Here I was young, wild, and free. Not looking for anything just living the life as it came…hanging out with friends, and then I see you one day come through the drive through of my fast food job place something about those eyes of yours that locked with mine for like 5 seconds and the way you were making giggly small talk with the two little smiling children in the back seat.

I started packing your food order and felt so nervous all of the sudden, my chest felt heavy and my palms became sweaty, I grabbed two extra cookies for the kiddos and threw them into the bag, maybe that will make up for me taking so long for your order. I swiftly hand you the bag of food and tell you I threw some cookies in there for you. You thanked me as if I handed you a bag of money.

As you went on your way I went back to work as if it never happened. I didn’t understand why I felt that way over just coming into contact with you, I knew of you I had actually met you a couple of times but not enough for you to remember me. Later that night I got home and quickly searched you on social media, I wanted to know more about you, I found your profile and shocked to find you were “single” before I knew it I sent you a friend request…Boom! Instantly you accepted my heart dropped like it was some big deal…

I just went on about my night trying to avoid thinking more into just some guy buying fast food at my work that I just so happened to have locked eyes with. Oh, you’re just being friendly because I gave you extra cookies with your meal… As I’m laying bed almost asleep and I hear “Pa Ting” on my phone, me thinking it’s too late for anyone to be messaging me. Something has to be wrong. I quickly check my phone to find it’s you… saying hello…. My heart dropped I sat straight up in the bed wide awake like a kid in a candy store.

I tell myself “okay calm down, he just said ‘hey'”. I reply and we began this long conversation out of random things until I fell asleep with my phone in my hand. We had exchanged phone numbers and added one another on snapchat a picture messaging app that everyone uses. The next morning, we talked on and off with texting but never skipped a beat on our long conversations. As a few days passed I hadn’t heard from you much and I didn’t want to scare you away that soon. I began to worry if I had said something wrong.

I go onto work to face the day… At the end of my shift I check my phone before heading home, still nothing from you. hmmm…. I head on home late at night and I am beyond tired from the day. I get home and my mom insist that we get out of the house for a bit. I hadn’t freshened up I just changed clothes from work and out the door we went, we made our way to an old friend house I walk into the door and there you are playing the drums in the corner…My heart started beating fast I’m thinking “He plays drums too!? I should just walk back out and go home and hide…”

I finally sat down at the table and soon enough you get up from playing the drums when the song is over and walk straight to me “Well Hey, What’s up?” I sat there lifeless for a second. We made small talk throughout the night as everyone started to head home so did I. A few more days pass and I hadn’t heard much from you. As I’m scrolling through social media I see that you posted on snapchat story. “Waffle king run anyone?” I immediately sent you one back and said, “I want some food, I’ll go” I really don’t care much for waffle king but I wanted to get to know you better as if you seemed to be a mystery to me.

We decided to meet at a local place to ride the waffle king together. Of course, nervous me said “we can take my car I’ll drive!” there we went, as I’m driving you spark conversation I try to keep my eyes on the road wondering if I should turn the radio on or if I should just giggle along to what you’re saying. We see that Krystal’s is open and decide to eat there as we both discovered neither of us really cared for Waffle house anyway…

We didn’t really order much to eat but just sat there for a few hours chit chatting it was so fun to me. As the night started getting later we had head back to your car. I put in my matchbox twenty CD as I felt we both got scared of the chemistry we had flowing, you start singing along to the songs playing. We make little smiles at each other and I put my eyes back on the road. As we pull into the parking lot to your car you thank me for the nice night of chatter and go on your way… You tell me you will text me when you make it home safe…

I hear no word from you for 2 days. At this time, I was worried but okay with it as I had become scared to get to close to you. Suddenly, My phone rings. It’s you. Of course, I’m not answering you’ve ignored me for 3 days! NO way!! Phone stops ringing….me thinking “I should’ve answered his call, Dang it!” You text me, “Hey, my phone has been broken sorry I haven’t been able to talk… But would you want to go with me tonight and me some of my close friends?” I sat there on my couch not knowing what to say back. “Um, yeah Sure!”

We go and I meet all of your awesome friends, we played a game of card against humanity, it got too late for us to drive home so we spent the night there. The next morning, we both had to work, we wake up late and rush to get back to your car and barely even get to talk. I rush off to work and don’t think much of it. You later ask if I want to come down to your house and watch a movie when my shift is over…. of course, I do.

I ask for directions to your house and then when the time came I chickened out. I told you I had to work late and couldn’t make it. I got scared and gave you the cold shoulder for a few days. You invite me down for a movie again still not giving up or letting me run off. I finally gave in. I travelled on this little country road for what felt like forever. Finally, my GPS says, “your destination is on the right” My heart starts beating faster, I get out of my car take a deep breath and walk towards the door. As I look up there you are standing in your pjs, “ready to watch a movie” you said.

We go inside and I sit at least 3 feet away from you hesitant about getting close to you. We are sitting there as the movie starts you slide over close to me and we began watching the movie. I didn’t understand why you made my heart skip a beat overtime you looked at me or even got close to me. We ended up talking about random things to calm both us down from being so nervous, it was getting late I then acted as if I just had to get home.

Nervously you offer for me to crash at your place. I try to make excuses but I just felt right at home and decided to stay. As the morning light came into your bedroom window I woke up and you are just laying there looking at me like I am some type of jewel. I look at you “why didn’t you wake me” I said. you looked at me smiling and say, “You was sleeping so good and looked so beautiful I didn’t want to bother you” I look at you like you’re crazy “umm thanks?”

I freak out and think up of some type of story “Uhh I got to go for a run at the park before I go get my nephew for the day” Grabbing my keys and out the door I go… I’m driving and thinking to myself “I really just needed to brush my teeth and have some coffee ” and “did he really try to say I looked beautiful sleeping with my mouth wide open, yeah right!!” I go on with my day and as time passes we grew closer and closer.

Both of us had been through a world of heartbreak shortly before we had started talking. We were in a constant battle of running away or choosing to stay. A few months went by we are starting to fall in love…but wait remember the two smiling children in the back seat of the car that day? Yeah, it’s time to meet them!