Callie's World (5 page)

Until next time,

Callie signing off

xxx

Hi guys,

I'm so glad this week is finally over. It's
been tough. I've felt rotten, moody and I've been missing Nick (I
never thought I would say that!)

First, I want to tell you all about our night
at the curry house. We've been going for years and we're on first
name terms with all the staff. We have a laugh with them all and
they love us so much that they always give us extra-large helpings
and extra bits on the side (naan bread, extra dips etc).

Anyway, I had the creamiest korma ever and it
was so delicious I asked Mandeep for a top-up and he brought me
more, free of charge! I know you must think I'm a greedy cow, but I
was hungry and I'd lost some weight with my illness and I needed
building up again. I am telling you this for a reason...a group of
guys at the next table were watching with interest at my huge
portions and, at first, I thought they were going to make some
abusive comment but instead one of them came over to me and said,
"It's so good to see a woman who loves her food. Will you come out
to dinner with me on Friday?" I couldn't believe what was
happening. This sort of thing usually only happens in chick-lit
movies, doesn't it? Obviously I said yes. Well, not obviously, if
he were a minger then I would have said no, but he was quite cute
in a boy-next-door kind of way. He had short auburn hair and a
spattering of freckles and huge brown eyes like a puppy dog's. He
didn't look like a serial killer, put it that way. He's called
Luke. I can't wait for my date with him tonight. Lila said that he
is probably a feeder too, but I don't care right now. I am going to
give him a chance and see how it goes. I have to go and get dressed
now but I will update you all on Monday.

Enjoy your weekend.

Until then,

Callie signing off

xxx

Hi guys

What an anti-climax today is compared to my
weekend. Firstly, it doesn't exactly put you in a good mood when
your alarm goes off and it still feels like the middle of the
night. I'm sure humans are made for hibernation this time of year.
It's even worse when you realize that it's dark because it's
throwing it down with rain. At least my car windscreen isn't
frozen, which is the only plus point. I particularly don't want to
go into work today because I found out Luke only wanted to go out
with me because he recognized me from my stupid newspaper column
and he wanted to tell me all about his weird collection of exotic
pets. I told him all he had to have done was to call my boss and we
would have come round and done a piece on it, but he said he was
too shy to do this. I had to listen while he went on and on about
his snakes and his lizards and his tarantulas (yawn yawn!); not
exactly the best subject if you're trying to impress a girl is it?
I realized half way through our date that he wasn't interested in
me romantically at all - that's why I ordered the biggest steak and
chips going (well, I didn't need to impress him, did I?)

Anyway, I don't want to go into work today
because Luke is coming in this afternoon to speak to my boss and to
see if we can do an interview with him. I am going to suggest Nick
goes as I don't want to be anywhere near anything that remotely
resembles a spider. I am just glad that things didn't work out
romantically between Luke and me. Can you imagine if he had asked
me back to his place and got his pets out! That would have been it!
It's better for it to end before it's even started.

It looks as though I'm going to be spending
Christmas and New Year as a single girl for the fourth year
running. Either I'm being too picky when it comes to men or I'm
attracting the wrong sort. I think it's the latter, though how I
can start to attract the right sort, God only knows. I'm going to
make it one of my New Year's resolutions, I think. I suppose I'd
best get ready for work. I'm hoping that I can get another job and
be out of the office before Luke and his slimy entourage
arrive.
I'll catch up with you on Wednesday, but until then...

Callie signing
off

xxx

Hi guys

All I can say today is "Agghhhhh!" Have you
ever had one of those days when nothing goes right? I think I must
have walked under a ladder or something because my luck stinks.
People who say you make your own luck annoy me because if I made my
own luck I would have a five-bed-roomed mansion, a limo, a size 10
body and be married to Jonny Depp. Instead I've had to put up with
a bad hair day. I woke up this morning with strands sticking up
like some sort of hedgehog and even the GHDs wouldn't tame them. I
noticed a huge spot on the end of my nose which is now starting to
ooze yellow goo. My run of bad luck continued when I dropped my cup
of tea all over my skirt and had to go change and put a wet tea
towel on my knee to stop the scalding and then when I got to work
and parked in my usual parking space I ended up standing in some
dog muck which some annoying person hadn't picked up (and what was
a dog doing in the car park of my local newspaper anyway! Unless
someone did it on purpose to get back at us or something.)

