tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69665927989160836902024-03-13T04:44:12.578-07:00Life by SarahLife by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-66535203367442251732015-01-21T12:07:00.003-08:002015-01-21T12:07:30.913-08:00Author's Note<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi All,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very sorry to have to write this but I will no longer be posting. I hate that I wasn't able to keep the blog going because I really enjoy writing but things in my personal life have started to unravel. I just found out that someone in my immediate family has been diagnosed with stage 2 (critical) Hodgkins Lympoma. It's a very difficult time and I have had to take a leave of absence from work so I can go back to Ontario (where I am originally from) to spend time with my family. Again, I do apologize and as much as I would like to just take a hiatus and return, I do not know what the future holds at this point. I hope you can understand and thank you so much for all the support you've given the blog in the short period it's been up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- S xo</span>Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-66152235526515661582015-01-16T20:29:00.000-08:002015-01-16T20:29:03.115-08:00Thanksgiving Part 1<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest of the weekend went by fast, and there a tense
feeling ever since Matt’s phone call. Not a tension between the 2 of us, but he
just seemed distracted over the whole thing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Brian came to pick up Bella on Sunday (which almost
made me cry because I absolutely loved having her for the weekend) I started
getting my stuff together to head back to my apartment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Are you sure you don’t want to stay for dinner?” He asked,
watching me from his doorframe as I put the last of my clothes in my overnight
bag.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I would love to but I don’t want to be getting back too
late and should tidy up the apartment a bit.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He sighed and pulled me into him as I got up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I had a good time this weekend” He said, looking softly
into my eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I did too,” I fumbled, trying to offer him some advice over
his mom. “Look, you’ve seemed kinda off since that whole call about your mom,
and I don’t know what to say and I am not going to tell you what to do, but if
your feeling this uneasy over it, maybe you should go and see her? You don’t
necessarily have to give her any money or anything, but it might make you feel
better?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He smiled widely and I was confused.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You are amazing, and thank you for being so concerned. It’s
just tough you know? As much as I hate everything she’s done, she is still my
mother I don’t know if I will be able to wash my hands with her like Nathan
did…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I gave his hands a squeeze, “You don’t have to do anything
your not comfortable with. Maybe talk to your brother? It might help getting
his input.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That’s actually a good idea, I have to call him anyways
about Thanksgiving so I’ll tell him all about what’s going on.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a quick goodbye and I headed back home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I put all my energy into practice and school work that week,
and before I knew it I was pulling into my parents driveway for Thanksgiving. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn’t seen Matt all week other than in class and for a
quick dinner on Tuesday but I was seeing him Sunday and was really excited and
nervous to meet his brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I walked through the front door I was immediately
pounced on and all I could hear was shrieking and laughing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“YOUR HOME!” Katelyn squealed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Oh my god! What are you doing here?! I was planning on
coming by your place tomorrow but this is such a good surprise.” I said
excitedly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well hey there stranger! We thought it would be nice for
Katie to be here for when you got home, the family isn’t coming over until
tomorrow so you two can have a little girls night” My mom said as she appeared
from the living room with a bright smile on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so happy and touched that they planned this. My mom
knows how stressed I get with school and how worn out I usually am right around
midterms so she knew this would mean a lot to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After getting mauled by Katelyn, I ran over and embraced my
mom in a big hug. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Thank you. This is so awesome.” I said into her
coconut-smelling hair while she hugged me tightly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You are more than welcome sweetheart. Although I can’t say
it was totally self-less, I wanted to see my second daughter!” She said and
winked over at Kate, who smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She looked ten times better than the last time I’d seen her
and had put a little weight back on, she was looking way more like herself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I eyed the two of them suspiciously and smiled, “Exactly how
long have you been here Kate?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She just laughed “Umm, since about noon?” looking over at my
mom, “Don’t look at us like that, you know half the reason I love you so much
is cuz of your family” She said, still giggling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom wrapped around both of us, “I am just so happy to
have both of my girls here! Now, Daddy and I are going to Pam and John’s for
dinner so I’ve made sure you are fully stocked with junk food and chick
flicks.” She said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After chit chatting with my parents for a bit, they headed
out for dinner and left Kate and I to our girl’s night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent the next 6 hours just talking, eating, laughing and
catching up. She told me some funny stories about the rehab center, saying it
made it less depressing when there was something to laugh about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We only had the one night to hang out together because we
were both busy with family stuff the rest of the weekend and I was heading out
fairly early on Sunday to make sure I was back in time to go to Matt’s
brother’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katelyn slept over and we watched Friends until falling
asleep, just like we used to whenever we had a sleepover.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next morning Kate left pretty early to get back for her
family’s Thanksgiving brunch, and I puttered around with my mom until our
guests arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest of the weekend was uneventful but peaceful at the
same time. It reminded me how much I miss being home and around my family. I
was pretty bummed when I pulled out of the driveway on Sunday morning but I was
also excited to see Matt and meet his brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I drove straight to Matt’s house and pulled up around 3:00 –
I thought I would be a little earlier but I stopped at a bakery and bought a
tray of mini desserts to bring to his brother’s house. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hey you!” Matt greeted warmly when I knocked on his door.
“And I told you that you didn’t need to bring anything” seeing what I was
holding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I know but I wanted to.” I said with a smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We hit the road right away since we knew there would be
heavy traffic because of the long weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We pulled up to a cute house with several cars in the driveway
and walked up to the front door. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the door opened, it was like I was seeing Matt in a few
years with more scruff and longer hair. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Matty boy!” He said loudly and pulled Matt into a
“bro-hug”. “And you must be Sarah, I’m Nathan come on in!” He said kindly to me
as he shook my hand. He instantly put me at ease with his warmness and I could
tell him and Matt were very similar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He thanked me for bringing the desserts and introduced me to
his wife, Lauren. She had a striking resemblance to Kristen Bell, just like a
tiny cute mini Barbie. She was so welcoming and just like Matt had suspected,
we hit it off right away and spent a few hours chatting and getting to know
eachother as some more people came in and socialized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was surprised at how comfortable I felt since big crowds
where I don’t know anyone usually stress me out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was about 10 of us in total for dinner and we sat in
their massive dining room. The dinner was amazing and I even surprised myself
with how much I ate but I couldn’t help it – Lauren had made one of the best
home made meals I had ever eaten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After dinner Lauren was cleaning up and I got up to help
while to guys went downstairs to watch football. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Seriously, sit down, you are a guest!” She protested me
helping with the dishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Trust me I’d much rather do this than hear a bunch of guys
talk about football” I joked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She washed while I dried and I complimented her cooking and
she offered to show me a few things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That would be awesome! I’m so useless at cooking.” I said, not
even joking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Matt really likes you a lot by the way, I can tell. He
hasn’t brought many girlfriends around and he definitely looks at you
differently and acts different too, in a good way.” She said while grinning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Really?” I was surprised. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yep! The only girl I think I’ve met more than a few times
is that friend Kim of his.” She said with a slight edge in her tone, which I
found odd considering how bubbly she had been all night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to know her opinion of her but treaded carefully,
“Oh yeah,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she’s hung out with us a few
times…” I trailed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She stopped doing the dishes and turned around as if to
check if anyone else was in hearing range.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Okay, just between the two of us, there’s something about
her that’s off.” She said with a serious look on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Okay, so I’m not crazy! I don’t get why Matt is such good
friends with her! But I don’t want to say anything or else I’ll look like a
psycho girlfriend!” I said in a whisper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“No, your not crazy, okay don’t say anything to Matt but the
last time I saw her – “<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just then Nathan hollered for Lauren<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“LAUR! HUN! Come down for a sec! Grab Sarah, you guys gotta
see this video!” He yelled from downstairs and holding back laughter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She rolled her eyes and smiled, “Let’s finish this
conversation later okay?” She said and we went downstairs to see the guys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn’t get a chance to talk to Lauren one on one the rest
of the night, which made me even more anxious about what she was going to tell
me about Kim, but she gave me her number while we were leaving and told me to
text her when I wanted to do a cooking lesson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way back, I was pretty quiet, while my mind ran non-stop.
As he was driving, I kept thinking, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Should I talk to Matt
about how I feel about her and the vibe I’m getting or just drop it all
together?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-62287714062175302352015-01-11T10:22:00.000-08:002015-01-11T10:22:37.415-08:00Bonus Post!<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we were back
at Matt’s and had put in our order for Thai food I changed into leggings and an
oversized sweater (a key outfit for a cozy night in). As I was walking back
down the stairs I saw Matt on the floor with Bella giving her a belly rub and
it made me smile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Now whose gunna
have the problem when we have to give her back?” I asked playfully.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He jumped when he
heard me and started laughing, “I didn’t know you were watching”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I giggled, “I’m
gunna give Bell her dinner now” I said as I walked into the kitchen and grabbed
her kibble and bowl from the bag Brian left.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt got up and
came into the kitchen as well as Bella when she heard the sound of her kibble
hitting her bowl. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Want something to
drink?” He asked, going over to his cupboard with the glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“God yes!” I
laughed, “I could use a stiff drink to unwind from school” I explained.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt laughed at my
enthusiasm, “Alrighty I think I’ll make you my specialty then!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“What’s your
specialty?” I asked curiously.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well it’s pretty
much straight booze so you can either drink it like a shooter or sip it like
you would scotch…” He trailed off as he started going through his cabinets and
pulling out bottles and a martini shaker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That sounds
intense,” I giggled, “but I’ll try it! I’ll have it as a sipper please.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yes ma’am” he
answered and grabbed 2 small cocktail glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He handed me the
amber colored drink with a few ice cubes and waited for my reaction as I took a
small sip. It was strong, but did have a nice flavor considering it was
basically pure alcohol.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That’s actually
pretty good” I said taking another sip.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt smiled, “You
sound so surprised! Do you really think I’d make you something gross?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I laughed, “No
you’re right. What’s in it?” The second sip was even better and I couldn’t make
out what was in it, it was cinnamon-y and sweet, but not overly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I’m glad you like
it, just drink slow because they are killer” He said, taking a small sip of his
own. “It’s actually really easy and only 3 ingredients – 1 shot patron tequila,
1 shot Fireball whiskey, and then just about a teaspoon or so of grenadine.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Explains the
cinnamon taste!” I said, more to myself than Matt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our food arrived
shortly after we finished our first drink and we settled on the couch with our
full plates, ready to pick a movie. Bella followed us into the basement but
just lay down beside the couch and didn’t beg for food once. That didn’t really
surprise me considering she was around food all the time when Brian brought her
into Tom’s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After eating, Matt
paused the movie to put the plates upstairs and get us both a glass of wine.
