Theres Always A Beginning And End With "US."
In the summer of 2011 there was this girl, she lived in Washington. But her heart and soul belong in California. She started her summer there, going to California in June to visit her family and of course her friends keep in mind this year she turned 21. She had a blast in California, but one memorable event that has happened to her was when one of her cousin had invited her to go out and hang with her group of friends, without knowing that the girl's high school friends would be there as well. The girl also invited her ex and one of his friends to come along because she had forgotten her previous plans with them. When they reached SF from that night on the girl had noticed this one particular guy. that guy happened to need help because that event that we went to the attire clearly says no plaid. He wore plaid. With the aid of some of his friends that found a solid button up for him to borrow. The girl's group of friends/cousin with that one particular boy and his two friends had to wait in a long line. The girl and her group of friends grew impatient, and wanted to leave, but he guy kindly asked for the girl and her group to wait. So the girl and that boy started talking, waiting for the line to surpass. They came up with the great idea, since the girl was from Washington, she would talk to the bouncer telling him that she's from WA, and that night was her last night there in SF and she really wanted to experience Holy Cow for the first time before she had to leave for the next flight home to WA. So the boy helpfully talked to the bouncer for the girl, and they got in and enjoyed the night. Everything went well from there. I was that girl, and you were that boy.
The next day; the awkward moment when you friend requested me on Facebook, you commented on my wall saying "I had a good time dancing with you" and suddenly everyone that went with us to Holy Cow told us that we had chemistry especially on the dance floor; funny cause we only danced once that night before the girl you used to talk to, grabbed you and my ex did the same with me. Few days flew by, we did not keep in touch. I should've know since we only did meet once that night at Holy Cow, but coincidently, we met a second time that week. I didn't think anything of it, we met at Stinson beach. I was there with my older cousin, my sister, a younger cousin, and my older cousin's friend. My cousin invited a friend of ours, and she brought you, along with your sister, and her cousins. I guess I was pre-occupied because that day you told me "you never acknowledged me while I was there, you were playing with everyone else". The matter of fact is, I did acknowledge that you were there, I thought you wanted to be left alone cause you said you had a stressful day at work, and all you wanted to do was relax and lay down on the beach thats why I left to play in the ocean.
Again, few days flew by, we never kept in touch. Finally on my last day there in California, one of my close friends wanted to do something for me. She invited everyone to go bowling in San Francisco one last time. This time was the same as any other time we've met. We didn't talk much, I wanted to talk to you, but you were busy talking to other people or I was pre-occupied with my old high school friends. Throughout the bowling games, I noticed that you kept looking my way, but with the few too many drinks I told myself "girl just brush it off, he's looking past you". I'll admit it, I was looking at you too. I did know that you were there. we even took pictures together that I didn't even know about. We went to Lucky Chances to eat. After eating we chilled for a bit, we had a little talk waved goodbyes. I caught the next flight to Seattle. That was the end of me and you.. So I thought. Like a pattern, you kept poping into my life mysteriously. Weeks after coming back from Washington, on June 27th I had received a text message from a random number that I have not seen before, but one thing I know, was that the number was definitely from California. "Hey, this is ____, this is my new number." Funny how things work doesn't it? Was it fate? I asked all of our mutual friends how he had gotten my number, and they all said they never gave it to him, and his smart ass reply was "My phone is a smartphone, it finds what its master wants" from then on, the constant text messages came, the cute "good morning sunshine" texts in the morning, and the "good night and sweet dreams" ones too! Even the late night phone calls. The happiest summer in awhile.
I thought it was too good to be true, and I was right cause all the clues were there, but I brushed it off like it was nothing, cause I found someone that understood me. I was able to tell you my most darkest secrets, and you were able to the same. We had so much in common that, we found out that we went to the same elementary school together and your mother still has our third grade class picture. You were my field trip buddy because I was the "new girl" in school that no one wanted to be friends with, but you reached out to me, cause you were the new kid in school before me.That was when we both knew that we can trust one another. I told you what happened between my ex and I you told me that he was a fool for mistreating me the way he did, yet you encounter that once too. You got me to believe that there were better men out there, besides the likes of my ex-boyfriend. That cheating asshole. You made my summer extraordinary. I thought that we would be able to get past this whole distance part cause I would be able to come home for almost every holiday/breaks possible. You showed me a whole different world out there, and that guys weren't all the same. Who was I kidding, you sure made a fool out of me. Countless days and night there were non stop text messages from you when you found out that I was returning. I anticipated to hang out with you as much can we can. I liked how things were going. Even if we were unofficial. We made plans, to hang out whenever possible.
In August, I came back to Cali. Everything was great! We got to see each other whenever we wanted. We would spend countless hours together some unintentional sleep overs because we would be so comfortable, and needless to say we lost track of time. One of the memorable nights would be when I invited you to go to my cousin's bonfire for her birthday, but you were unable to show up, due to prior things that you had to get done for your sisters birthday party, and the fact that you were stuck at work. A friend of ours and I went to the bonfire for my cousin, you then invited both of us to your sisters birthday party. It was fun. eating, drinking, playing truth or dare and even spending the night at your place everything was fine. You were special to me, I told my cousin about how you and I were getting close so quickly, and she told me to keep my guard up regardless if you were someone that she approved of. I should've listened. Mid-August arrived, I had to go back to Washington, and that was when you slowly disappeared. We drifted so far apart that we are back to base one; being strangers. I've cried over you, I felt as if I was used. Taken advantage of emotionally. Til this day I haven't spoken a word to you. I hope that you are well, needless to say I'll always be that person that cares way too much. I hope that this tragic story never happened, and that it ended that the first paragraph, but live is full of surprises. I'm finally leaving this chapter behind me, and starting a new one. This is my final goodbye to you, to us.