My date with Ellie Patel

Last Friday was a great day for me for two reasons:

1.I took my final exam in law school.

2. I got a call from my buddy Jason in New York and he mentioned that he had a friend named Ellie Patel who just moved to my hometown of Jacksonville, FL and that I should take her out.

While I am typically pretty picky he explained that she was single so I decided I would give her a shot.

I went out to Jax Beach last night about 7PM to pick her up from her apartment. She let me into her place for a few minutes and we sat and talked for a little while before heading out. She told me a little about how she knows Jason, growing up in Buffalo, NY, and why her job had just transferred her to Jacksonville, FL.

After talking for about 15 minutes she said to me “before we go out I have something to tell you.”

I said “sure, what's up?”

Ellie responded “well, I have a prosthetic leg.”

I said “oh really, I didn't even notice.”

Ellie then said “of course you didn't notice it's in the other room.”

Ellie then stood up on her two natural legs and walked into her library and picked up a full size prosthetic leg. She then explained how she uses it to cut through lines by explaining someone in the front had dropped it and how sometimes she uses it to sneak liquor into sporting events.

I told her I was totally cool with it and applauded her craftiness in smuggling alcohol through the security gates.

The rest of the evening went well. She didn't order appetizers, refused the sparkling water, and let me use her pursue to take home the bread, a few sugar packets, and most of the silverware.

Though I appreciated her company and Ellie was well out of my league in terms of looks I am a little hesitant to go on a second date with a girl my age who has a library in their apartment.