We first met at a book shop 5 years ago. Yet I can still remember the details as though we met yesterday. Then again, I always remembered everything... about us at least....
November 15th 2001. We met at Borders. I was nervous, dead nervous. My palms were sweaty and butterflies were running amok in my stomach.
Reason for my jitters? I'm meeting a penpal... UNbelievable right? I mean who still write letters in these days? haha... I went online to find a penpal in 2000 because i thought it was cool to have a penpal. Never in my wildest dreams did i think i would meet someone whom share my interests and dreams and that I'll be meeting with him one year from then. All that and the fact that i don't know how he looks like. yep our conditions when we first started being penpals was that we are not to divulge our personal info like schools and photos et cetera... it's stupid but heck... When we agreed to meet, we decided that let's try to see if we can spot each other, first one to spot the other person treats the other to a meal. It was stupid, but hell I was only 15, I was young I have the right to do stupid things like that and basically i didn't think much really. Back to the point, anyways i arrived there 15 mins early so i decided to browse around and try to calm my nerves before actually meeting him. I was browsing at the R section trying to find books by my then favourite author Anne Rice. I started to read the book and walked around for a while. Then me being the kluzty queen of unglam moments have to trip over a pile of books lying on the floor. My face flushed bright red as when i fell my book slipped out of my hand and hit a guy wearing a yellow shirt and jeans with slightly spiky hair, on the legs. He turned around and raised his eyebrows and gave me a funny stare that screams "what the???" i apologized profusely and fumbled to tidy the books that were sprawled all around the floor.
People walking by were giving me funny looks, I was so embarassed but i was thinking to myself
"Whew! Lucky i came early so he most probably isn't here so he most probably won't witness this". And wouldn't you know it? He was there and he's the guy that my book hit. He crouched down and helped me pick up the books. I was so dead grateful that i keep thanking him.
Suddenly he stopped and he asked
"Are you..."
I gave him a quizical look and then he flashed me a toothy grin and said
" I'm jing. And unless I'm wrong, i think you owe me lunch."
I was dumbstruck. "How the? "
"Easy... you told me you were klutzy remember? "
"O man... I so was not planning on meeting you this way. I was thinking more along the lines of glamourous entrance and me spotting you first so that the lunch treat will be on you. haha"
"That was a glamourous entrance... ok fine not that glamourous but funny and definately attention-grabbing. Exactly like how I would picture you when you see me , fall down at my feet ! hahaha"
I threw him a playful punch and we started chatting away like old friends. It's a amazing how easy it was to talk to him and how our conversations flow so smoothly with no awkard pauses at all. It was so not how I imagined our meeting to be. It was perfect. He had a wonderful smile with vampire teeth and eyes that crinkled at the edges whenever he laughed. He said I was exactly like how he imagined me to be... A girl with a hearty and rich laughter and a very genuine smile and a definate sense of clumisiness. Aye.
We went for lunch and basically sat down there for what seemed like hours before we had to part ways and go back to our respective homes. He walked me to the bus stop and waited with me for my bus. Before i got onto the bus, he gave me a small palm-sized box. and he said" Here, before i forget. I really enjoyed myself today."
"Me too. I can't imagine having a better penpal than you." I smiled a devilish smile and scruffed up his hair. Before he could react, I had escaped onto the bus already. I sat down and made a funny face at him as the bus drove away. I opened the box and inside was a note
"Hey, I saw this the other day and I thought that you might like it because to me It screams your name when i looked at it. I'm quite nervous about the meeting today. I hope all turns out well yea? I've got a feeling it should be a-okay :D... Hope you like this and i look forward to your next letter and our next meeting. Sincerely, Jing" Inside the box was a necklace. A necklace with a small cross-shaped glass pendent with red stones inside. I smiled. I loved the necklace as from young i've always liked crosses and Jing had once told me in a letter that he felt that Red was my colour because like red, i symbolised passion in the things that i do. I clutched the necklace in my hand and made a silent prayer to the great one above, thanking him for the very special day.
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