19th SEPT 2014: AN ENTRY FOR FOXTALES 14 FICTION CONTEST

"I hope this time i get it right." Sandra thought to herself as she took the pill and prepared her mind for what is now an inevitable slumber, a sleep she now needs if she ever hopes to be with the love of her life. On the 12th of Jan 2018, she had gone for her best friend's engagement party, she had given a toast and listened carefully when Dave, the groom, shared the story of how he first met Stacy. She had listened not because she loved the story but because she couldn't help but stare at the man she loves more than anything else, the man who is now about to get married to her best friend. When everyone raised their cups for a toast, she had raised her heart hoping that somehow, everything could all go back to that night when she first met Dave. She had grabbed a bottle of Rombauer Chardonnay wine, gulped half its content before rushing down to the toilet to cry her eyes out. By the time the party was over, she was half drunk and half crazy. Holding her heels in her hand and kissing Dave squarely on the lips, she had left the party a broken lady. In her drunken state, someone walked up to her and gave her a bunch of pills, "they would help with the pain" he said. When Sandra got home, she took one of the pills without second thoughts and slept off almost immediately. Sandra woke up to the sound of her roommate and best friend calling her name, "Wake up Sandra, we'll be late for prom" Stacy said.
"How do you mean prom? Yesterday was your engagement party, you are supposed to be with Dave" Sandra replied with a look of bewilderment.
"What are you talking about? What engagement party and who is Dave?" Stacy replied.
It was then it started to dawn on her, she looked at the date, 19th Sept 2014 She looked at the pills and it all came to her. Somehow the pill she took brought her back to the day she met Dave. Now all she had to do was make sure she wins his heart before Stacy has a chance to. But it wasn't as easy as she had thought. After 9 pills, she wasn't anywhere near winning Dave's heart. One time she was tagged a stalker, another time she was thrown out through the window by his friends. She was beginning to wonder when this infinite loop would end.
"I hope this time i get it right." Sandra thought to herself as she looked at the date again, 19th Sept 2014!!!