Friends (At The Central Perk)

Pamela's New Adventure

(At the Central Perk)

 

 

         One day I was sitting in my apartment writing another one of my brilliant stories when I saw a couple of people outside the window of the apartment building in New York.  I walked downstairs to check my mail and this guy saw me.  He walked in with his friends, walked up to me and asked if I wanted to go out with him and his friends to see a movie.  "I'd love to go out with you." I said, "But…" I started to say.  "Great. I'll pick you up around eight tonight."  He turned to leave but he turned back around and said, "but what?"   "What's your name? My name is Joey." He said, "And this is Phoebe, Rachel, Monica, Chandler and Ross." He said. 

"I'm Pamela." I said, "It was nice meeting you."   "Hey, Pamela." Joey called.   "Yeah?" I said.  "I was just wondering if I could walk up to your apartment with you." Joey offered.  "Sure." I told Joey as I smiled.  We walked up to the elevator and there was this note. The note said: "out of order: please use the stairs".   "Great!" I thought as we walked up four flights of stairs to my apartment.  Joey said that he lived on the same floor as me.  I unlocked the door, put my mail and keys on the table.  Then went to the answering machine to check my messages--I pressed play.  There were about five messages from Jason and about a dozen from Joe (McIntyre). There were one call from my mom and one call from my sister -- I think because mom and dad's line was busy.  "Why the heck would my sister want to call me?" I said thinking out loud.   "I don't know, Pamela." Joey said sweetly.  The call that was from Jason, he was asking me to take him back while the call from Joe -- he was asking if I'd dump Jason and go out with him.  My mom was just calling to see how things are going.  "Things are going really well -- better than expected." I thought to myself as I sighed.   "What's wrong, Pamela?" Joey asked.  "Um…nothing." I said, "but I'll tell you one day. I promise."    "Well do you want to go out with me tonight?" I asked Joey.   "Ok, I'll pick you up around eight then." Joey said as he smiled at me.  Then he tried to kiss me and I backed away.  "What's wrong, Pamela?" Joey asked concerned.  "Nothing. I just want to take it slow." I told Joey.   "Ok. I can go slow for you." Joey told me.   "Can I get a hug?" Joey asked.  "Sure." I  said extending arms out to him and hugged me.  That's when Phoebe walked up to my apartment with Rachel and Monica.  Joey and I stared at his friends in awe.   Rachel was the first to speak.  "You are too nice. What's your name?" she asked.    "I'm Pamela. Nice to meet you, Rachel."     "Well I've got to go now -- I'll see you tonight, ok sweetie?" Joey said as he kissed me in front of friends, Chandler and Ross who just walked up.  They walked into Joey's apartment.  As Ross was closing the door, I heard him say, "You can do better than her." Ross said looking out the door.  I slammed my door, leaned against it and cried.   Monica then ran out passed Ross to see if I was ok.  She knocked on the door.  "Are you ok?" Monica asked.  I opened the door, hurt by what Ross had said about me.  "Don't pay any attention to my brother. He was once dropped on his head at birth." Monica joked.  We both laugh.  Then Ross comes over. At first I didn't look at him.  Then when I finally looked at Ross, I asked why he said that to Joey.  Monica replied and said, "Don't listen to Ross. He has trouble thinking." She joked again.   "I do not, Monica."  Ross yelled kicking her a$$.   "OMG!" I yelled.  Joey rushed over and asked what all the yelling and the a$$ kicking was for.   Joey and Chandler tried to get Ross to stop but it was useless.  Ross just began to kick Joey's a$$.  "Please just stop, Ross." I begged.  Then all of a sudden Jordan walked up and wondered what was going on.  "OMG, Jordan! This guy named Ross won't stop putting me down." I told Jordan.  Jordan just looked at me like "what am I supposed to do about it?"  and then Jordan gawked at me.  "Ok, fine, Jordan have it your way, you stubborn a$$." I joked.   "Remember all the times I stuck up for you?" I reminded him.  "Oh yeah." Jordan said, "Thanks."    "Now get your cutebutt over here and start kicking Ross's a$$." I joked again.  Then Jordan's face began to turn bright red, as he became embarrassed.  The more embarrassed he got, the brighter his face.

 

         After the fight was over, everyone went to change clothes and get ready for their dates that night.  At about eight, Joey came to my apartment.  We went to dinner and then after that we went see a movie.  At around eleven, Joey and I went to the central perk.  It's a popular hangout where Joey, Monica, Ross, Phoebe and Rachel hangout after work. 

 

         Christina and Joe walked into the Central Perk and sat down in a nearby booth.  I looked down and silently cried.  Joey looked at me and noticed right away that something was wrong.  Joey put an arm around me and kissed me.  That's when Joe and Christina walked over to us.  "Why haven't you returned my phone calls." Joe asked, "I thought you didn't love me anymore so I moved on with someone else." Joe told me.  "And he moved on with me." Christina added rubbing it in my face. 

**Then I imagined throwing a crème pie in Christina’s face**

"So what's up, Pamela?" she asked me.

I wouldn't respond. It was like I was in some kind of trance.

"Pamela Ann!" Christina screamed.

"What?" I said almost in a yelling tone.

"Are you ok, Pamela?" Christina asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said.

"You sure?" Christina asked tilting her head sideways.

"I thought you were mad at me." Christina told me.

"Well, I was mad at you. But I could never stay mad at you." I told her.

"I'm just happy I'm with the most hottest guy in the world, Joe McIntyre." Christina announced.     Joe looked over at me and smiled.  In turn Joey (not Mcintyre) looked at me and wondered if I once dated Joe McIntyre before him.  

         Joe and Christina sat down in me and Joey's booth.  "So, Joey -- what kind of work do you do?"  Christina and Joe asked at the same time.  They both laugh.  Joey replied, "I'm an actor on the soap opera Days of Our Lives."    "Really? That's cool." Christina said.   Then Joe got up and motioned for me to come with him outside.  Joe whispered, "I need to talk to you."   Christina was just a little jealous that Joe might still be in love with me.  

 

         Once Joe and I were outside, Joe said, "Do you still love me?"    "Of course I do." I said hugging him.  "I just thought you were mad at me because you haven't answered any of my calls." Joe told me.  "I could never be mad at you, Joe." I told him.   Just as Christina walked outside of the Central Perk, she overheard Joe asking me to give him a second chance with him.  Joe and I looked at Christina who had just run back inside.  Joe and I ran back inside.   Joe said, "I like you, Christina."  "But…." Christina said.   Joe began to explain that he was not Christina’s type and that Pamela was the one he really loves.