I got in work and was sent to see an old
biddy who claimed her cat had special powers (the fifth psychic cat
this year!) but all it could do was stare constantly. When I got
back to my car to drive home I found out I'd left my lights on and
so the battery was dead so Nick ended up having to jump start it,
which didn't please him and then I got home to find out that my
toilet is blocked! Aggghhhh! My mum says bad things come in threes.
I wish! Sorry for moaning but it seems the best thing for me to do
now is to have a shower and get in bed with a good book. What harm
can befall me there, eh? Until next time,

Callie signing off

xxx

Hi guys,

I'm feeling seriously frazzled after my week,
but I'm looking forward to tonight because it's Mum's birthday and
we are all going out for a meal (Mum, Dad, Lila, auntie Sharon,
Uncle Tom and my cousin Antoinette) at our local Wetherspoons. I'm
going to order my favourite - Hunter's Chicken, which is a piece of
chicken covered in cheese, bacon and barbecue sauce - yum yum yum;
my mouth is watering just thinking about it. After that the oldies
are going home for a little house party while Lila, Antoinette and
I are hitting the town. We'll join the party when we get back
home.

I'm really hoping that I might meet a nice
guy tonight, before Christmas, so I have someone to spend Christmas
and New Year with. I hate New Year's Eve when I'm single because
its so depressing realizing there's a whole year ahead with no
chance of romance. I'm starting to worry that there is something
wrong with me. Why do I attract such weirdos? I know I shouldn't
get my hopes up, though. Lila keeps saying that I'm too young to
worry about it but if I don't find someone quick my dream of having
a nice house and three kids before I'm 40 is never going to happen.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Mum thinks I'm being too picky. When I told
her about the feeder guy she said that I was always looking for
faults because deep down she thinks I'm scared of commitment. How
wrong could she be? And if she expected me to shack up with a total
weirdo and risk my health in the process, she obviously needs her
head testing. That's why she works as a cleaner and not a
psychotherapist. Anyway, I'm going to run a nice bath with my new
perfumed bubble bath and enjoy a long soak with a glass of wine. My
dad's picking me up at 7.30 and I'm staying the night at their
house so I can totally chill. I'm worried I might bump into Nick
later because he's out with his brother. I don't want him to see
Lila - either he will fall madly in lust with her or he will think
she is a tart and will tar me with the same brush. I'd best get
going now. I will tell you all about tonight on Monday, but until
then...

Callie signing off

xxx

Hi guys,

I have had the most wonderful weekend. I went
out, as planned, for my mum's birthday and we had a lovely meal and
then Lila, Antoinette and I went into town while the oldies went
back to Mum's to party. We had a great time in the local clubs.
Antoinette is such a great dancer and so we got chatted up loads
because of the attention she attracted.

Anyway, I have spent the whole weekend with a
gorgeous guy. He's not my usual type but there was just something
about him. When we met I couldn't take my eyes off him. He's got
one blue eye and one brown eye like David Bowie and he has a floppy
fringe. He looks like something out of the eighties full stop but
that look's back in fashion so maybe he's trying to be cool. I
don't care anyway because he has such a nice personality. I ended
up going back to his place (not because of what you're thinking -
I'm not that kind of girl!) because I trusted him. We stayed up
talking all night and suddenly it was 5am! I wasn't even tired!
Anyway, I ended up sleeping with him - literally sleeping not what
you're thinking! (He was the perfect gentleman.) Then yesterday he
took me ice-skating, which was so much fun. He's called Scott; and
here's the best bit...He's Nick's brother. I know what you're
probably thinking but they say you can't help who you fall in love
with. Not that I'm in love with him yet, but you know what I mean.
I probably wouldn't have met him if it wasn't for Nick so I think
it could be fate. I don't know what Nick is going to say when I go
into work tomorrow (I had the day off today because I knew my
weekend was going to be a long one!)