When he walked up, my phone buzzed. I looked at the screen and it was a
Snapchat notification. Usually I don’t bother opening them but I was killing
time while Matt was upstairs so I unlocked my phone and opened the app. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was from Amy,
on our track team and I smiled hugely when I saw the picture. It was a selfie
of her giving a kiss on the cheek to Adam, while he was smiling! This made me
so happy because I knew Adam had a thing for Amy forever but was always too shy
to say anything.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was surprised
that Adam hadn’t mentioned anything so I texted him,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S: Ummm, just saw Amy’s snapchat and almost squealed from excitement
lol<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>what’s up?!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just then, Matt
walked back downstairs with 2 glasses of red wine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Ahhh thank you,
you’re the best!” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He chuckled, “Is
that all it takes is bringing you wine and food?” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I playfully
swatted him, “Not what I meant! You’ve been so patient these last 2 weeks with
my schedule and today was really nice. And what you did for Bella coming and
stuff, it was really sweet.” I said smiling at him, “But yes the wine and food
always gets you brownie points.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He laughed and
kissed me on the forehead, “Your welcome, I think it’s actually pretty cool how
dedicated you are to school, most of my friends throughout college just scraped
by enough to graduate.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yeah I know a lot
of people like that but I just can’t grasp that way of thinking. The way I see
it, I worked my ass off to get the grades to get in and to get some
scholarships so I can’t just let it go to waste.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt opened his
mouth to speak but his phone started going off on the table. I could see the
screen it was an unknown number. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Sorry…” he said
as he answered it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hello?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Speaking” pause
“Ugh yeah I’ll accept.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He started walking
upstairs and I couldn’t really hear anything anymore. I didn’t really think
anything of it so I just checked my phone while I waited.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adam had answered
me, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A: Haha I was gunna talk to you at practice this week. We kinda
hooked up on Halloween and have been hanging out since..<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so excited
for him!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S: That is so awesome!! Okay we have to catch up at practice for
sure, I’ll see you this week!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just then Matt
came walking back down the stairs and he did not look happy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“What’s going on?”
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He sighed, “That
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to transport her to Nebraska State Penitentiary if she doesn’t pay her bail.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Oh…what was she
arrested for?”<br />
“Dealing. Her and James have done it to make money on and off over the last 5
years. I guess the cops have been watching them and got a warrant to search
their car and my mom was alone when they did it so they only arrested her.” He
explained, sounding tired like he had been through this more than once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He continued,
“She’s been trying to get a hold of James but can’t so that’s why she called
me, she knows Nathan wouldn’t bail her out, he cut ties with her years ago.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“How much does she
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“They set the bail
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Wow,” It was all
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wasn’t used to being in these kinds of situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What are you going to do?”<br />
“Well I can either send it and leave it at that, go looking for James, or just
act like she never called…” He said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really didn’t
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and obviously violent after what he did to Matt’s truck. I also didn’t think it
was fair of her to even ask him for the money after the way she’s treated him
over the years. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn’t want to
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Matt, you
shouldn’t feel guilty for the things they have done, it’s not your
responsibility what they do. But I understand that family is important so just
do what feels right to you.” I said as I linked my hand in his.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“They aren’t
family, family doesn’t treat people this way. Maybe it’s time she actually
faces the consequences of her actions. I’ve always been there to bail them out
and Nathan gets pissed because he knows they think they can just do whatever
they want and I will come to their rescue.” He shook his head, “But I’m sick of
it. She can either hope that James shows up with $5,000 by tomorrow or she can
deal with going to prison. I’m done.” He slouched back into the couch and put
his arm around me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Are you sure?” I
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I am. I need to
do what Nathan did years ago. I’m tired of them trying to control my life. I
want to enjoy the rest of the weekend with you.” He said, looking a lot softer
in the eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I smiled at him
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He pressed play
and acted like everything was normal but I had a feeling that it wasn’t and
that this was bothering him a lot more than he was saying.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-23476104303557135982015-01-09T09:24:00.002-08:002015-01-09T09:24:56.024-08:00Start of a great weekend<br />
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*Author’s Note: Thank you all for your patience, if you didn’t
see, please read my last author’s note. Also, I really appreciate your feedback
and thoughts on the timing. I am going to continue on and slowly catch up as
that’s what most people suggested. This also works well because Life by Aleah
is planning on being up to real time by the end of the month, so it’s best if
we are both on the same timeline. In order to catch up I will be adding in some
bonus posts! Next post will be up by Sunday night! Have a fabulous weekend
readers!!! – S xo*<o:p></o:p></div>
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By t</span>he time Friday rolled around, I was feeling way more
myself, and I was also really excited that it was the weekend. I had
deliberately left my laptop at my apartment before leaving for Matt’s so I
could totally unplug and just relax without stressing about school work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had offered to pick up Bella on my way over to Matt’s but
Brian insisted that he drop her off since we were already watching her for him.
I had given him Matt’s address and his cell phone just in case he beat me there
or got lost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I knocked on the door when I got there and Matt answered the
door right away with a big smile on his face. I mirrored his smile as he pulled
me by the waist and kissed me deeply on the lips.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hello my beautiful girlfriend who’s been a stranger these
last few weeks.” Matt said teasingly as he pulled away with a soft smile.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I know, I’m so sorry it’s been so hectic lately, but I’ve
been looking forward to this weekend! No school work, no stress, just us!” I
smiled back and pecked him on the lips.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m just buggin ya I know how it goes with school, I’m just
happy you’re here now.” He said and started kissing me again, pushing my back
against the door as it closed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started slipping off my clogs as Matt slid his hand up my
jacket and under my sweater. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were just getting into it when I was startled at a knock
on the other side of the door (and at the same time relieved that it was a
solid door and not one with a window).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That must be Brian!” I said as I stood back so Matt could
open the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He introduced himself to Brian right away and shook his
hand. I was already kneeling on the floor petting Bella. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Are you excited for your weekend?” I asked brightly to
Brian.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh yes, it will be nice to get out of town, do something
different you know?” He chuckled, “I’m kinda nervous though, it’s like dating
all over again, I don’t know how you kids do it.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt put his arm around my shoulders, “Yeah, it’s a tough
game out there. I’m glad I caught me a good one.” He said teasingly as he
nudged me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I rolled my eyes and laughed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well as much as I’d love to stay and chat I’ve got a long
drive ahead of me. Here is the phone number of the place we are staying at if
you need to call.” He said, handing me a large yellow sticky note with the
information on it. He also handed me a bag with Bella’s food, dish, and one of
her favourite toys. I told Brian we had everything else covered and we already
went over her eating schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thanks! Everything will be great, we’re so excited to have
Bella! I hope you and Catherine have a great time!” I said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thank you. And thank you again so much for taking Bell, it
would kill me putting her in a kennel and she loves you. I’ll see you Sunday
evening to pick her up.” He said as he stepped out the front door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Sounds good, see ya!” I said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Bye! It was nice meeting you!” Matt said as he shook Brian’s
hand again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You too, really good to meet you. See you guys Sunday!” He said,
walking down the steps to his truck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt shut the door and I was already showing Bella her
little set up that Matt put together so she knew where the water was and her
bed for the weekend. She didn’t seem out of sorts at all and was already
curiously nosing through the toys Matt had put with her bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“She’s a beautiful dog” He said, as we both stood back and
let her sniff around the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, she really is. And such a kind heart, I seriously
love this dog.” I said back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt laughed, “Are we gunna have a problem when it’s time to
give her back?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I half-pouted, half-laughed, “Maybe.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We decided we would take Bella to an off leash dog park
about 15 minutes away and then decide what we were going to do for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I knew she was great off leash and with other dogs so I
thought she would have fun going to the park. Plus with Brian’s age he didn’t
get the change to take her on longer runs, just short walks around the
neighbourhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We stopped at a Starbucks to get coffee for the walk. Well,
I got a coffee and Matt got a white chocolate mocha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I don’t know how you drink that, it’s so sweet!” I said as
a wrinkled my nose after trying a sip of his.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He just laughed, “Yeah, they’re sweet but I usually only get
one twice or three times a year, just to have something different.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we parked at the dog park there were quite a few other
vehicles there so it must be a fairly popular spot. Bella immediately started
getting antsy when we stopped, but she didn’t do it at Starbucks – it’s like
she knew she was coming out with us this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She was wiggling and whining and wagging her tail and it
made me laugh at how excited she was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hang on baby girl, I gotta put your leash on until we are
out of the parking lot” I said to her as I clipped the leash to her bright pink
collar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We got out and started walking towards the entrance which
had a fence along the side. The whole park wasn’t fenced because it was massive
but the side that ran along the parking lot was fenced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once we got in I let her off and watch her take off like the
wind towards a big group of dogs all playing together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We kept walking and Matt held my hand with his free one. It
was a little chilly out so it was nice to have the warmth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So what are your plans for Thanksgiving?” I asked casually,
and then immediately regretted it, thinking of his family situation. I would
imagine holidays are a hard time for him since everyone spends it with family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Probably just stay in town. I might catch up on some
marking. My brother invited me to go to his new place but they’re not doing a
big dinner until Sunday cuz they’re spending the rest of the weekend with his
wife’s family.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh, I didn’t know your brother was married!” I said
surprised, not like I should be because he hasn’t talked much more about his
family other than when he explained everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He smiled, “Yeah, that’s why I haven’t seen much of him
lately, they just got married in the summer so they’re still in the honeymoon
phase.” He laughed, “Are you going back home for Thanksgiving?” He asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yep! Kate called and told me she’s going home too! She’s
doing really great in rehab and they think it will be good, her parents will
keep an eye and she’s not going out to any party’s or anything.” I explained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That’s great! I’m sure she will love a weekend at home and
to see you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I contemplated inviting him home with me but I thought it
was a little too soon to invite him for the whole weekend. Plus, I knew my
brothers would grill him with questions and I didn’t want to put him on the
spot in front of the whole family at Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, it will be nice. A little exhausting with my family
but I love them anyways.” I said smiling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I could see Bella playing and running around with a Golden
Retriever as we walked closer to the group of dogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“If your back Sunday why don’t you come to my brothers with
me? You and his wife Lauren would get along great!” He said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well I will be back early afternoon on Sunday but I wouldn’t
want to impose, you just said you don’t get to see him much…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“It wouldn’t be imposing at all! Nathan is the type that
loves entertaining big groups, the more the merrier type person. Plus there
will be some of their friends over and they said they invited 2 of their new
neighbours.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though I had just squashed the idea in my head of
inviting him home, I was really excited that he asked me and curious to meet
his brother. (Plus a whole weekend with the entire family is way more intense
than a dinner with just his brother and friends)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I smiled widely, “Okay, I’m convinced, that sounds awesome!”
