Take A Drive To Memory Lane Part 2

So, I can't really remember when was the first official interaction of Mr. First Caller and I but what I do remember is the fact that we made fun of him over the phone. July, my friend pretended to be someone hot and pretty and we tried to play with his feelings. Right now, I'm not so sure of everything because some things are a bit blurry...like the sequence of everything...which comes first...the play and the revelation or the revenge and the revelation then the play. Ugh! I hate how my memory sucks sometimes. Maybe I'm really just trying hard to remember someone who is not very significant...or maybe it was not significant that time. I'm not saying that it is significant now...but I'm just trying to preserve information...memories.

Along the pretense over the phone, someone got hurt. That was the time I came into the picture...I was just a backup...like a good friend who got her friend's back.

I remember one time, Mr. Caller asked my friend through SMS to visit youporn.com and fakku.net during our Computer Class at our very own laboratory. We were sophomores that time, young, and stupid--and totally clueless. We had no idea what kind of sites Mr. First Caller was making us visit. We were even curious to try it because he sounded really excited for us to visit such sites.

So, the two dumb girls visited the first site only to realize that it was a pornographic site. How stupid of us! You know what's more stupid? It was the fact that we even tried to visit the second site that he gave us. Double stupid.

Remembering such things  makes me laugh at my own stupidity at the moment. Now, my boyfriend is all curious what is it that I'm so busy with. Well, he's just a couple of feet away from me after we had our dinner and I just can't say I'm remembering my high school moments with a classic jerk.

So, to continue the story, I honestly forgot my exact reaction upon realizing the gravity of the situation where he led us to almost getting suspended from my our Computer Class and almost took away my Best in Computer and Hardware Servicing Award for the annual commencement exercises. Thinking about it, maybe that was the reason I started a grudge against him.

So, believe it or not, for days that time, my friends and I were practicing about mean words to stay during cat fights. Yes, it sounds crazy because someone does not necessarily have to practice being mean. But teenagers can sometimes become complicatedly stupid. And we happen to be one of those teenagers.

So we watched tons of English movies and we started collecting mean and harsh lines from those movies. Line like , "Go to hell.",  "We rock, you suck!", "You moron!", "Talk to your hand you idiot." Yeah, they all sound very lame. Well, that was 2007 you know. We were already feeling victorious knowing a thing or two back then.  

And then another SMS war with Mr. First Caller came. That was the time I entered the picture. I just helped a friend because Mr. Caller was being really mean to her. After a few ugly exchanges of SMS, I pulled one of those mean lines that we were very proud to collect. I do not remember exactly how the line went but I'm sure it was not far from, "Talk to your hand you fucking idiot." Trust me, I intended to say something like that but trust  me when I say I had no idea what I was talking about back then. All I knew was the fact that it sounded mean and bad.

But then he caught me off guard by asking if that was the kind of thing I learned from being a daughter of a school teacher...a Values education teacher I might add. Oopps! There went 1 point for Mr. First Caller. 

Then SMS war continues until he accused me of being a "Liar!" in which I forgot on what grounds specifically. But he misspelled the word so I fired at him using his misspelled word. There went another point for me.

Weeks passed by, I don't know really happened but things turned into something unexpected. One day I just woke up realizing things had changed. He was sweet and caring and everything...I know you know what I mean.

And so, he told me his intention and sad to say, my first instinct was to play along with him on my friend's advice because he was mean. Then things went forward and things got a little bit complicated. I asked him to ask permission from my cousin, Adele for a blessing and when he does,  he can have me. But of course, everyone back then knew that my cousin who happened to be very close to him, would never approve of him being my boyfriend because she knows her too much and all his bad stuffs in life. When you think about it, it was really just a dragging no.

Yes, it was harsh and really bad. I'm not really proud of it but it's part of my past. It wton't change.

Since it's harsh, let's just get down to the cute parts...well, thank goodness there were some cute parts I can recall.

I remember him trying to give me chocolates but I refused. Why? Because I never wanted him in the first place hence I didn't wanna see him. I was also afraid to meet the guy or date him in person because I didn't trust him. I barely knew him. What do you expect me to do?

There was also that time when he asked me to come over to their house cuz he will cook me food. When you think about it, it's really sweet but a little creepy somehow.

There was also that time when my friends and I went to the beach prolly a 5 kilometer away from town. It was a very fun time until we ran out of water to drink. Whoah. And the nearest store was too far from the shore we were in. 

I can't really remember who was the crazy one who suggested the idea of having Mr. First Caller bring us somee water to drink. The crazier me did tell him to do so. It was just actually a joke...more like we'll just see if he's crazy enough to bite it or he's really willing to do such thing for me. Truth be told, it was really hassle to do that.

But it was really his choice though. Nobody forced him to do it.

Amazingly, he said I just have to wait...he was coming.

Fudge right. Even though I clearly agreed to that joke, I honestly never thought he'd be willing to donsuch thing. Whoah.

He brought us a bag of ice water and placed the bag at his U-box. He also brought his friend which was more awkward because later on there's more to the story involving his friend.

For the record, I find it thoughtful for him to do it. It was 2007 and it was kinda big deal for someone to make you fewl he's willing to do things for you even if it sounded stupid and lame without knowing that it was just a squad joke.

I haven't told him sorry even after more than 6 years.

I didn't really entertain them well while hanging out with us. I know it was awful but I was too young to play good back then. So I just let them sit in one of the many cottages, talked to them once in a while, forced a smile...I really didn't know what to do. Haha.

There was also that time when he begged me to change my mind about putting our fate in my cousin's hands. But of course, I couldn't do that.

Until such time when we decided playtime is over. I need to stop whatever games I had.

At the same time, I was starting to have a thing with another someone...someone really special from a not so long past.

When the time to decide had come to put a pressure on me, I stupidly decided to break Mr. First Caller's heart just like that by saying I was just toying him for revenge because he was mean to my friend.

I know. It sounded stupid and all and really mean. But it's over now. 

Years passed by and I almost forgot about some high school fuzz about Mr. First Caller.

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There were random times when I see him somewhere as I passed by. Some memories rushed, too.

Until there was that time after years, we met again. It was intentional. At first it was just short, just a couple of minutes.

Then came another. We had a fun ride together...like a mini joyride fantasy. He drives, you just look over the window and you talk about life. Those moments you see in movies...and then you talk about the things you obviously didn't know about each other or the things you missed out on each other while you were busy with whatever for how many years...in other words, catching up...literally after more than six years.

Then we reached our destination, the Tour Town Glan area...a very famous photo spot and the very long mural painting in celebration for the 100th Foundation Anniversary of Glan. We took a couple of awkward looking photos...well, not together but solos...and yes, it was kinda awkward.

The third meeting was when he volunteered to come with me buy some coats for my incoming job and a mini happy meal after.

Believe it or not, it was the last time we had that intentional meeting...the reconciliation stage. The reason that it was the last time is because I happened to have an instant boyfriend.

I know, it's one of the weirdest thing to do in the world...even weird for me.

To be continued...