The Story Of Us

The Story Of Us

Part I: The Beginning:

This tale begins on the 14th of March during the year 2011. Whether it was destiny or fate or just coincidence; forces beyond the understanding of either party brought the two together at the same place at the same time. It is said that timing is everything. In this story of two people connecting beyond what either would have imagined timing is exactly that, everything.

This romantic account has a humble beginning which takes place at a time where both individuals are out for a night with close friends. Both are seeking the pleasure of which only the combination of drink, laughter and song can create in one’s soul. Now, let it be known that the two were both at different points in there life. One was traveling a road looking for that person to tie it all together and the other was on a much different course. What neither of them knew that evening was that the path drawn before them would lead them to walk side by side. Before I get ahead of myself let me recount the events that led them to their hand in hand journey.

That fateful night as I have already stated started with a similar goal: a night out just trying to get away from the pressures that surround us all. Let us call the boy in this story Rob and the girl Justine. Rob had always had a tendency of pushing the limits of his own embarrassment and this night was of no exception. He lacked pitch and tone along with any other redeeming quality related to singing. However, he thought to himself what better way to start up a conversation with a beautiful girl than to ask her to sing along with him. So, he let his confidence and striking good looks lead him toward the girl he would soon know as Justine. Now, while Justine thought he was nothing short of a fool her drink got the better of her and she accepted his invitation. She thought to herself “well at least he is dashing in that bandana”, well maybe that wasn’t her exact thought but for the sake of being brief we will leave it at that. They were then informed it was their time to perform in front of the best citizenry the town of Danbury had to offer. The two were joined by a couple of friends and began the ballad that would forever cross generations, an epic by the infamous Backstreet Boys. After the awe-inspiring demonstration it seemed as if Rob and Justine would part ways. For, Rob’s chauffer had arrived to take him away at once. Though, that was not meant to be. Justine had different plans. She had decided that one song was not nearly enough. She had actually plotted against the good intentions that Rob had set afoot. She took slight offense to the previously selected song. She wanted revenge! And, Justine gets what she wants. Justine’s master plan had already been set in place. They would again reunite with microphone in hand only to sing a song that which made fun of Rob. Though, Rob was naïve and didn’t catch the true meaning behind the invitation which had included a ride back to his friends dwelling.

So, the song was sung, the drinks were drunk, and the establishment was behind them. Again, it seemed if the two were to part ways. Now it was Rob, however, that had different plans. The ride back was filled with another kind of song, that from the highly gifted and talented Rihanna. Once they got to their destination Rob made sure that he would in the very least hug Justine good bye and thank her for the ride. As this gesture was finishing and he started to walk away he thought to himself, “damn she’s pretty I’ve got to at least try”. He turned around and asked for her number in hopes that she had at least had fun and that would be enough. It brought a smile to his face when she indeed gave him her number and the response, “leave me something nice to wake up to in the morning”. A little while later Rob did as she said. He sent her a message but couldn’t wait for a response until morning. That was not in his nature. Persistence is key. Rob decided that he had to talk to her that night. He gave her a call. Justine answered and they talked for a while. Justine somehow had it in her head that Rob liked her friend. This was not at all what Rob wanted her to think. He wanted to make it clear that he was into Justine. He told her exactly that.

Part II

Soon came the next day, very soon in fact because the two stayed up really late chatting away. Rob had to be up very early that morning. Upon waking up and arriving at work he was overtired and not all that happy to be there, though he knew the previous night and all it had entailed was well worth the sacrifice of sleep. Sometime during that morning he had an urge to send Justine another message saying good morning and offered to take her to dinner sometime. The next few hours went by fairly slowly for Rob. Along with trying to get through work Rob wasn’t positive that Justine would message him back. As the hours passed and he finished up his work day he felt the chance of Justine talking to him was getting slimmer and slimmer. Eventually, he got home and into bed to try and catch up on the sleep he had missed the night before. As he was finally falling asleep Justine messaging him back stating, “I’m starving”. Rob didn’t catch the not so subtle hint at first though he finally realized Justine may be taking him up on his offer for dinner. They talked briefly on the phone and came to the agreement Rob would drive all the way back down to the town of Danbury to take her to dinner. He read a little more into than he probably should have. He was under the impression that she had liked him even if it was a little bit. Justine however had a different understanding of the situation they were finding themselves in. Dinner. A girl’s got to eat.

So, exhausted Rob got out of bed and made the trip down to pick up Justine. They had decided to try out a new restaurant in the area that neither had been to before. As they sat down and ordered an appetizer Rob quickly realized that Justine loved to talk and talk and talk. This was a good thing though because Rob didn’t mind to listen. Especially, when he was sitting across from such a beautiful girl. As the night progressed they became less and less impressed with the service and actually didn’t end up having a real dinner at all. Though, most would probably see this as a bad thing. Rob was thinking that if they both had agreed it didn’t count as dinner, it was a great opportunity for a second date. By the nights end Rob was into Justine. She was pretty, outgoing, and funny. They left the restaurant and headed back to Justine’s place. They parted ways with a good night and a hug. Most importantly though, at least to Rob, were the plans that they had made to see each other again on the day of Saint Patrick.

For the next few days they talked a few times setting up their plans for the upcoming day. Rob could think of little else than of seeing her again… To be Continued