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Great! I will let him know.” He bent over and kissed me on
the cheek and I blushed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We continued walking at a slow pace, letting Bella play with
some more dogs before turning around and heading back to the truck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My stomach grumbled just as we hopped in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt laughed, “Someone’s hungry, I guess we better figure
out dinner!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I laughed too, “Sorry, my stomach feels the need to inform
everyone when I am starving.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hmm, well we could run to the store and get some stuff to
make at my place or order in? Your choice.” Matt said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“After the last couple weeks of running around like a
chicken with it’s head cut off I could totally go for a big-totally-unhealthy-going-to-regret-it-later
meal!” I answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He laughed again, “Alright let’s head back, start thinking
of where we can order!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I tried thinking of what I wanted but I couldn’t help but
think of how excited I was for Thanksgiving weekend, seeing my family, friends,
and now getting to meet Matt’s brother! I think it’s going to be interesting…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-16292419334774892912015-01-06T09:40:00.002-08:002015-01-06T09:40:25.020-08:00Sorry sorry sorry!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Everyone,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I owe a big apology for not getting the bonus up and for being absent. Long story short, the holidays were extremely stressful and pretty much a nightmare :( I know that I haven't had a steady writing schedule but that's something I really want to improve on. Also, I know I am quite behind time wise and want to catch up so I need your opinion!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To get up to current time would you guys prefer:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- I just jump ahead on my next post (kinda like in One Tree Hill where they jumped a few years, except in this case it's only a few months ;))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Over the next few posts do a lot of fast tracking</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Continue on and just slowly catch up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Try to get a few posts up this week/next week and motor on with the story line</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I get some feedback I will have a post up - this week for sure!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really appreciate the feedback and it matters, since you are the one's I write for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please let me know, and again sorry for being absent lately!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- S xo</span>Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-62365877592595797282014-12-18T13:38:00.001-08:002014-12-18T13:38:35.011-08:00Workin' for the weekend
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">**Author’s Note** Hi Guys!! I’m going to do a bonus post
either BY the weekend or ON the weekend so stay tuned! I am trying to catch up
to real time so I apologize if I jump a week or two ahead like in this post but
I’ve had some requests to get up to real time so it is kind of necessary. Thank
you all for reading and supporting the blog! If there’s anything you want to
see more/less of, feel free to comment and let me know your opinions I
understand this post may not be as exciting but, our lives can’t be full of
drama all the time ;) Xoxo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After spending the day with Matt, I knew I needed to get
back home to get some stuff done for school and study for midterms. He dropped
me off after we had breakfast and I got to work right away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was pretty impressed with how much I was able to get done
when I put my mind to it and didn’t allow myself to get distracted by the usual
suspects (I.e Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest…)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My whole week basically went by like that, with me cocooning
myself in either my room or in the library if any of my roomies were home. It
wasn’t that I wanted to be anti-social or anything but I always had a hard time
concentrating and getting things done when there were people around. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brian had called me to ask if he would be able to switch weekends
and have me take Bella November 14-16 since the place he was taking Catherine
was full the first weekend he tried. I happily obliged since I knew I wasn’t
going to be going anywhere until Thanksgiving. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My weekend and even the following week just flew by and I
basically alternated between studying, going to class, and trying to see Matt
and my friends. The week after Halloween we only hung out once, between both of
our schedules it was so hectic. The weekend wasn’t much better and I was really
starting to feel myself wear thin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before I knew it, it was Wednesday of the week I was taking
Bella from Brian and I felt like I could sleep for a week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was just walking into the apartment when my phone buzzed
with a text. It was Katelyn asking me to call her when I had a chance. The
minute I read it I pulled up her contact and hit the dial button. After
everything that happened with her, I treated every text and call as an
emergency. I knew I was being paranoid but I couldn’t shake the memory of
seeing her in the hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey!” She answered cheerfully when she picked up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I internally sighed with relief hearing her sound so good. “Hey
yourself! How’s it going? I tried Face timing you the other night but it wouldn’t
go through” I said as I started putting my things down in my room and
collapsing on the bed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, sorry about that, the Wi-Fi can be really sporadic
here, I think everyone tends to use it at night so it doesn’t work as well with
so many people on the network apparently.” She explained. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Gotcha, no worries. So how is everything going up there?” I
asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Good, good. I feel a lot better already. My parents have
been by a lot and have been really supportive. Same with Josh. I can’t believe
how good he’s being to me after the way I treated him.” Her voice cracked at
the end of her sentence and I knew it was a soft spot for her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m glad to hear! Of course Josh will be supportive; he
only wants the best for you. He’s a smart guy, he knows that you weren’t
yourself when you did those things.” I said in a motherly tone, trying to
comfort her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I know it’s just I still feel so guilty about what I put
all you guys through,” I could hear her take a big breath, “But, that’s why I’m
here right? They actually say that it’s really common for people to have a hard
time getting over the guilt they feel for the way they treated their families
while under the influence” She explained.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That makes sense, recovery doesn’t happen overnight.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yah, exactly. I didn’t think this would be such a big part
of it, you know? Making amends, forgiveness. I have it pretty good compared to
some of the women here. A lady whose been here about a month and a half told me
that her family refuses to come and see her or take her calls…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Wow, that’s pretty rough, you would think people would be a
bit more forgiving at least she’s doing the right thing and going to treatment
but I guess everyone has a different back story right?” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Mhmm, when she told me that I suddenly realized just how
lucky I am to have my family and friends in my life. You guys have been so
supportive and forgiving, I just wish I could make it up to everyone.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey, you’re getting help and back to your old self, that is
making it up! Trust me Kate, don’t worry about us, right now you just need to focus
on you, and getting better. We are all here and love you” I said, now feeling
myself start to well up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She sniffled. “Thanks Sar-Bear. Oh god, listen to us - so
sappy! This was meant to be a happy phone call, I have good news!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was intrigued, “Oh yeah? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, I know it’s like 2 weeks away but my therapist is
really happy with me and said I’m making great progress. He said that he thinks
it will be good for me to come home for Thanksgiving weekend to spend some time
with my family! Of course, I won’t be going to any party’s or anything, and my
parents will be watching me like a hawk but if you’re home too we can definitely
hang out. I think your like my only friend who they would actually be
comfortable enough with me seeing right now.” She said excitedly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That’s great news!! I’m coming home for Thanksgiving so
that will be perfect. And I am totally okay with sitting out on any parties or
get togethers with the high school friends. I just want to lay low and have a
relaxing time” I said, suddenly way more excited for Thanksgiving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We chatted some more before saying goodbye. I was so happy
to hear from Kate and she sounded really good. I must have fallen asleep on my
bed after talking on the phone because I woke up to a dark room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I looked at my phone and saw it was almost 8. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Holy crap a 3 hour
nap? </i>I thought., <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">That should make it
nearly impossible to fall asleep tonight.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt had sent me 2 texts while I was napping. I opened up
our chat and immediately smiled at what he sent me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was a picture of the corner of his bedroom – he had put
together a big dog bed made with 2 King sized comforters and bought some dog
toys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below the picture he had written, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Can’t wait till the weekend! Me you and Bella are gunna have a blast ;)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I beamed just thinking of our weekend together and how he
seemed just as excited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I replied, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I can’t
wait too! I’ve barely seen you the last 2 weeks, it’ll be nice spending some
time just the two of us. Well the two of us and a four legged weekend visitor
:) <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shortly after, I heard the door open and walked into the
hallway to see who it was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey girlllll!” Maddie said as she came in and set her purse
down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey!” I said trying to match her enthusiasm, but letting a
yawn escape.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She looked at me and giggled, “Easy there grandma it’s like
8 o’clock, where you sleeping?” She asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I narrowed my eyes at her jokingly, “I may or may not have
dozed off for a few hours” I replied, while walking into the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had forgotten all about dinner but my stomach was angrily reminding
me that I needed food. I couldn’t be bothered to make anything real so I
grabbed a Mr. Noodles out of the cupboard and turned the kettle on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maddi just laughed at my response and said, “Seriously Sar,
you gotta take it easy. I know it’s midterm time and everything but it’s not
going to help if you are draining yourself day in and day out.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nodded as I yawned again, I knew she was right. “Yeah I
know, just 2 more days then the weekend. It’ll be relaxing to stay at Matt’s
place all weekend with Bella.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She squealed, “Oh ya! That’s right, you’re watching that guy’s
dog. You have to bring her over at some point over the weekend. I’ll make sure
Gavin isn’t with me he’s allergic” She said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I laughed, “Okay I will try and get her over here at some
point. Or you can always come and see her I don’t think we have too much
planned.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Deal!” She said with a big smile on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maddie sat and watched TV with me while I ate quickly and
then took off to her room for the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once I was finished and had found myself feeling like I was
going to fall asleep again, I dragged myself off the couch and into the shower.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I let the hot water pour over me for a good 20 minutes and
then got dressed for bed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I always found that a long hot shower or bath and pajamas
was one of the best ways to unwind. I could literally feel my muscles loosen and my mind relax a little bit. I didn't have anything in particular to be stressed or worked up about but with school being so busy right now, I was always worried that I was forgetting something.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once in bed, I quickly sent Matt a goodnight text letting
him know I was going to sleep and would talk to him in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I plugged my charger into my phone and lay my head back,
allowing my heavy eyes to close. I knew I needed a long sleep, and despite my
long nap, I was able to nod off in a matter of minutes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-11868464410155270952014-12-11T18:29:00.002-08:002014-12-11T18:29:42.822-08:00The Big Bang<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After my shift, I
was counting down the seconds until that Friday for Halloween. Also, my weekend
with Bella was the weekend after so I had 2 weekends in a row that I was really
excited for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since we couldn’t
coordinate a time for all 4 of us to go costume shopping together and wanted to
do something as a foursome, we decided to go funny instead of skanky and we
dressed up like the characters from the Big Bang Theory. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We figured it
worked out well since I had blonde hair and Aleah had brown –I was dressing as
Penny and she was dressing as Amy Farrah Fowler with Matt being Leonard and
Chase being Sheldon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although none of
us actually <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">looked</i> like the
characters (even dressed up as a nerd, Aleah looked gorgeous) with the right
outfits, people knew who we were. Matt even got a pair of thick rimmed fake
glasses to wear. And the guys both dressed like their characters to a T.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The night was
fairly low key – fun, but low key, which I was thankful for. I had had enough
drama in my life the last few weeks to last me until 2015. We had just enough
to drink to get a nice glowing buzz. Matt and I had plans to spend the entire
Saturday together, starting with a long hike in the morning so we both wanted
to be feeling good the next day and not hungover.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aleah and Chase
seemed to be having a really good time together as well, and they looked so
cute together. I know they hadn’t made the move to exclusivity but I could see
it in the near future. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had hit up a
few bars and ended up at a house party close to campus playing flip cup, when I
realized it was almost 1 am and asked Matt if he was ready to head out. He
agreed and we said our goodbyes to Aleah and Chase.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we were back
at Matt’s we both collapsed on the bed and fell asleep immediately. I slept
like a log and woke up in the morning and could see a glass of water on the
nightstand that hadn’t been there when we went to bed. Matt must’ve gotten up
to get it during the night – his thoughtfulness made me smile, along with the
feeling of lazily waking up in his bed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat up to drink
some water and lay back down. Matt must’ve heard me still because he grabbed my
waist and pulled me into him so he was spooning me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">He started kissing
the back of my neck, working his way up to my ears while moving a hand up my
shirt. I was immediately turned on and arched myself into him so he knew it. I
turned over on my side so I was facing him and we started kissing and running
our hands all over </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">each other</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When he kissed me
I tasted mint – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">great he got up to brush
his teeth </i>I thought and suddenly felt self-conscious but Matt’s hands soon
pushed that though out of my head.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It started out as
lazy relaxed morning sex but suddenly felt incredibly passionate and I
straddled myself onto Matt and started rocking. We moved in such a good rhythm,
I had never had that intense chemistry with a guy before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as I came
Matt flipped me on my back so he was on top and started thrusting hard until he
came shortly after. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We lay together in
a tangled mess for a few minutes before breaking apart. He moved a piece of
hair behind me ear and smiled at me, “You are so beautiful. Last night was a
blast by the way” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I blushed and
nodded, “Yeah it was! I’m excited for today though, a whole day to do whatever
we want: I said with a smile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yes! Speaking of
which, we should get motoring if we wanna get that hike in, I would like to be
back for lunch so we can go somewhere in town?” He said-asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That sounds
great!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got ready in a
bout 45 minutes and were out the door. We hit up a coffee shop on the way to
get breakfast and coffee and drove off to the hiking spot. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was only about
a 15 minute drive but once we got there it felt like we were way out in cottage
country, it was beautiful. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It must have been
a fairly popular spot because we came across a lot of other hikers along the
way, many of them with dogs (which may have slowed us down because I felt it
necessary to pet and greet every dog we came across).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great
morning and took us about 3 hours in total. We spent the time talking about our
childhoods, I told him some stories about me and my roommates – I felt like he
had opened up about his life and that I had been kind of closed off for some
reason so I talked a lot during the hike.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we got back
to Matt’s we changed and went to a wine bar downtown for lunch that I had been
dying to try. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered a
grilled chicken sandwich with a garden salad and Matt ordered a BLT and fries.
