The Necklace

Overly Awkward

April 10, 2025:

Today is her birthday, I found the necklace in the secure part of my room, but what was different is that now the yang is completely gone! I was looking for it for almost the entire day, but before I knew it. . . I MISSED HER BIRTHDAY!!  I was pretty sad that I really missed her 19th birthday that I did go to school the next day. I shouldn't be upset over something as simple as a necklace, but it was special to me!

April 14, 2025:

I came to school in sorrow that I'd never find the yang part of the necklace. Julie came to find me, I didn't want her to see me upset, so I got up and left the class.

"Wait!, TJ!!" she called. "What's. . . wrong. . .?!" she said in a quieting voice, going back to the classroom in confusion.

"Ugh. . . What the hell is wrong with him?" Harmonie said as she walked into the class overly late.

"I don't know. . . its probably cause he didn't go to my birthday party a couple of days ago," Julie said, literally almost guessing half of the reason why I COULDN'T go. 

Julie is hella spiritual, that's one of the reasons why I love her. She can see through lies just like that. And somehow she never guessed my affection for her and everything I do to get close to her. It's obvious that she didn't want anything to do with me at first, but she got used to me. And we gradually became closer and became friends. She has inspired me to do a lot of things and helped me in my darkest times. I would do the same for her any day.

"Well. . . whatever is going on with him, just let him figure it out on his own," Harmonie said with a tone of voice of the "I don't care" type vibe.

At Lunch:

We got our lunch and I stayed silent the whole time, until Julie said, "Are you ok?"

I lied to her again, "Yeah, I'm good, something came up and I had to take care of it. . ."

Like I said before, she is like a mind reader, she obviously knew something was bothering me, just by looking at my facial features. 

"If something's bothering you, let me know, ok? I might not be on all the time, but you know I'll listen." 

"Thank you. . ." I said in an awkward tone. 

We sat there in a silence that was most uncomfortable for me and my friends, after that, we went home (cause it was a half-day) and we said our goodbyes.

3:30 PM: 

"WHAT?!?!"

I screamed so loud, my mom could hear me from downstairs. Now the WHOLE necklace is gone! I panicked.

"What am I supposed to give her?! Its almost graduation and I want her to have this necklace before then!"

The reason why I wanted her to have this necklace is for all of the things that she did for us. Even for me. I never had friends since 5th grade because I was dumb and obnoxious to everyone in the room. By the time I was in 6th. My entire life changed. Julie was the only one who cared about me. She didn't care about my past, or anything that I did back then. That's why I love her! Harmonie keeps on saying we are together but that's what I wanted personally. And I never had the chance or courage to say it in front of her.

"I got to get nothing but A+s in my classes and get Valdectorin!"

I studied as hard as can, and before I knew it. .   It was time!