My life with Aspergers

Chapter 16- Back and fourth

Well, while I was still in Idaho (still am) I normally had to switch living back and fourth between my aunt and uncle and my cousin who lives in St. Anthony.. It used to go like on week days I would be with my cousin and week days I would be with my aunt/uncle. But one day we went to this potatoe factory where I could get a job. Well, they were talking (Commander and the clerk at the factory) Because knowing my uncle, he is really friendly with people. He actually likes talking to strangers that he doesn't know.... Or that I might know even. He is just weird that way... But weird in a good way.

Months later, we went to the Sherrif's department to get me a ID. We were not quite prepared for everything. We had my birth certificate but we were missing some things. The lady had told us that we needed the birth certificate (Which we have) but also we needed a year book that had a picture of me and a rental or bill with my name on it.

Well at the times when I lived with my cousin's in St. Anthony, sometimes we would go to the Madison Library and I was really shocked because this library was HUGE. It was bigger than the library in Highland where I lived. It felt like Paradise to me I could just hear the Hallejuah chorus in my head. I am what you call a big movie watcher, I watch a lot of movie's... But we'll get to that sooner. Well one day I was at my cousin's house and their friends had dropped by. I remember that there was this birthday going on but I didn't go because I was well... Old. (Yes you can laugh) Well a couple weeks later there were 2 weddings in that same week. I know, crazy right?

When I had got back to my aunt's house after my cousin's wedding, I saw that girl again. We'll call her Callico. I remember my aunt telling me that we were soon going to have company because of the wedding. Few hours later the guests had arrieved. At that moment I she came downstairs and I remember I was watching a movie on my cousin's small DVD player. At first I didn't talk to her, but later I paused the movie and turned the movie off (Don't worry, it will resume back where I was when I turn it on again) I went over to the couch where she was sitting you know just talking to her. A while later Callico said,

"Its's like you like me." She laughed. When she said like she meant you know like like... Ok I admit at that point I blushed. Now part of having Asperger's is I do not know what is the right thing to do or the wrong thing... It's hard for me to tell. Believe me, if I knew I wouldn't do the wrong things. Everything was going fine until.... Maybe a month later.

I remember one day Callico had given me her Gmail so we could talk on Gmail. I had given her my Gmail too. A few days later I had Gmailed Callico for the first time. And every day when I got on the computer or the nook of my cousin's (I had permission don't worry) I would check it to see if she had written back. The first time she had not yet, but I think a week later she had. All I said asked was how she was doing, you know trying to be social. I had not heard back from her for awhile but then I Gmailed her again asking if I had said something that was stupid or weird that might have freaked her out... I don't want to freak her out. She had written back saying I should not write her anymore. I was crushed but I had to accept it.

A few days later her dad had Gmailed me saying the same thing of not talking to Callico. I already told Callico I wouldn't and so I told her dad the same thing I told Callico... After that I did not Gmail Callico ever again. Well, there is something you should know; They are my cousin's best friends so I would see them a lot. It wouldn't matter if I was at my cousin's house or if I was at my aunt's house.. I knew I would see them again. So I did the best thing I could think of; Not talking to her. And it has worked out so far pretty well! 

Well this last Saturday night  (9/15/12) I was in hell (using it as a expression, not swearing) Because you know why? I had to babysit 9 kids. That was not the "hell" part. (using it as in expression, not swearing) I mean I was ok watching them. What I didn't like was, when Callico came. I was told not to talk to her and I kept that promise. Well my aunt had talked to her daughter that was leaving for the night telling her that it was ok but there was a problem with it... And there was; Me.