The food sounded like your ordinary pub food but it was presented so nice, like
5 star restaurant presentation, just for sandwich’s!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the taste was
just as good as it looked. The food, paired with the amazing wine made for one
of the best meals out I’ve had in a while.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That was
amazing!” I said as I set down my napkin when I was done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Oh my god I know”
Matt said as he sat back in his chair.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After finishing up
our wine we headed out and were walking out just when Kim walked right in to
the restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Matty! Hey!” She
said as she embraced him in a hug. She was with a guy – a nice looking guy, but
kind of clueless looking, like he would be an Abercrombie model.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">She had also dyed
her hair blonde which was a huge change from her previous jet black </span><span style="line-height: 32px;">colour</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hey Kim” Matt
said with a smile. “We were just heading out, have a great meal the food is
awesome” Matt said and started to walk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Whatcha up to
tonight?” She asked, not letting him leave.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well we didn’t
make any big plans…” Matt started.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">Oh god, I do not want to hang out with her tonight </span></i><span lang="EN-CA">I thought.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well! This is
Adam, and he happens to have an in with the new Italian restaurant, why don’t
you guys join us for dinner?” She asked with a big fake smile on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I could
even begin to think of how miserable that sounded, Matt spoke up, “Thanks, but
I think were just gunna lay low, spend the day together, it’s been crazy lately
with midterms and stuff” Matt said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so thankful
for him at that moment and he put our “us” day ahead of accepting Kim’s
invitation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She rolled her
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stand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we got back
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and everything). We didn’t actually have sex in the shower because that’s one
thing I think is better in theory than reality but it was still hot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest of the
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ordered pizza
for dinner and just lounged in the basement in our sweats. I know it is kind of
early in our relationship to have that comfort around eachother (where you can
just hang out, do nothing and wear your laziest clothes) but we both felt so
comfortable and we of course spent a majority of the movie watching fooling
around. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed to bed
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I brushed my
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Today. Thank you,
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“No thank you, it
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I obliged. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-32539021970669508912014-12-09T19:18:00.003-08:002014-12-09T19:18:48.338-08:00Working Girl<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next 2 weeks flew by and I couldn’t
believe we were quickly approaching Halloween. The days felt so rushed, likely
due to the heavier volume of school work at this time of year. Also, with
working at the bar, seeing Matt, and keeping up with track, everything felt as
if it was passing by at the speed of light.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of our girls at work quit so we were
short staffed and it was starting to take its toll on me. I went into work the
Monday before Halloween and felt like I was a walking zombie. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sam looked at me with sympathy when I
walked by, “Rough night?” he asked (sincerely). Not like when people say it as
code for “You’re obviously hung over and look like shit.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I forced a weak smile, “Just been a busy
few weeks, can’t wait for midterms to be over” I groaned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sam chuckled, “Yeah, been there I don’t
blame you.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn’t know Sam had ever gone to school,
but I reminded myself that I didn’t really know all that much about him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You went to U of N?” I asked as I tied my
bar apron.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Nah I went to school in Texas, I didn’t
finish though. I was in my last semester of my electrical engineering degree
but had to move…” he trailed off.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I assumed that the move had something to do
with his late wife that Brian had mentioned but I didn’t want to seem pushy
(even though I was curious).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Wow engineering, so you probably had
double the stress that my program has” I said with a smile, “So are you from
Texas then?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had moved onto the inside of the bar and Sam
was sitting doing his cash out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yeah, had to move back here when Aleesha,
my wife got sick.” He said, while still concentrating on sorting his receipts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I’m so sorry, what happened?” I wasn’t
just being nosy, but was getting caught up in Sam’s energy when he mentioned
her name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He sighed as if he’d told the story many
times, “We met when we were both in university, first year. We were inseparable
and spent all of our time together. She wanted to get out of Nebraska so she
went to school in Texas, she was taking pre med, wanted to be a paediatrician.”
He paused and looked like he was counting up some totals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was baffled that he could multi task when
telling such a personal story, but he had obviously had to repeat it on a few
occasions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He continued, “She found out she had stage
3 cervical cancer. It was too progressed to explore treatment so she wanted to
spend the rest of her time here, where she grew up, so she could be with her
family.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“When did she finally-“ I started.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“She died October 2, 2012. Just over 2
years ago.” He looked up with a sad smile, “She stayed the light in my life up
until the day she died. You know the whole time she was sick, she was still
such a fighter and always concerned about everyone else.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I touched his hand, “Sam, I’m so sorry, no
one should have to go through that when they’re so young” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Thanks Sarah. Sorry I unloaded that all on
you,” he let out a nervous half-laugh, “sometimes it just comes flowing out
when I start talking about Leesh” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Don’t apologize, I asked…and I really am
sorry that you went through that. If you ever need to talk, I’m here” I said as
I squeezed his hand and let go. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Thanks again, Sarah. Better get going,
have a good shift, hopefully you do better than I did today” He said with a
light laugh and rolled his eyes. I felt bad, the shitty thing about working the
day shifts is little to no tips. Thankfully, Tom knew this and increased the
hourly wage whenever we worked a weekday day shift.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just after Sam left, Brian walked through
the door with a familiar jingle of a collar trailing behind him. I immediately
felt my mood lift when they came in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I walked around to where they were, “Hey
Bri!” I said as I gave him a hug.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hi honey, where have you been? We’ve
missed ya!” He said while petting Bella on the head. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bent down to greet Bella and she gently
nuzzled into me, it made me giggle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Just crazy busy lately, I’ve been here but
just not my regular shifts so I haven’t been able to catch up with my
favourites” I said as I started to scratch Bella on the tummy when she rolled
on her side.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well, we sure are glad to see Miss Sarah,
aren’t we Bell?” He asked with a bright smile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest of the shift went by fairly quick,
we were pretty steady due to the hockey being on and it happened to be wing
night so that usually guaranteed a busy night.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tom told me I was good to cash out at about
9 so I started making sure everything was closed out when I noticed I had
forgotten to close Brian’s tab.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I looked over and saw him still sitting at
the bar, nursing his drink. He never stayed this long, it wasn’t like him, but
I told him I was cashing out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Oh, yeah, yeah, sorry. My mind must be
elsewhere tonight” He said with a slight chuckle and grabbed his wallet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“No worries, you can stay as long as ya
like but I’m heading out, I can transfer you to someone else if you want to
stay a bit longer, I don’t wanna rush you, I just know you usually don’t stay
too late.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Nope, I’m ready to go, bring the tab
please hon” He said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After he paid up, I moved to the “customer”
side of the bar and started doing my cash out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian was still sitting at this stool,
fumbling with his hands and looking anxious.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I looked over at this as I started counting
out my change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Everything okay?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He looked a little surprised when I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Oh yeah, all good…”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn’t buying it. “Brian, what’s up?” I
asked with a smile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His cheeks turned a slight shade of red as
he shook his head and looked down at his empty glass, “It’s just, I’ve kinda
met a lady friend. We met at a seniors game night a few months back and…I have
really enjoyed her time” He explained. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He looked like a giddy school girl when he
talked about her, and it made me happy to think he found a love interest,
knowing a lot of widows aren’t open to it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I raised an eyebrow at him and he
continued, “Anyways, jeez I don’t know how to ask this…but you’ve mentioned you
would watch Bella if I needed?” He asked shyly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I clapped my hands, “Yes! I can watch her
anytime! But I’m not following, how do these 2 relate?” I asked with a laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well, I would like to take Catherine for
an overnight stay up in a bed and breakfast, and obviously can’t bring Bella
along…”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn’t help but internally squeal. I
mean, how cute was this? He was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">courting</i>
her! Men didn’t do that anymore, it was so sweet to see his romantic side.
Also, getting to have Bella for a few days?! That made me ecstatic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Brian, I would love to! You let me know
when and I will gladly take her off your hands!” I beamed to him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He laughed and looked relieved “Thanks so
much Sarah, I really appreciate it. I didn’t know what else to do, I couldn’t
imagine putting her in a kennel. I was hoping to go next weekend… you are more
than welcome to stay at my house with her while I’m gone or take her to your
place, whatever you’re comfortable with.” He said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn’t know if we were allowed pets in
the building since none of us had ever asked, so I would check that out first.
“I’ll let you know if we can have pets, if not I’ll watch her at your place.
Either way, I’m in! I want you to have a fantastic weekend and I am so excited
to have Bella!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brian thanked me about 5 times before he
left and I told him I would call him as soon as I found out about the following
weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I texted Matt, telling him about my shift
and how Brian asked me to watch Bella. I hoped<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>he didn’t think I was a huge loser for being so excited to babysit a
dog.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M:
That’s awesome, I’m jealous I love dogs. Why don’t you bring her here for the
weekend so your apartment isn’t too crowded?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I read his text and instantly smiled – that
made me even more excited. The whole weekend of spending the weekend at Matt’s
and having Bella there?! </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It sounded perfect. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-24833600832464842242014-12-05T22:37:00.002-08:002014-12-05T22:37:15.408-08:00Author's Note<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey readers! Sorry for no post, had a really stressful week. I will try to get a post up by the end of the weekend and <u style="font-style: italic;">maybe/hopefully </u>will have a bonus post up early week as well. Thanks for understanding!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- S xoxo</span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-43177671750954422072014-11-28T13:05:00.001-08:002014-11-28T13:05:28.623-08:00The Perfect Night Part 2
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">*Bonus post as mentioned yesterday!! Have a fantastic weekend readers, and if you are in the States and celebrating Thanksgiving I hope you all have a lovely time with friends, family and food! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As soon as we made it up the stairs to Matt’s bedroom we
couldn’t keep our hands off of each other. He guided me to the bed while still
kissing me, and I lay on my back so he was on top of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He looked down at me and just smirked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What?” I asked playfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Nothing…you are just so unbelievably sexy and you don’t
even know it” He said while continuing to smile at me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started undoing the zipper on Matt’s jeans as he continued
kissing my neck and rubbing me over my pants. I reached for his hardness and
started stroking him as he pulled my pants down and continued touching me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was so turned on and the fact that we hadn’t really done
much other than making out was like a huge build to the moment. Matt started
moving his mouth down and continued a trail of kisses until his head made it
down between my legs. Within a few minutes of him moving his tongue around and
inserting a finger, I felt like I was going to explode. Just before I came he
entered me with such intensity that I moaned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He started pumping and I felt my orgasm build up again and I
came quickly. I was mid-orgasm when Matt grabbed a pillow from his bed and put
it under my hips to elevate me. He continued to thrust and his breathing sped
up. After another push he came too and gripped me tightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our bodies lay still for a moment with him still on top of
me before I finally said, “Oh my god. That was worth the wait”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He rolled over and grabbed my chin and kissed me sweetly on
the lips. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’d say so” he replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We lay there wrapped in each other and I realized how
comforting it was just lying with Matt. I had never been a big cuddler with
other guys I’ve dated but something about Matt just made me crave his touch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So, Miss. Parker,” Matt said as he sat up and propped
himself against the headboard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just raised my eyebrows for him to elaborate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Not to get all serious, and I know we haven’t really talked
about this, but I want you to know I’m not seeing anyone else,” He looked kind
of nervous but continued, “I don’t know if you are but I’m not really one to
sleep with someone I’m not exclusive with…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started doing a mental happy dance as I clued in to what
he was getting at.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Are you asking me to be your girlfriend?” I said while
grinning and looking up at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I think I would like that” he replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So would I” I said back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He kissed my cheek and hugged me tightly and I realized my
eyes were starting to weigh down and I needed some sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Alright if I stay up any longer I won’t be a functioning human
tomorrow” I said with a giggle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well, then let’s get some rest missy” Matt said while
getting up to put a pair of boxers on and handed me an oversized t-shirt of his
to sleep in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Luckily, I always have a travel sized toothbrush and
toothpaste in my purse (a little OCD but I brush my teeth a lot and it’s come
in handy) so I got up to brush my teeth and face before bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I was walking back in the room, Matt was lying back in
bed and just looked at me from top to bottom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I could get used to that picture” He said with a big smile
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What, you mean me with no make up on?” I said jokingly as I
climbed back into bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“NO I mean YOU wearing nothing but my shirt” he said as he
positioned himself to spoon me, “but that too, your beautiful whether or not
you have a speck of make up on.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You’re too sweet” I replied. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We kissed goodnight and I drifted off into one of the best
sleeps I ever had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I woke up the next morning I rolled over to see the bed
was empty next to me. Assuming he was downstairs making coffee, I threw on my
clothes from the day before and made my way down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I looked all around the main floor and didn’t hear or see
anything so I called out “Matt?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I looked out the front window and saw his truck was gone. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wtf?</i> I thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I went back upstairs to get my phone and just as I was coming
down the stairs and pulling up his name to call him, I heard the keys in the
door start to unlock and in he walked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sorry I ducked out,” he started as he set his keys on the
table “I just know you have to get back for class and I didn’t want you going
on an empty stomach.” He said as he kissed me on the lips and handed me a
bright pink smoothie and something wrapped in parchment paper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You’re so sweet, I thought maybe I scared you away” I said
coyly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Do you really think I’d high tail it out of my own house
after asking you to be my girlfriend?” He asked with a mock-hurt look on his
face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I giggled, “I didn’t know! I just woke up and you were gone.
