"So, my boyfriend is taking me to the restaurant that just opened recently! Kya!~ I'm soooooo excited! It must be delicious, right? It must be great!! And also..." my friend was talking nonstop with her eyes sparkling with excitement and impatience. I exasperatedly rolled my eyes and gave her a dead look with my eyebrow raised up. She kept on talking about her upcoming date for the past 30 minutes. It couldn't be helped. After all, Valentine's day was soon.
"Seriously? I get that you're happy and I'm glad for you, but you don't have to repeat the same thing over and over again." I monotonely said.
"Oh sorry!" She chuckled and gave a grin. "It's just so amazing to have someone to celebrate with on Valentine's day. Valentine's day is the best holiday!"
"Sure it is." I said sarcastically. Typical. My friend was in a relationship with her boyfriend since high school, so she had no idea how different some singles felt during this holiday.
"So what about you? How are you going to spend Valentine's day?" She asked.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know. Nothing much, I guess." I had no plans that day. As a single, there wasn't much stuff to do. "Well, maybe I could finish binge watching anime or Korean drama or work out at the gym or hang out with other single friends. Who knows."
When I said this, my friend shook her head in exaggerated pity. "That's sad! You should find someone soon. You don't know how wonderful it is to spend time together on the most romantic holiday of the year! How could singles do that? How boring it must be for them! How could they ever enjoy the holiday?"
As soon as I heard these words, something inside of me set me off. I don't know why but her words made me fume. Even though she's my friend, this wasn't right. I quickly got up and glared at her. Then I angrily spoke, "Apologize."
She gave me a confused look. "What?"
"Didn’t you hear me? I said apologize. To me and to the singles out there!" I demanded.
"Why are you so mad?! Why do I have to say sorry?" She whined but also grumbled with annoyance.
“You don’t know?! You just insulted and made fun of all single people out there! Some people can have fun by themselves, some don’t even want to be in a relationship, some are content by themselves, others aren’t ready to start one, and a few can’t seem to find the right one like me!” I passionately spat out. My friend just stared at me in surprise. Normally, I am calm and mellow, so it must have shocked her to see me like that. I closed my eyes and when I opened them, I had a huge determination. Pointing to her, I declared, “I’ll show you how I can enjoy myself! I may not spend time with a lover, but I’ll spend time with myself! I don’t know how other singles spend their time on Valentine’s day, but I’m going to do it my way! Don’t look down on singles!” With that, I left my appalled looking friend and went home to devise my plan for Valentine’s day. When I got home, I called my mutual friend who was Youtuber and another single. “Hey, are you doing anything on Valentine’s day?” I asked.
“Uh sort of. I was going to video stream that day for my fans. Why?” She answered.
“OK. Well…” I told her what happened and what my plan was. When I did, she started laughing.
“That’s hilarious! I can’t believe you did that. What are you? The singles representative? Ha ha ha. I’m crying.”
“It’s not funny! She pissed me off!”
“Yeah, well, she’s always been like that. You know her.”
“Yeah but this time, she was way over the line.”
“Why? Were you jealous? Did you hate her pity? Or something?”
“I don’t know. I mean, doesn’t that piss you off? You’re single too!”
“Well…I guess. It does sort of rubs you the wrong way….”
“Whatever the reason is, I’m going to prove her wrong!” I voiced my mission. Afterwards, it became quiet, but then I hear her say something that gives me hope.
“Fine, I’ll help you.” She said.
“Thanks! I’ll make it up to you, I promise!”
“I’ll ask my brother for a VIP pass to let you in backstage for one of the K-pop concerts. How’s that?”
“Deal! Absolutely! So, what do I have to do?”
“So here’s what I need you to do.” From there, I told her what she had to do and so when Valentine’s day came, I was ready.
The day of Valentines, in the morning, I headed down to the flower shop. On my way there, I saw so many couples walking together with hearts in their eyes, holding hands or linking arms. Slowly, I felt loneliness and sadness creep into my heart. But! I had a mission! No! I cannot be depressed! My strong will helped thwart that and helped me squish those pesky emotions. Once I arrived, I went inside and looked at all the different kinds of flowers. In there, I noticed the red roses section was almost empty. I smirk. Typical. As I was looking around, the shop keeper asked me, “Excuse me Miss, did you need help?”
“Oh, yes. I was looking for flowers that meant happiness.”
