Hey everyone, I am by no means an experienced PUAer, but I have been lurking for a while and have read all the recommended material from the sidebar. I am decently good-looking but I never fit into the "lad" crowd that goes to parties every weekend or more. I am currently 16 and so my "range of pickup" is slightly limited but I made as much as I could out of it, my district is full of clothing lines which appeal to my "target audience" so the high-street is bustling with them.

This morning I woke up and I was browsing reddit, there was an amazing post called "I am your nemesis". Gosh, that was motivating. Every second I am not productive the competition slips ahead, and as someone who is extremely competitive by nature, this stood out to me as a motivational source. The moment I finished reading that I decided to dress nicely (thanks /r/malefashionadvice!) and go out, into town and meet women. Daygame baby! When reading through all of those posts about approach anxiety you feel like its no problem, I can handle it. Trust me, it is not. The moment you are actually out there you get scared, you overthink. I felt so terrified. I missed out on a chance to talk to 3-4 HB6-9s just because I thought too much. So I promised myself - 3 second rule, now or never. So I walked up to this group of 2, one was HB7, the other HB8. I started with strong eye contact onto the more attractive one of the two, who had noticed I was approaching them. She seemed to hold it with a relaxed smile, which I read as an IOI. I was holding a bottle of coca cola in my left hand and applied this technique.

"Here, hold this for a second" I said. I proceed to bend over and tie my shoe-laces, taking just a little bit longer than normal so she realises she is doing me a favour before springing up and saying

"Thanks, you make a pretty fabulous cup-holder".

BOOM. I introduced myself and they introduced themselves to me, she was laughing and her less attractive friend seemed impressed as well. I then turned my attention to the HB7 and started gaming her with high-fives whenever we agreed on something. I felt incredibly "in the zone". Similar to a runner's high, this was a PUA's high, when everything you say makes them laugh and you feel confident. I then managed to get a hug with the HB7. I'm not particularly well-versed in female bodily expression, but I got the feeling HB8 was slightly jealous. I diverted the conversation using the "belly-button" rule (that someone who your belly-button is facing when you speak with will feel more included). I then used this to bring in some high-fives from HB8 as well. Which I attempted to transition into pulling her in to number close. Unfortunately the action didn't go as I had planned but I did manage to hold her hand and bring her towards me while reaching into my pocket to grab my phone and place it in her hands.

"You know what to do." Holy Shit. I just did it. There is no expressing how Alpha I felt in that moment. My outer self was cool as a cucumber but on the inside I was euphoric. She did it, I got the number.

Thank you seddit. Oh and if there is anything grammatical or spelling based that I have done wrong, please point it out to me English is not my mother tongue.