But thank you, smoothies are my favourite breakfast” I said, sticking a straw
into the thick, fruity concoction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh my gosh, where did you get this? It’s so good!” I
exclaimed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt laughed while putting a straw into his own, “This
little bakery up the road, its run by an older Scottish couple. I’ve gone quite
a few times since moving here, they make everything from scratch and are so
hilarious to watch banter back and forth when you go in” He said, laughing at
the thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well, they know how to make a good smoothie,” I said as I
started unwrapping the parchment paper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was 2 croissants but they looked different than any one I
had ever had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hmm, what are these?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Those, my dear, are the best croissants you will ever
taste.” He said, grabbing 2 plates out of the cabinet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I sat down at the kitchen table, drinking my smoothie while
he warmed up the croissants in the microwave. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I tasted it, I knew instantly he was right. It was
hands down the best croissant I had eaten, probably the best thing I had had
from a bakery. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was stuffed with some sort of ham and cheese mixture and
then glazed on top; I inhaled mine in seconds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After breakfast, Matt dropped me back at the apartment so I
could shower and change before class.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We pulled up and after I took my seat belt off Matt put his
hand over mine and said, “You have no idea how happy it makes me that I get to
officially call you my girlfriend” and leaned in and kissed me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I smiled, “It makes me pretty happy to call you my boyfriend.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I kissed him once more before getting out of his truck. I
walked into my apartment in one of the best moods I’d been in a long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-80136299625860285302014-11-27T13:58:00.004-08:002014-11-27T13:58:51.348-08:00The Perfect Night
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">*Author's note: Hey lovely readers!!! This is a longer one and I even had to cut it down. SO I think I will try and get you a bonus post either tomorrow or Saturday, more likely tomorrow so be sure to check back, and thank you all for reading!*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once I got back after seeing Katelyn, I spent the entire
afternoon catching up on the work I missed. Even though it was only 2 days of
lectures that I missed, it made a big difference especially with mid-terms coming
up. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I needed a break from staring at my textbook so I grabbed my
phone and aimlessly scrolled through Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. When I
got to Facebook, I saw that I had a friend request from a Kim O’Donnell. I didn’t
even need to read her last name to know which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kim</i> it already was. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What was
she playing at?</i> I was seriously confused. I didn’t know if she was trying
to snoop around and creep on me or if it was part of her whole “looking like
she’s being nice while really being a sneaky bitch” act. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I didn’t need her snooping around my personal life, so I
didn’t do anything with the friend request. That way I can just say I haven’t
been on Facebook if I have the unfortunate luck of seeing her again and she
brings it up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I texted Matt to make sure we were still on for dinner and
possible costume shopping and he replied right away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">M: You bet! Does this
mean I get to see you model some of those sexy costumes?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I smiled and felt my cheeks warm at his response.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I replied, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You’ll just
have to wait and see ;)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Right after, I sent a text to Chloe asking if she wanted to
do dinner Friday. I hadn’t seen her since the night that we all went out to the
bar and I needed some Chloe time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">C: Friday sounds
great! We can do wine and cheese night at my place?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">S: Perfect! We will
figure out a time later, see you then! :)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before I knew it, it was already 6 pm and Matt texted to say
he was pulling up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made my way downstairs and outside where I saw him
standing outside of his truck, holding a bouquet of white lilies, which happen
to be my favourite (even though my mom told me they’re apparently “funeral
flowers”).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh my gosh these are beautiful!” I gushed, “What’s the
occasion?” I asked while smelling the flowers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No occasion, I just figured you had a rough couple of days
and wanted to pamper you a little” He said as he smiled and pulled me in for a
kiss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He smelled so good, a mixture between a fresh shower and his
cologne and I held onto our kiss as long as I could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thank you” I said smiling at him. “That was really sweet to
do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We spent most of our drive to the mall talking ab out the
last few days, me filling Matt in on everything that happened and him listening
patiently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You guys did the right thing and it’s great that she agreed
to go to treatment, I’m sorry you had to see your best friend go through that”
He said as he reached over and squeezed my hand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just smiled back and wanted to change the subject before I
got emotional over everything. We parked and started walking towards the mall
entrance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So, what did you get up to the last couple of days?” I
asked as we parked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh not too much just caught up on some marking for one of
Stark’s other classes and finished up an essay of my own.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I don’t envy you, doing your graduate and working as a T.A
must get exhausting!” I replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He chuckled, “Yeah, it can get to be a bit much but the T.A
thing isn’t full time I’m only working with one prof and she’s pretty good
about keeping the workload fair”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We only spent about an hour at the mall, looking at
different costumes and trying to think of ideas that we could do for either a
couples or a foursome theme.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One possible option was going as a nurse and doctor. The
minute I tried on the nurse’s costume, Matt’s eyes bulged out. “Good God, if
you wear that I’m gunna have to keep you by my side the entire night so another
guy doesn’t try and pick you up!” He said as he looked me up and down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I wouldn’t do that to you, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">doctor</i>” I said playfully. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He raised an eyebrow and smirked. That look alone made me
want to jump his bones right away. He was able to pull off that cheeky bad boy
grin without being a douche bag, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We left the mall with some ideas that I would run by Aleah
to see if she had any thoughts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we were driving through the main area that had most of
the restaurants my friends and I go to, it occurred to me that I had forgotten
to ask what he wanted to do for food. “What do you want to do for dinner? I
think The Cat and Fiddle has wing night tonight?” I suggested. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Actually, I had something else in mind.” He said with a
slight smile as he kept his eyes on the road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hmm, and what would that be” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You’ll just have to see!” He quipped back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well, as long as there’s food involved. You haven’t seen my
hangry side, it’s not pretty” I said with a laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">About 10 minutes later we pulled up to his house. I didn’t
even realize it until we were there because the other time I had been it was
dark outside and I wasn’t the one driving, and I usually only remember
directions if I myself have driven there, multiple times. My friends call it
being “directionally challenged.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was assuming he just wanted to order in at his place,
which I was totally okay with but when we walked in, the whole house had an
amazing aroma, as if he had been cooking there all day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, are you going to tell me now?” I said as he shut the
front door behind me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I thought I would cook for us tonight instead of going out,
I get sick of restaurants pretty fast” He explained, “I did the sides already
so basically just have to pop it in the oven and fire up the BBQ. You okay with
steak? If not, I also have chicken, salmon, or shrimp I could cook?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I LOVE steak! Thank
you for this, this is really sweet” I said sincerely as I wrapped my hands
around his neck and kissed him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He started walking me back until my back was against the
fridge, and his hand was sliding up the back of my shirt. He kissed my neck and
it instantly sent chills through my whole body. He finally pulled away and
smiled, “I better get that BBQ started or we’ll never eat.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I bit my lip and grinned at him, “You sure know what you’re
doing.” I said, meaning it in more than one way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I heard him laugh from behind the fridge where he was
pulling out the steak and a veggie and dip platter he had put together for us
to snack on before dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After Matt threw the steaks on the BBQ and some sort of side
dish he wouldn’t tell me about in the oven, he poured us each a glass of red
wine and we settled on to the kitchen chairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once the room started filling with the smell of what was in
the oven I couldn’t help but take a peak while he was outside checking the
steak. I still couldn’t really tell because it was covered with a lid but it
smelled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amazing</i> and definitely not
calorie friendly, but I didn’t care I was starving and wanted to devour
whatever it was. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everything had finished at the same time – he had cooked us
both a beautiful steak, grilled corn on the cob, a big mixed salad and the
mystery side, which he told me was “potatoes au gratin” – a dish of creamy, cheesy,
delicious potatoes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“This is so good! Seriously, how can you cook like this?!
