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Last time:

        As the car sped away from the Quest Mansion, Jonny knew one thing for =
sure - he wasn't going to enjoy this evening AT ALL.
.... continued ....

        LAST DATE WITH JOHANNA (Part 2)
                                By Maliha Malik (The Mistress of Mayhem)

        Hadji adjusted the car radio and a soft, romantic song wafted into the =
car. As the car stopped in front of a traffic light, he took hold of =
Jonny/Johanna's hand and squeezed it.
        Meanwhile, Jonny tried to imagine the evening ahead of him. He wanted =
to run out of the car, throw away this hideous pink gown he was wearing =
and NEVER, EVER hear the name 'Johanna' for the rest of his life. =
However, he was reminded of how depressed and unhappy Hadji had been =
after the New Year's Eve party. He had to do this .. for his friend. He =
vowed that he would put an end to this whole fiasco by the end of that =
night.
        The car finally stopped in front of one of the most expensive =
restaurants in town. "A La Carter", as it was called, was built right =
next to the sea shore. It was a tiny restaurant with a very romantic air =
about it. Slow, soft music played inside the restaurant; candles gave =
the room a dim, ethereal glow and the sea could be seen shimmering under =
the moonlight, through the restaurant's windows.=20
        Hadji opened the car door and held out his hand to Jonny/Johanna. "Come =
on, Johanna." He led him/her to the restaurant, where the maitre'd =
guided them to a table set for two, in a dim corner of the room.=20
        "Well, how do you like our date so far, Johanna?" Hadji asked, as they =
sat down.
        "Oh ... uh ... yeah, it's pretty great." Jonny mustered. Suddenly he =
realised that they were the only two people in the Restaurant. "Why =
aren't there any more people here?"
        "I don't know," Hadji smiled. "Maybe because I reserved all the tables =
in the Restaurant for tonight."
        What?" Jonny spluttered. "Why would you do something like that?"
        "Take a wild guess," Hadji teased.
        Jonny slumped down into his chair. What could he do? His best friend =
was flirting woth him and he could not do anything about it without =
creating a very bad scene.=20
        "I guess I just wanted us to have some privacy. You know, to get to =
know each other better. I'd really like to know more about you, =
Johanna." Hadji reached across the table and took Jonny/Johanna's hand.
        Suddenly, Jonny felt that he couldn't take it anymore. He had to get =
out of there. He just couldn't go on anymore. Abruptly, he got up from =
the table.
        "What's the matter?" Hadji asked, concerned.
        "Oh ... ummm .uhhhhh I have to go to the ..... washroom."
        OK. I'll wait," Hadji said. "With baited breath."
        "Yeah, wellll ...." Jonny rushed towards the washroomns.
        10 minutes later, Jonny came back to their table. He felt that he could =
face the situation once again. Their food had already arrived and Hadji =
was waiting for him. "There you are. I was begining to get worried."
        "Oh no. There was nothing to worry about." He sat down.
        "So, Johanna, do you have a boyfriend?" Hadji asked.
        Hurriedly, Jonny stuffed food into his mouth. As long as he kept on =
eating, he wouldn't have to talk to Hadji. After a while, he saw Hadji =
watching him with a sad, hurt look in his eyes. He felt awful. How could =
he put  his best friend through  so much trouble and confusion. "You =
know, the food here is really good."
        "I am glad you like it." Hadji beamed at him. "Do you want some of my =
steak?"
        "Oh, no, that's alright."
        "No, you should try it, realy," hadji tried to convince him. "I know! =
I'll feed it to you." He scooted his chair closer to where Jonny was =
sitting. "Come on, have some," he waved his fork in front of Jonny's =
mouth.=20
        Left without a choice, Jonny ate the piece of steak. "This is fun," =
Hadji gushed. "I think I'l feed you the rest of the food too."
        Sick with the way things were going, Jonny got up from his chair. "I =
need to go to the washrooms."
        "AGAIN??!!"
        "Yeah, well ...."
        When Jonny came out of the washroom, he saw Hadji waiting for him/her. =
"Johanna!" Hadji said, in a shocked tone. "Why did you go into the men's =
washroom?"

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Phew! That's it for now! To be continued soon in part 3 ... so, how do =
youguys like this so far? Comments, criticisms, anything at all ... =
please send 'em all!
Gotta go. It's 12.15 a.m. and I've got loads of homework to do. =
EEEEEEEYAAAAARRRGH!=20

The Mistress of Mayhem