A secret surprise project for a 1 year anniversary:
High school; 29 stories of happiness, sadness, confusion, frustration, and our relationship as a whole.
-inspired by my parents
Anyone who knows me well (that's very few people out there)would know that I have a thing for cliches. I like movies where the guy walks into school with a bouquet of flowers and confesses to the shy, unseen, caring girl. I like anime when the girl panics about making chocolates for Valentine's day but the guy eats them, as yucky and horrible tasting as the chocolate is.
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Sadly, real life isn't always so dramatic
So, when (let's call him Lin) Lin and I started dating, my subconscious had the impression Lin would have the supernatural abilities to make all those fantasies come true! Why? Because he was my prince! My knight in shining armor!
Hahaha...silly right?
Here's a list of the gifts we've given to each other as well as the occasion: Christmas: Me: I gave him a phone case. Him: Bracelet...but delivered to wrong address -_-;;. Valentines Day: Nothing for both of us (how horrifying school is!!) Birthdays: Me: chocolate mints, matching necklaces, a box of motivating messages Him: fancy fan, iTunes gift card, a very sweet timeline of our time together [Artistic Edition]
For a time, I whined and complained about how his gifts would be late, but here's a list I've composed of everything he's paid for me: •Dinner at a sushi restaurant •Dinner at Chick-fil-a •Bagful of candy •Sandwiches from Subway •Ramen (lots of ramen) •Green tea •Pizza
Basically, a lot of food (I'm not complaining at all).
Trust me, there's more. Those are just the first few that I thought of from the top of my head.
Point is, I've realized what a horrible and inadequate girlfriend I am, so to make up for being stingy, I will be creating a masterpiece, hopefully, the best gift you'll ever receive!
I know my memory isn't perfect, but I hope this remains an accurate enough, 1 year's memory of our time together.
Needless to say, I also hope our history is eternal :).
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The first distinct thing I remember you saying to me was, "You should've just kept the extra dollar."
It was another boring day, of getting to school at 7:25 and enduring the things our siren chemistry teacher lectured.
I walked in with a small bag of chocolate hanging from my wrist, hoping I'd be able to sell some for the speech team fundraisers. I only had a few left, so all that was on my mind was to advertise and get rid of them ASAP.
My table-mate, who had previously been socializing, walked over and happily asked to buy one from me (because everyone needs a chocolate bar at 7:25 a.m.), handed me her $1, and started to put up her wallet when I gasped.
"Wait! Hold on, you gave me two," I told her, showing her the two separate dollar bills, each in one hand.
"Oh, oops! Haha..." she laughed sheepishly.
That was when Lin, the one who sat at our table as well, shook his head at me.
"You should've just kept the dollar."
To be honest, I thought Lin would've have laughed or come up with a punchline after that sentence. Instead, he remained dead silent, leaving me to arrive at the conclusion that he was a mean guy.
I know the word "mean" is pretty generic, but hey, if a guy tells you to be dishonest and keep the dollar without making any indication that he was joking or being sarcastic, you assume he's...somewhat evil.
And before that event, Lin usually just kept his head down and rolled his eyes when people said stupid things. I didn't really have the best impression.
A few days later, my friend Alex told me that she had gotten Lin as her partner for a silly math project, in which we were supposed to solve matrix codes from each other. Alex originally complained to us about how Lin had given her messy numbers, but she later told us he gave her the answer because he "felt bad". (I'm still unsure what happened there, did she give it to you as well?)