Please feed me all the time” I said after taking a few bites.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He laughed as he put down his fork, “Well, I worked at a
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse for a couple of years before college so I learned a lot
of their recipes and mastered the art of cooking the perfect steak” He said as
he winked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That explained it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Mastered is right!” I said back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After dinner, I tried to help clean up the dishes but Matt
refused and shooed me away. He told me to try and find something for us on
Netflix to watch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I walked into the basement and started scrolling through the
Netflix options. Just as I settled on the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gone Baby, Gone</i>, Matt came walking down the stairs with our wine
glasses which he had topped up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“An amazing home cooked dinner, wine, and planting our asses
on the couch to watch a movie? This is honestly my ideal night” I said to him
as he sat next to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Me too” He said as he smiled and kissed me quickly, “I
figured you might want a relaxing night in.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thank you, for everything tonight you are so sweet” I
replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We started to pick up where we had left off before dinner
and were like a couple of teenagers making out fiercely on the couch. Within a
few minutes, both of our shirts were off and I could feel how hard he was
against my leg.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He stopped and as he was leaning over me he asked, “Do you
want to go up to my room?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I just nodded as I rushed to grab my shirt off the floor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Are you sure? I don’t want to rush you or anything or have
you think I planned tonight just to ge-“<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I cut him off by putting my hand over his mouth, “Matt, I
want to. You’ve been nothing but a gentleman so I would never think you’re
rushing me” I said before taking my hand off and kissing him on the lips. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-73199400093254376992014-11-20T08:59:00.000-08:002014-11-20T08:59:09.958-08:00Surreal
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since we had all had such an emotionally draining night, we
decided sleep would be the best thing for everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Josh had insisted on staying on the couch in Kate’s hospital
room. They wanted to keep her overnight (understandably) and he didn’t want to leave
her by herself. Usually the hospital wouldn’t allow this but since her parents
weren’t around, they said it would be fine. I knew I would need to stay a few
days so I called the closest hotel and booked a room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Josh hadn’t called her parents because he knew they were at
their vacation home in Florida and didn’t want them panicking before he got all
the info from the doctors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“They need to know. They are going to freak out either way,
the sooner they know the better.” I said to him. I was getting ready to leave
and we were standing outside Kate’s room since she had drifted back to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He looked like a mess and I knew that it wouldn’t be a fun
phone call to make, so I offered to take care of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He looked relieved and sighed, “Would you mind? Thank you so
much, I mean it doesn’t sound good getting a call from your daughter’s
boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend, whatever we are, saying she’s in the hospital
because of drugs…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You just focus on keeping an eye on Kate overnight, and
getting yourself some sleep” I said as I hugged him goodbye. "And do me a favour? Keep that Jozie girl away I don't think she should be around Kate right now." </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He nodded, “Thanks Sarah, are you okay getting to your hotel?” </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh yeah, according to my phone it’s only about a 5 minute
drive” I answered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once I got back into my car, I lost all composure and I
pulled up my parents’ home number. Katelyn was like a second daughter to them
and they were friends with her parents so they would want to know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My mom answered on the fifth ring in a panic. I think any
parent that gets a phone call after midnight has a mini heart attack before
answering.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started crying harder as I told her everything, barely
being able to form proper sentences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After she had gotten over her questions about Kate she asked
if I had talked to her parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No, Josh said they’re in Florida. I told him I would handle
it. I was gunna wait till the morning since it’s after 2 am there. I don’t
think there’s a point in worrying them in the middle of the night, it’s not
like they can get a flight at this time anyways…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh sweetie, you don’t need any more stress. I’ll call Bill
and Cindy tomorrow and tell them, I know I have their number down in Florida
somewhere in my contacts. It might be better coming from another parent.” She
said. Just hearing my mom’s voice comforted me more than anything. I think it
goes hand in hand with being sick and still wanting your mom to take care of
you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She asked where I was going to be staying and how long. I
told her a few days, at least until Kate’s parents got there but that I would
be able to manage being away from school since I had my laptop and could work
on assignments if need be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We said our goodbyes and I love you’s and she insisted I
text her address and phone number of the Radisson hotel I’d be staying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I quickly copy and pasted the address and phone number from
their website and texted it to my mom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know I should have called Matt to let him know what was
going on, but it was so late and I didn’t need him worrying about me so I
decided to wait until morning before texting him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I felt like a zombie by the time I shuffled my worn down self
into the hotel to check in. I gave the girl at the front desk my last name and
went to pull out my I.D and credit card.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh, Ms. Parker your room has already been paid for and a
credit card was left for any incidentals” She said with a cheery smile on her
face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My mom had obviously called the hotel right away and told
them to put it on her credit card. I felt a bit better knowing that she was
still taking care of me, even if she couldn’t be here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I got up to my room I quickly brushed my teeth, washed
my face, and changed into pajamas. I was asleep within minutes, and didn’t wake
until the next morning when my phone was going off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I didn’t get it in time but it was my mom, and she left a
voicemail saying she got a hold of Bill and Cindy and they were taking a flight
that morning back home. She said they were very panicked, but she did her best
to let them know Kate was going to be okay and we were all there to support
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After listening to the voicemail, I looked through my
messages, all from the girls, asking how things were. I answered all of them
and then tried calling Matt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It went to voicemail, so I left a lengthy message explaining
everything, trying to sound as calm as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I showered, got dressed, and made my way over to the
hospital, picking up coffee and muffins along the way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kate looked much better than she did the night before and
her and Josh were sitting on her bed watching something on his laptop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey guys” I said softly as I walked into the room. I still
felt like there was tension from the night before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sar-bear!!” Katelyn said brightly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She turned to Josh, lightly touched his shoulder and asked,
“Can you give us a few minutes alone?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, sure. I’ll go get some air” He said back and smiled. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I handed him a coffee and blueberry muffin as he walked by
and mouthed “thank you” to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once he left, Kate and I were alone in her room and I stood
awkwardly, not knowing what to say. She patted her bed, where Josh had been
sitting so I went over and sat down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When she looked me in the eyes, I could see they were
already filling with tears before she even spoke, so I decided to talk first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Look, I’m sorry with how I reacted but you scared the shit
out if me,” I was going for the tough love approach, “Before I even hear you
out I want one promise.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She nodded, as if she already knew what I was going to say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You keep your promise about getting help, and you finish
the program. You know I will be there for you 100% but you need to be in it
100% too, okay?” I said, feeling like a mom talking to their kid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I promise. I’ll go. I can’t lose you, or Josh. I just – I’m
so sorry that I put you guys through this, it was selfish.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“We were just so worried; you weren’t acting like yourself…”
I grabbed her hand and we lay on her bed just sitting in silence. It was a
nice, comfortable silence though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I told her my mom had called her parents and that they were
taking a flight that afternoon. She was scared about what her parents would do
but I told her that she needs their support in this and that they are more
concerned than angry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So, what happens with you and Josh now?” I asked. I knew
they had broken up because of this all but it was obvious that they were both
very much in love with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I have no clue, I’m so confused on it. I want to be with
him, but I don’t know if he will forgive me. I did a lot of stupid shit Sarah,
and I hurt him bad.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Just give him some time. He wants you to get better and be
back to yourself. He loves you, I know that. Even if you can’t be together like
you were, I know he will stay in your life as your friend.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She smiled weakly when I said this, and grabbed Josh’s
laptop from the foot of the bed where she had pushed it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sex and the city marathon?” She asked. I think she was just
trying to make things as normal as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nodded and smiled at her. Josh came back a bit later and
we spent the rest of the morning hanging out, watching TV and talking. It felt
like we were back in high school and a part of me wished we could have done
that for days and not had to deal with reality, but that’s not how life works.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kate’s parents arrived at the hospital around 4 in the
afternoon. We wanted to give them their privacy so Josh and I went down to the
cafeteria to get some coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I excused myself to step outside to call my mom. I told her
Bill and Cindy got there and everything was looking a bit better. I kept our
call quick and just wanted to keep her updated since she was worrying. I told
her that I was planning on heading back to school the next day. Now that Kate’s
parents were here, I felt okay leaving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next call I made was to Matt. I noticed that he had
tried calling me twice since I left him a voicemail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He answered after the second ring and sounded relieved that
I called.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I told him everything I had left out of the voicemail and
told him I would be driving back the next day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He kept asking me if there was anything he could do or if I
needed anything, but I politely declined and said I was okay, just tired and
shaken up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since I was driving back early in the morning, we had planned
to grab dinner and possibly look through some costume stores. I was hell bent
on going out as a foursome with Aleah and her new guy Chase, and I didn’t want
to wait until the last minute and end up with a lame costume. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After Kate had had some time with her parents, Josh and I
made our way back up to her room where they were sitting together with Dr.
Fantini talking to them all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They had decided on admitting Katelyn to Start Fresh
Treatment in Omaha. Her parents would also be getting counselling on dealing
with a loved one with substance abuse. It felt like a small weight had been
lifted to see her getting help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katelyn was released shortly after and was heading back to
her parents house until the next day when they would take her to the treatment
centre. We were all in the parking lot ready to go our separate ways. I was
going back to the hotel for the night and then heading out early the next
morning, and Josh was driving back to his place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we were saying our goodbyes I got emotional again as
Kate hugged me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She was crying too and said to me, “I’m so sorry, you are my
best friend in the whole world and it means everything that you came out here.
I love you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I love you too, and I would do anything for you. I just want
you to be back to your self. Call me if you need anything, or just want to
talk.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hugged both of per parents and Josh, and heading back to
the hotel for the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I was falling asleep that night, I couldn’t help but
think of how this kind of thing can happen to anyone. I never thought I would
see someone I loved sitting in a hospital bed due to a reaction to drugs, but I
did feel a sense of relief knowing that she not only promised to get help, but
seemed like she really did want to get better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-39490635767207598742014-11-17T18:48:00.001-08:002014-11-17T18:48:07.842-08:00E.R<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At almost midnight, I pulled up to the hospital Josh had
given me directions to. He had told me on the phone that Katelyn’s friend found
her passed out in her room and called an ambulance and they rushed her to the
E.R.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was awake but groggy, Josh had said when I called saying
I was 5 minutes away and gave me the room she was in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran in with my heart pounding and make up stained tears
all down my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was asleep when I got in and Josh was sitting on the
couch, along with a girl I had never met. He looked like he had been up all
night – his eyes were completely bloodshot, heavy bags under his eyes and his
face was blotchy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I gave him a hug and immediately started bawling my eyes
out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It’s okay,” he said quietly. “She’s going to be okay.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just then a doctor walked in with her chart in her hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hi, I’m Dr. Fantini, it looks like your friend here had a
severe allergic reaction to methamphetamine.” She said while still looking down
at the chart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“As in.. meth?!” I asked, shocked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew things were bad, but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">meth?</i> I should have come sooner, the minute I knew something was
wrong. My stomach was twisted in a knot and I felt like I was going to throw
up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yes, she didn’t have the quantity in her to have me
concerned of an overdose but the allergic reaction she had could have killed
her if no one found her.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other girl in the room started crying loudly and Josh
walked over to comfort her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Fantini turned to me and pulled me aside slightly, “Do
you know if this is a frequent thing for Katelyn? We usually only see this
severe of an allergic reaction with a first time user.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was still crying but tried to talk anyways, “Well, um, I
dunno really what’s been going on…I go to school at U of N so we don’t see each
other a lot” I sniffed, “But her boyfriend told me she has been having some
issues with drugs after I noticed her acting weird when she visited me. And a
friend of mine thought she saw her buying something off someone at this bar we
were at” I said and started sobbing more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know Josh said she would be okay but seeing her lying in a
hospital bed like that, and knowing I should have done something sooner, I just
couldn’t handle my emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Look, often times an addict’s family and friends have no
idea how far down they really are until something like this happens. You can’t
blame yourself. Katelyn made the decision to use drugs, all you can do it try
and make her realize she needs help.” Dr. Fantini said as she touched my
shoulder to comfort me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I’m going to go and get you some pamphlets of a few
different places that could help Katelyn. There are some really great
facilities that are geared towards young women like her.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Thank you” I said as I sniffled again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Fantini left the room and Josh was still trying to
comfort the other girl, I assumed the friend who had found Kate. She was still
sleeping so I stepped outside to answer some messages. I had sent a group text
to the girls letting them know where I was and I had heard it go off a number
of times on my drive up so I didn’t want them worrying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maddie: OMG!! Sarah
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where you are I can get in my car right away!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 missed calls from
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elena: Are you okay?!
