True Love, I Guess

Chapter 1

Hey Reader,

I Just wanted to share this story with you because I've got no one to talk to about this. But first, I wanted to thank you for having the time in reading this blog of mine.

Way back year 2014, this story started. I think it was the 15th of January 2014 that I started working for this company. At first, I found it really boring there and my salary is under rated. But for the sake of work experience, I stayed. I was one of the three pioneer company nurses there.

On my second month of stay there, things slowly changed. I made lots of friends, I became happy, and I also started to have that so called "workplace romance". But eventually, I bailed out with those "romances" because of a lot of surprising reasons.

Then I started to become "best of friends" with one of my guy friends there. He's working there as an operations agent. He's a lot taller than me; he's an IT (Information Technology) undergraduate, and a computer wizard. He also has that brown straight long hair that I've always dreamed of.

Anyway, we started hanging out a lot - we shared food, movies, and stuff. We even informed each other about our upcoming work schedules so that we can check each other's free time. Sometimes we even go to work together if we are on the same shift. This went on for quite a while, and then one night while I was on night shift duty, he suddenly asked me out of the blue, "If I court you, would it be bad?" Then I just said, "No, those are guys' stuff. I can't stop you from doing that". Then everything went on as if nothing happened - we went on hanging out more often. I became his favorite nurse, and he became my favorite person there.

One day, he just asked me out of the blue, "So, what do you like in a guy?" I jokingly replied, "I want a rich guy with a car." (Because at that time, I really thought I was a gold digger). He said nothing about it and on the following week, he asked me again, "So what do you really like in a guy? And don't give me that I-want-a-rich-guy-with-a-car answer, okay?" I laughed at him and said, "Yeah, that's what I really want because I like to go places. And I prefer not to use public transportation if we're going somewhere far." He said nothing again and he stayed quiet for a long time. But nothing changed. We still hanged out together as always. And we've been happy most of the time that we're together, except for those times that we fight due to misunderstandings. However, we've always manage to reconcile within the day so, our fight usually doesn't last that long.

On summer 2015, we even went on a company outing together; we hanged out the whole day. Even though we are with our other friends, we just sticked together all day. I don't know why, but I just loved being with him - he always makes me laugh when I'm bored or sad; he makes everything easier for me; and the best part is, when I'm mad, he can still make me smile.

After that particular summer outing, I noticed that I was already so attached to him. Like, my day will never be complete if I don't see him and that I started missing him. But I never believed myself. I just thought that, "Me? In love with him? Never! I always wanted a rich guy. He's not rich so, I won't fall in love with him." Then I threw that idea away. Things went on the same for a few weeks more, and then one night, he suddenly asked me again out of the blue, "Do you think I need to inform a girl that I am already courting her?" Stunned, I answered, "Yes, because she'll never know if you're just being a good friend or not." He replied, "Won't she notice it when I'm with her?" I said, "Maybe. But it's better to not assume unless stated. I've experienced a lot of bad things before because of assuming something". He just looked at the ceiling, exhaled loudly, said nothing, and continued working.