“Well, we have daisies, would that be fine?”
“Yes! That’s perfect! I’ll take some please.”
“One moment.” Then the shop keeper took some daisies and brought some to the counter. “How would you like these, miss?”
Confused, I asked, “What do you mean by that?”
“Would you like them in a basket or bouquet?” She clarified her meaning.
“Ohhhh. I would like them in a basket. Thank you.”
“OK. It’ll just be a few minutes. Please wait.”
“Of course.” I said and I waited for it until it was finished. When it was done, she handed me the basket. I thanked her and paid for it and left. With the basket in hand, I carried it with me as I skipped my way to my next destination. My next destination was the jewelry store. After I entered, so many things were bling bling and shiny. With courage, I went in and told one of the assistants, “Excuse me, I’m here to pick up a necklace. It was ordered and paid for yesterday.”
“Please wait. Let me check.” The assistant said and went to make sure. He came back and confirmed it was correct. Then he put the necklace out of the compartment and placed it in the box. “Here it is.”
I grab the box that he hands me and open it. It really was beautiful. I smile to myself with glee. Looking at me smile, the assistant cheerfully spoke, “Your boyfriend has good taste. This is one of our finest brands. He really must love you.”
Looking at him, I smile back and chuckle, “Yes, I really love myself. People do tell me I have good taste.”
“ O-Oh. I see.” He was taken aback. I laughed in my mind so hard.
“Well, Thank you for your assistance.” I told him quietly and went out the door. As soon as I got out, I laughed out loud. This day was becoming more interesting. Soon, it was lunch time. I went to a restaurant that I reserved a seat at a few days earlier and ordered my food. While I was waiting for my food, I saw that every seat was filled with couples except mine. How special was I. When the food came, I enjoyed taking my time eating and savoring it. As I was eating, I noticed some couples looked over at my table whispering to one another. I rolled my eyes. Who cares. I bet that some of them couldn’t enjoy their food because their lover wanted them to hurry up. Their loss. After finishing my meal, I went to the park to walk around. It was a lovely day after all. Walking around the park, I spotted many couples flirting, making out, or having fun. Ignoring them, I sit down under a tree nearby and pull some daisies out from the basket. Then I slowly braided my hair and started adding daisies into them. It took a while but I managed to do it. It was getting a hassle holding the basket. I took out my phone camera to see how it looked like. Yup. It was great! So I left the basket and went to the next place. I arrived at the movie Theatres. I decided to watch an action movie. It was so cool! Nothing much to say except that I was glad to see not many couples. From there, I went to eat dinner at another restaurant and then the beach at night. Then for the highlight of my schedule, I put my necklace from the box that I put in my jacket, on myself. I looked up at the night sky filled with stars and told myself out loud. “_____, you did a good job today. You don’t need a man. You had so much fun! I’m proud of you! I love you! Happy Valentine’s day!” With that, that ended my day.
A couple of days later, I smugly was looking at my friend who looked strangely nervous and anxiously upset. “I said that I’ll prove it to you right?” I grinned. “Well, here’s a video of it!” Check it out.”
She blinked in surprise. “You recorded it?”
“Well, I had help.” I smiled. Actually, I had asked my mutual friend to stalk me and record and edit to make a private video to have evidence. “So, where’s my apology?” At first, there was silence but then I heard a small voice.
“S-Sorry….” She whispered. My eyes widened in shock. That was not the reaction I thought of. She continued, “I was rude and an idiot. I shouldn’t have said those things.”
Sensing something wrong, I softly said, “What happened?”
Tearing up, she mumbled, “My boyfriend broke up with me.”
“He said he found someone else he liked.”
“He’s messed up! I’m going to find him and –“
“NO! Don’t. Please. I’m the one who made him like that.”
“I was too obsessed and clingy that it suffocated him. I never told anyone but I can’t stand being alone by myself. It makes me anxious and depressed. Being with him made me have a big head or something. And I took it out on you…I’m sorry.” She admitted and cried.
Unsure of what to do, I gave her a hug. I stayed in that position until she stopped crying. Then I optimistically spoke, “You know, I may not be a therapist who can help you with this issue you have. But I am your friend and single. So if you ever feel like you’re ready to feel single or become single, I’ll give you the fun and interacting things to be single. I’ll show you the ropes! Ok?”
*I got lazy at the end. Sorry! Happy early valentines day to everyone! ❤
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