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Aleah: Sarah, what hospital are you at I’m coming to meet you.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I called Aleah since I knew her and Maddie would be up
together. I explained everything and told them that they didn’t need to come up
here, I was okay – just shaken up, and Katelyn would be okay. They both still
insisted on coming up but I told them it was way too late and I would probably
stay a few days and I know they both had crazy busy schedules and couldn’t ask
that of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before saying goodbye I thanked them, and told them I loved
them for being so sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a similar quick call to Elena before a nurse scolded
me for being on my phone, so I slipped back into the room. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I got in Katelyn was awake and her and Josh looked like
they had been arguing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second I saw her awake, I felt this burst of anger
inside of me that I couldn’t control, it just came out like an explosion. Like
I said, I just couldn’t handle my emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I walked over to the bed, fuming and crying again. She
looked frightened of me. “Jesus Christ Katelyn, METH!?! What the hell are you
doing?! You had us all scared to death! YOU COULD HAVE DIED! Do you even get
that? If no found you, you would have DIED!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know it was childish the way I reacted but I couldn’t
control it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was red faced and crying “I’m – so- sorry” she tried to
blurt out in between cry’s. “ I didn’t know, I honestly didn’t know. Some guy
at this party asked if I wanted to do a line so we went up to the bathroom and
did a couple bumps. I felt really dizzy and he just smirked and told me I was
going to have the best high of my life”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She looked down at her hands and started crying harder. “ I
just thought it was coke!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He told me
afterwards that it was cut with meth. I would have never done it if I had known..”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Josh stood up “And you think COKE is any better? Do you not
see what you’re doing to yourself?! You have a problem Katie. This isn’t just
going out and having a good time at a party. Your taking fucking heavy drugs
with a complete stranger!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although he was yelling, I could tell he was more upset and
worried than anything. His face was full of concern and his hands were shaking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Okay enough of the ganging up on Katelyn party! I’m not an
addict!” She shouted back, now looking on the defensive. “Yeah so what, I’ve
done the odd line of coke at a party it’s not like I went seeking out meth. I
would never do that shit!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt my anger bubble up again, but before I could say
anything, the other girl stood up and ran to Katelyn’s side and started hugging
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“How can you two yell at her right now?! Have some sympathy”
She looked at Josh and I like we were monsters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Okay, I don’t know who you are but Katelyn is my best
friend, and all I care about is her well-being, she needs a wake up call! And
obviously needs to stay away from people like you who are going to enable her
problem!” I shouted at the girl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thankfully Josh intervened, “Jozie, why don’t you go and let
your other friends know Katie’s fine, ok? I think Sarah and I should talk to
her alone.” He said calmly. Josh was the type who rarely got angry, and even
when he did, it faded quickly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She looked down at Katelyn who looked at me and Josh, and
almost looked ashamed for a moment. “I’ll be fine” she said to Jozie, who got
up to leave, but not without narrowing her eyes and shooting me a dirty look. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a deep breath and mentally reminded myself that this
was not my best friend. She was not herself, but she needed us and she needed
help. I was not going to let her ruin her life with something like this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat on her bed and took her hand. I could feel it was
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Kate, you need help. Josh is right – this is way beyond
being a “party girl” or just going out and having fun. This is scary shit. And
your not yourself, I wouldn’t say this if I wasn’t seriously worried.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I know” she started bawling. “I’m so sorry, I don’t even
know what I’m doing. I haven’t felt like myself in so long. I’m so sorry.” She
sniffled and I hugged her hard, the two of us crying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Josh was sitting on the chair beside her bed, holding her
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Your doctor said she would tell us about some places you
can get help. You have to tell me you will go. You have to. You have to promise
me you will go Katie.” Josh begged to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Fantini must have had the same conversation with Josh. I
was glad he said it because I was at a complete loss with this. It was way over
my head and knew she needed professional help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She sighed, looked down at her hands again and nodded, “Okay,
your right. I know your right.” She sobbed, “I’m so sorry I did this to you
guys” She said as she embraced us both in a hug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-69842692691765160562014-11-13T21:02:00.001-08:002014-11-13T21:04:48.507-08:00Good times and bad<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Thank you everyone for your comments! Mexico was amazing but I really wish I had remembered my laptop, I wanted to get more writing done :( Work was crazy after being away for 10 days so I'm sorry this is late, but better late then never! Have a great weekend readers! :)</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-S xo**</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After spending the night at Matt’s house,
he dropped me off at my car and kissed me goodbye. I had this sense of comfort
and familiarity with him that I couldn’t explain. I knew I wouldn’t be able to
see him much throughout the week since I was going to be very busy with school
and had quite a few shifts at the restaurant so I was really glad our impromptu
night of drinks went well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I expected, the week flew by and before
I knew it, we were at the football game, bopping around between the various
tailgaters. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Thanks again for bringing me!” I beamed to
Aleah. I loved the atmosphere of these games. Everyone was always so cheerful
and I loved seeing people dress up in their jerseys, home-made t-shirts and
face paint.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No
problem!” She said as she linked her arm through mine and kept walking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Matt joined us for a bit during the game
and we spent the rest of the day talking, laughing, and drinking cheap beer. It
was the perfect day, followed by a perfect night with my best girlfriends. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our girl’s night was exactly how we did all
of our other girl’s nights in the past. We tried doing them about once a month,
even when Elena was still living with us because with all of our busy schedules
we don’t get a lot of time to hang out as a group. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a tradition of trying something new
off of Pinterest for every girls night, and we took turns on who got to pick
and make the new thing. This time it was Elena and she had found a recipe for a
vodka-soaked fruit platter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yep. That’s a real thing. And it was
amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“My god woman, you are a genius!” I said to
Elena as I was eating my fourth piece of vodka soaked watermelon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the cheap beer at the game, mixed with
the yummy treat of the evening, it was safe to say I was on my way to
drunk-town if I didn’t get some food in me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I suggested we order Thai and everyone
agreed. Once we settled in with our plates and girly drinks (complete with tiny
umbrellas that Elena found at the dollar store), we put on a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Friends</i> DVD and caught each other up on
everything going on. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a great
night but pretty soon we were all feeling pretty tired. Elena had decided to
host the night since she had a house now and we would have felt pretty awkward
having a girls night with all of us at our place with Nellie there. She had set
up the cutest area in her basement full of pillows and oversized comforters. We
were 4 girls in our pajamas, lying in a giant fort of blankets – we were having
a full blown slumber party and I felt like I was 12 years old again…I loved it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day we were all doing typical
Sunday things – laundry, homework, grocery shopping etc – when I texted Matt to
see if he wanted to grab an early dinner that night.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M:
Would love to! Told Kim we could get together tonight, is it cool if she comes?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ugh, I had briefly forgotten about her and
I couldn’t think of anything more miserable than having to have sit through
dinner with her. But, I had texted him so I couldn’t necessarily say I had
other plans, so I tried a different way of avoiding it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">S:
You guys haven’t seen each other in a while, if you had plans I don’t want to
butt in, you two should catch up we can hang out another night! :)</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My phone buzzed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M:
Just texted her, she said she would love it if all 3 of us could have dinner,
she wants to get to know you! It’ll be fun and I would love to see you, I can
pick you up around 7?<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What the hell was she playing at? I could
tell by the way she looked at me that she certainly did not have any interest
in getting to know me. I felt like I had no other choice since Matt knew I was
free.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">I can
suck it up for one dinner, </span></i><span lang="EN-CA">I thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">S: Sure,
sounds good see you then!</span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I was getting ready I had texted
Katelyn I had to go to dinner with the crazy chick from the salon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She called me right when I sent it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“What the hellllll? Why did you agree to go
to dinner with that chick?” She shrieked into the phone, half-laughing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I asked him to hang out first so he knew I
wasn’t busy so I couldn’t really say no when he suggested all 3 of us go to
dinner!” I said, irritated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well, shit that sucks! Don’t let that
bitch mess with your head, she seems manipulative as fuck.” Kate said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew then she was likely half cut because
she always swore a lot when she was drinking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yeah, I’m gunna try to keep it short, I
definitely don’t get a good vibe off her, and she was so rude to that
receptionist! But, I dunno maybe she was having a bad day, I should try to be
nice for Matt’s sake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways, how are
you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You still up for me coming up next
weekend?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had texted about me coming to visit her,
I wanted to see how bad her situation is right now and I needed to talk to her
about everything but it had to be face to face.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Duh! I’m so excited! I got us tickets to
this thing on Saturday!” She said, excitedly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Okay cool I’ll probably get there around 9
on Friday night. What kind thing, like a concert?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Well, there’s music” she laughed, “but
more like a big party, its kinda like a rave, but it’ll be fun! And it’s a
tight and bright theme so bring something bright to wear!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“That’s really not my kinda scene Kate, you
know I’m not a big partier and I’ve heard those rave things go all night and
all morning.” I said. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, that was true, a rave was the last thing on
my list of fun things to do. Second, I knew that I would just be on edge and feeling
like a babysitter going to something like that with Katelyn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Oh come onnnnnn grandma!” She whined. “It’ll be
fun and I already bought the tickets. If you don’t like it once we’re there we
can leave. Promise” She said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sighed, at least she gave me that so if
she got out of hand I’ll remind her she promised we could leave. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Okay, deal. But you stick to your word!
