .
almost touched his when Jack gave a cry of despair as he fought for his balance
and then fell onto the cold hard porch! (Little Johnny had forgot to put up his
skates again! ) This story is completely fictional. ZELOA and CATHY