I have a crippling disease that I have fought with all of my life. It makes speaking to other people extremely difficult and causes severe paleness. There is no known cure, and the people stricken with it can only learn to cope with the symptoms. The disease I have, of course, is called "being a nerd." The most social thing I do is play massively multiplayer online games with other nerds. I am an elitist and I have no reason to be. The only thing remotely interesting about me is that I compulsively collect funny tees. It's interesting, but also slightly neurotic.
Every Thursday, my parents went out on a date night. I don't begrudge them that at all, but now there's a new twist. I was previously an only child, but 6 months ago my mom had a little girl and they haven't had a date night since well before she was born. I knew what was coming when mom knocked on my door. They wanted to put my little sis' baby monitor in my room, feed her when she woke up, and they would pay me for watching her. I could not be bothered because I have important things to do with my friends, especially on Thursdays. I could tell they were disappointed and they never asked me again. She didn't even say anything about the especially foul funny t-shirt I was wearing.
I busied myself doing what I always do for the next couple of weeks, which means I sat in my room and got busy wasting my last summer before college on a computer. One day, my mother politely knocked on my door and stepped in wearing a really nice new dress. She quickly said, "I know you won't eat it, but dinner is in the fridge. Tina is here. Try not to get in her way so she can take care of the baby, okay? Love you!" Just like that she was gone, leaving me surprised and with a strange girl in the house. I sat there, just staring out into space for a long time. I gathered my courage, put on one of my better funny tshirts, crept downstairs, and saw what had to be Tina. She was perfection. A little geeky and completely charming. I loved her.
I swallowed hard, but my throat was so dry that it actually made a clicking sound. She turned around, startled, but then laughed immediately. She introduced herself, and all I could say back was, "I know." She laughed again and asked me to sit and watch some television, because she was kind of bored. She said she had to go just a little bit when the baby started crying, so I just watched her leave and walk down the hall...but not before she called out over her should that she loved funny tee shirts, and that mine was really cool. I was grinning like an idiot, but I took off my shirt, folded it, and left it for her with a quick note that said, "For Tina" before running back up to my room.
I wanted so badly to see her again. I couldn't play my games, I couldn't read, and I couldn't sleep. I was sad and happy all at the same time. I didn't know what was happening to me. She came every week, and I could never go back down the stairs to see her. Instead, I started leaving her one of my favorite funny shirts with various notes. I started leaving hearts on the notes, and I expected her to start returning the shirts...but that never happened. The night I saw her smiling up at my window as she left was the night I decided to talk to her. My outer walls had crumbled, and there was nothing I could do but dedicate myself to winning her.
And that is the story of how I met the most wonderful girl in the world. She is perfect, and has been that way since the beginning. She has showed me how to live a more social life, introduced me to awesome music, and helped change my life with her understanding and love. All of this came about just because of some funny tshirts, and most likely because of a very intuitive mom who interviewed several babysitters before finding the right one...for me.
Every Thursday, my parents went out on a date night. I don't begrudge them that at all, but now there's a new twist. I was previously an only child, but 6 months ago my mom had a little girl and they haven't had a date night since well before she was born. I knew what was coming when mom knocked on my door. They wanted to put my little sis' baby monitor in my room, feed her when she woke up, and they would pay me for watching her. I could not be bothered because I have important things to do with my friends, especially on Thursdays. I could tell they were disappointed and they never asked me again. She didn't even say anything about the especially foul funny t-shirt I was wearing.
I busied myself doing what I always do for the next couple of weeks, which means I sat in my room and got busy wasting my last summer before college on a computer. One day, my mother politely knocked on my door and stepped in wearing a really nice new dress. She quickly said, "I know you won't eat it, but dinner is in the fridge. Tina is here. Try not to get in her way so she can take care of the baby, okay? Love you!" Just like that she was gone, leaving me surprised and with a strange girl in the house. I sat there, just staring out into space for a long time. I gathered my courage, put on one of my better funny tshirts, crept downstairs, and saw what had to be Tina. She was perfection. A little geeky and completely charming. I loved her.
I swallowed hard, but my throat was so dry that it actually made a clicking sound. She turned around, startled, but then laughed immediately. She introduced herself, and all I could say back was, "I know." She laughed again and asked me to sit and watch some television, because she was kind of bored. She said she had to go just a little bit when the baby started crying, so I just watched her leave and walk down the hall...but not before she called out over her should that she loved funny tee shirts, and that mine was really cool. I was grinning like an idiot, but I took off my shirt, folded it, and left it for her with a quick note that said, "For Tina" before running back up to my room.
I wanted so badly to see her again. I couldn't play my games, I couldn't read, and I couldn't sleep. I was sad and happy all at the same time. I didn't know what was happening to me. She came every week, and I could never go back down the stairs to see her. Instead, I started leaving her one of my favorite funny shirts with various notes. I started leaving hearts on the notes, and I expected her to start returning the shirts...but that never happened. The night I saw her smiling up at my window as she left was the night I decided to talk to her. My outer walls had crumbled, and there was nothing I could do but dedicate myself to winning her.
And that is the story of how I met the most wonderful girl in the world. She is perfect, and has been that way since the beginning. She has showed me how to live a more social life, introduced me to awesome music, and helped change my life with her understanding and love. All of this came about just because of some funny tshirts, and most likely because of a very intuitive mom who interviewed several babysitters before finding the right one...for me.
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