I don't know whether Scott
will have told him that I stayed the night. I've been worrying
about it a little but I don't know why. We're all adults. I just
hope that he doesn't mind his brother and work colleague dating.
Anyway, I'm going to go now because I actually have another date
with him again tonight. This hasn't happened in ages. We're going
to the cinema to watch
My week with
Marilyn.
Should be good. I will update you
on Wednesday but until then...

Callie signing off

xxx

Hi guys,

I went to the cinema with Scott on Monday and
we sat at the back and to be totally honest, I didn't get to see
that much of the film, if you know what I mean, lol! After that, we
went to McDonalds and had a burger and fries meal. He is so great
that I can be myself in front of him and he doesn't say anything.
That's why I could stuff my face with the burger and have a large
milkshake too. I even ate some ice-cream afterwards and he smiled
when I spilled it all down my new blouse. He didn't have milkshake
or ice-cream; he says it gives him stomach ache (poor guy).

Last night we went bowling and he was really
good at it. Usually I beat everyone, but he is serious competition.
He, too, used to play in a league. I think I have met my match this
time. The only thing I don't like is that he does attract a lot of
female attention. He's not traditionally good-looking but there's
just something about him, I guess.

When I got into work yesterday morning, Nick
was being very quiet. He asked me how things were going between
Scott and me, but after that it was business as usual. I got the
feeling he was being a bit weird and maybe a little off with me
later on yesterday afternoon, but maybe it's just the guilt I feel
at dating his brother. I don't know why I'm even feeling guilty
though - we're both single and we're hurting nobody.

Today I'm going into Chester with Nick as
there's a woman there who thinks that there's going to be a
disaster happening soon. She's seen visions about it apparently and
as these things are due to happen locally she felt compelled to
tell our newspaper. Tonight I'm seeing Scott again and he's going
to be cooking me a romantic meal at his house. I can't wait. I will
tell you all about it on Friday. Until then,

Callie signing off

xxx

Hi guys

I hope you have all had a great week and that
you are looking forward to a nice weekend. I went to Chester the
other day to see that woman and boy was she weird. Her house was
like an attic sale; junk everywhere and I had to move two cats, a
pile of old phone directories and a cup with bacteria growing in it
before I could even sit down.

She claimed she was psychic and she had
dreams about people. She told me she'd dreamt that there was going
to be a huge earthquake in the North of England and that although
she didn't know exactly when and where it would strike, that it
would catch loads of people off guard because the town isn't on a
fault line. She said she didn't think anyone would die but there
will be destruction to a lot of buildings and some people may lose
their homes or jobs.

I'm not worried. She was obviously not the
full shilling. It was funny watching Nick cringe as one of her
mangy cats jumped on his knee and started to rub itself against
him. He's probably a right old fleabag now.

I went round to Scott's later on for tea. He
has a nice house. A small terrace, which he's done up like a
typical bachelor pad - all black leather and flat screen
televisions. He'd cooked me lasagna with tiramisu for afterwards
and it was absolutely gorgeous. He's a man of many talents,
obviously. His day job is in an office doing some sort of IT
technical support and he also does volunteer work in the animal
shelter at weekends. I bet you are thinking that he sounds too good
to be true and I'm starting to think the same. It's like I've had a
load of weirdos and losers and now good things are coming to me
because I've waited long enough! I'm just crossing my fingers that
I don't find out that he's got a secret wife or that he used to be
a woman or something. I'm sure Nick would have told me if that were
the case; but he's not the most reliable man so I wouldn't put it
past him to leave me to find out the hard way.