Anyways I should go, Matt will be here any minute”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Kay, have fun, or try, and I’ll text you
this week so we can figure everything out for the weekend” She said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We said goodbye just as I heard the buzzer
to the apartment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went down and Matt was standing at the
door, Kim was sitting in the truck.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hey! You look great!” He said as he
wrapped me in a hug and then kissed me intensely. Part of me was glad that we
had this hot kiss right in front of Kim after the way she acted all territorial
over Matt. He smelled of good cologne and a fresh shower and I immediately felt
my mood lighten when he hugged me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to a Greek restaurant, about 15
minutes away from my apartment, which I had never been to. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was fairly small on the inside, but had
very nice and authentic décor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“This place is so nice, I haven’t even
heard of it!” I said to Matt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just then, Kim linked her arm through mine
and said, “Oh, Sarah, what kind of tour guide for Matty are you if you don’t even
know the best Greek restaurant in town?” She said in a patronizing tone as she giggled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kim
made sure she spent the majority of the evening bringing up passed stories
which I obviously couldn’t have any input on because they all involved people
and memories that I didn’t know. She was deliberately travelling down memory
lane with Matt to make me feel left out, and I know I wasn’t just being
paranoid. </span></span></div>
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like, “Aw you waitress? That’s so cute, I wish my job was that easy!” and then
laugh a little so she came off as breezy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">J:
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-73816922049362636212014-10-30T10:56:00.000-07:002014-10-30T10:56:10.419-07:00A much needed drink
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As soon as I got off the phone with Josh I texted Matt to
see if he wanted to meet up for a late drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I needed to talk to someone and it helped that he was impartial because
he didn’t really know Katelyn other than meeting her on the weekend. Also, he
had obviously dealt with this kind of thing before with his mom so I wanted to
know what he thought. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He answered me almost right away saying he could really use
a drink himself, so we decided to meet at Guinness for a night cap. I got there
before Matt so I ordered a glass of red wine while I waited. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He got there less than 10 minutes later and ordered a
scotch, neat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Starting on the hard stuff already, eh? Rough day?” I asked
lightly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, it was an interesting one, that’s for sure…” He
answered just as the waitress brought his drink over. “But I’m happy you texted
me, I had fun the other night and everything but I feel like I didn’t get a
chance to talk to you much” He said with a smile. My stomach immediately started
doing somersaults and I tried to use some super human powers to stop it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I noticed he was one of those people whose eyes changed when
he smiled. They almost twinkled (cliché I know, but if you saw him, you would
agree) and he expressed a lot of emotions through his eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So what made your day interesting?” I asked as I gulped a
big sip of my wine. After the conversation I had with Josh, I needed about 6
glasses of wine but figured 1 would be a good start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Just hectic and non-stop, but I don’t want to bother you
with my crap, how was this morning with Katelyn, did you guys talk about last
night at all?” he asked with concern in his eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I sighed heavily “No, I didn’t want to ruin the weekend and
I wanted to talk to Josh so I just called him after work…” I trailed off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What did he have to say about everything?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I spilled everything to him that Josh had told me, and he
cringed here and there as I spoke. I think hearing about everything hit home
for him and reminded him of his childhood and the days he spent dealing with
his mom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“She definitely needs help and she’s lucky to have people
who care a lot about her to want to help her, so no matter what don’t feel like
you’ve done anything wrong, okay?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He must have read the confusion on my face and continued, “I
just know that when people are in denial about having a problem like this, they
get angry at the ones they love and the ones who try to help them. You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">are </i>doing the right thing Sarah, so I
just don’t want you to feel like you’ve done something wrong for talking to her
boyfriend about her without her knowing.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He reached out to hold my hand and we just sat there for a
bit. It felt so nice being able to have a comfortable silence with someone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So what’s the next step?” He asked me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well this weekend is a total right off. I have the football
game with Aleah on Saturday and then we’re all doing a girls night later on so
I’m thinking maybe next weekend I’ll make a trip up to see her and then go from
there. I know her parents really well and I would feel like such a teenager
going to them but if she won’t listen and denies there’s a problem then that’s
my only choice.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That’s probably a good idea, you’ll get a better idea of
what’s going on if you go and visit her. On a lighter note, I think I’m going
to the game as well so I might have to steal you away for a bit to join me for
a watered down keg beer.” He said with a small laugh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I giggled “Of course we’ll have to have a watered down beer
together, it’s a must when you’re tailgating! Are you a big football fan?” I
asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Not really, I mean I like it but don’t really follow any
teams or anything. I love the atmosphere of any game though, so I figured I
would check it out. I’ve always been more of a hockey guy. I played all my life
and I’m a total diehard Kings fan” He replied.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Please tell me your one of those guys whose bedroom is
still decked out in hockey memorabilia?” I asked while I laughed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Without missing a beat he answered, “You’ll just have to see
for yourself, won’t you?” and winked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well well well, maybe
he didn’t want to put off the physical stuff as long as I thought.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I tried to act nonchalant (which means I probably looked
like I was trying WAY too hard to make it look as if I wasn’t trying at all) “I’ll
be waiting for my invitation then” I said back and smiled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just then our waitress walked over to the table “Sorry guys,
we gotta close early tonight, we just had a pipe burst downstairs in our
storage room so we have one of those 24 hour crews coming to work on it.” She
explained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was bummed when she said this, I was hoping to spend some
more time with Matt and 1 glass of wine was not enough to comfort me after the
weekend with Katelyn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well I think we both need a few more of these” Matt said as
he shook his empty scotch glass, “Why don’t we pay up and can head over to my
place?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I swear this guy could read minds. Or I was just very
obvious with my body language. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That sounds perfect!” I said enthusiastically. “I’ll just
leave my car here, I’ve done it a few times before and they don’t seem to mind.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We made our way into his truck and started heading over to his
place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You okay with Merlot? I think it’s the only red I have at
home but there’s a liquor store by my house so we can stop and get something”
He asked as we merged onto the highway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I laughed, “I’m on a student budget, so I’m not picky when
it comes to booze. I usually go for the cheapest bottle I can find” I admitted.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He started laughing, “Nothing wrong with cheap wine, just gotta
drink more of it so you don’t realize that you’re drinking the cheap stuff” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we pulled into the driveway of Matt’s house, I was
pleasantly surprised. I had expected him to be living in one of the student
housing subdivisions like most of the other people who lived off campus, but we
pulled up to a beautiful house with at least an acre worth of property. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Wow! This is amazing!” I said to him as he put the truck in
park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thanks! I’ve never been a fan of living right in the city,
I like having a bit more openness.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He gave me a tour once we got in. It wasn’t a huge house,
but a decent size and decorated beautifully. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We walked into the basement, and it was exactly what you
would think of when you hear the phrase “man cave”. He wasn’t kidding when he said
he was a diehard Kings fan. It looked like a mini hockey hall of fame dedicated
to the L.A Kings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Wow, this is insane!” I said as he handed me a glass of
wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, I’ve been collecting this stuff since I was a kid” he
said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We sat on the couch and he browsed through Netflix and we
decided to watch “Superbad” since I hadn’t watched it in a while and we both
said we were big Seth Rogan fans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We spent the next 2 hours alternating between laughing,
talking, and telling stories and some heavy make out sessions (and a little
below the belt touching). It was so much fun to be able to hang out and let
loose around him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eventually, I could feel my eye lids closing and knew I
needed to get some sleep. Since we had both been drinking, I didn’t want him to
drive me so I said I would call a cab.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Don’t be silly, that’s a waste. I can drop you off to your
car in the morning if you wanna stay over…” He said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was exhausted and wasn’t crazy about taking cabs at night
by myself, so I agreed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah good call, I’d probably fall asleep in the cab anyways”
I joked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He pulled me on top of him so I was straddling him on the couch.
“We wouldn’t want that now would we?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He pulled me in for a deep kiss as he ran his fingers
through my hair before finally pulling away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Alright let’s find you something to sleep in” He said as he
held my hand and we walked upstairs to his bedroom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He went into his drawer and grabbed a pair of basketball
shorts and a t-shirt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sorry about the size, I think you might be a tad smaller
than me” He said with a smile as he handed me the clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Don’t worry, this works. Thanks!” I stood on my tippy toes
and kissed him lightly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I got changed in the bathroom and came back in to his room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I can stay in the spare room if you’re more comfortable
that way” He said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No no it’s okay...” I replied. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I knew we were both way too tired to do any fooling around,
and I also knew that Matt didn’t want to rush sex so I was completely
comfortable with just sharing a bed and not actually “sleeping together”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We climbed into bed and he pulled me into him so he was
spooning me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I have to say, I could get used to this” he whispered into
my ear and I felt my cheeks grow warm and smiled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Me too” I whispered back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He kissed me on the shoulder and said “Goodnight beautiful”
just as I drifted off to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-31448281414271804732014-10-24T14:01:00.001-07:002014-10-24T14:01:08.840-07:00Overload<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Thank you so much to all of you for wishing me a Happy Birthday! That was so sweet and I appreciate everyone being patient with the post! It's a long one :-) Have a fantastic weekend everyone!**</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I messaged Josh back right away, letting him know I was on
my way to work but would call him later. I didn’t want him sitting and waiting
for his phone while I worked for the next 5 hours and I didn’t want to squeeze in our
conversation right before work because I had a feeling there was a lot to talk about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I walked into the bar, it was about half full and the
majority of the customers were regulars who came every Sunday to watch football
and drink. I hadn’t been working there long but I quickly learned who the
regulars were and what they ordered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey sweetheart!” I looked to the end of the bar and Brian was
sitting there, drinking his watered down rum and coke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He was probably the sweetest older man I had ever met. His
wife had passed about 5 years ago and I think he came in to the bar so much
just to have some company. He would usually sit for about 4 hours but would
have 2 drinks maximum and was always chatting with the servers and other
patrons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I loved Brian because he was not only a great tipper, but I also found him
genuinely interesting to talk to. Sometimes I would find myself staying more
than an hour after my shift just sitting and talking to him (this usually
started as me doing my cash out at the bar and then getting fascinated with one
of his stories and loosing track of time). I also was absolutely in love with his dog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey Bri, how’s my favourite customer?” I asked cheerily as
I walked up to him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though I had a lot on my mind and couldn’t stop
thinking about the call I had to make to Josh, I tried my best to focus on work
and having Brian there would definitely lift my mood. He was like an adoptive
grandpa and had a great positive energy about him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I bet you say that to all the guys!” He said with a smile
and a wink. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Just then I heard the
familiar dog collar jingle from beside his stool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Bella!” I exclaimed as I bent down and started petting her.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brian got Bella about a month ago and they had been inseparable
ever since. Now, I know most people would say it’s unsanitary to let a dog be
in a bar but she was the most well behaved dog in the world. The craziest thing
is that she was only 2 years old but she was so calm and quiet that most people
didn’t even notice her unless they actually saw her. She was a shepherd/husky
mix which should have made for a very high energy and hyper dog, but not Bella.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Prior to Brian adopting her, Bella was in a very abusive
home, but she had a heart of gold and reminded me a lot of my dog back at home.
The owner of the bar, Tom, was a huge dog lover and had become quite close with
Brian over the last 5 years so he had no issues with Bella being in the bar as
long as she was behaved, which she always was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Nope you really are my favourite, but don’t tell the other
guys” I said back to him while continuing to pet Bella. “Have I mentioned to
you that if you ever need someone to watch this pretty girl I would be at the
front of the line?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He laughed, “Only about a hundred times! Don’t you worry if
I ever need a dog sitter you will be my first call!” I chatted a bit more with
Brian before I took over the bar from Sam, who had opened that morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hadn’t really talked to Sam much since I started because
we were always on opposite shifts but he seemed really nice. He was a bit older
than me, probably closer to mid-30’s but was always friendly. Tom always
referred to him as “my boy” even though he wasn’t his son or anything, I think
he had just been working for him for so long that they had established a good
relationship. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Bye Sam, have a good night!” I said to him as I started
doing beer count.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Actually I'll be back later, I, um, have a date…” He
mumbled while looking down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had just assumed he was married since he was in his
thirties but I guess I really didn’t know too much about him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You’re bringing a date here?” I asked, sounding more
surprised than I had intended. I didn’t mean for it to come out rude or
anything, I just didn’t see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Black
Bull</i> as a place you would take a date. <br />I mean don't get me wrong, they have good food (if your okay with 90% of the menu being deep fried) and I loved both the customers and the other people that worked there, but it was totally a dive bar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">His eyes widened when I asked him that. “Ya, I was going to.
Why, you don’t think it’s a good idea?” He asked, sounding nervous. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“My boy, you don’t take a girl on a date and bring her to
the pub you work at! You want her thinkin’ you’re cheap?” Tom shouted from the
back office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started giggling –
for an older man his senses were so sharp, I swear he heard and saw absolutely everything
that went on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Shit, you’re right” He said quietly. He looked so out of
sorts and I was guessing he didn’t date much, which didn’t really make sense
because he was a nice enough looking guy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Is this a first date or have you gone out before?” I asked,
not because I was being nosy but I was trying to think of a good place he could
go (okay, maybe it was both).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“First date.” He answered back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, you should take her to Brewsters! It’s casual but
nice and they make all of their own micro-brews right there at the restaurant!
The food has always been awesome too.” I said enthusiastically, trying to get
him a little bit more amped for his date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh yeah, I’ve driven by there and wanted to try, I’ve heard
good things!” He said, looking a little more upbeat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“It’s really good, I’m sure you will have a great time!” I
said while pouring a pint of Budweiser for another regular, Jim whose beer was
getting low. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another thing you start to know is how many drinks the regulars
usually have before calling it a night. For most of them, the general rule is to
keep pouring until they ask for the tab.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thanks doll.” He said as I placed it in front of him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jim didn’t talk a whole lot but was polite and friendly when
he did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No problem!” I answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well thanks for the suggestion Sarah, have a good shift! By
the way, were getting low on cranberry juice, can you mention it to Tom
tonight?” He said as he was leaving.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I knew I would forget with everything going on so I went to
tell him right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Tom, we’re running –“</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Cranberry juice. Got it.” He said without looking up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Again, that man hears everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I went back behind the bar and started cleaning up a bit,
trying to keep myself busy and distracted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Poor guy, in the same boat as me.” Brian suddenly said as
he finished the last of his rum and coke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What? Who?” I asked him, confused. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sammy boy. Lost his wife 2 years ago.” He said while
pulling out his wallet. He never needed a tab because he had memorized exactly
what 2 rum and cokes came out to be (plus a hefty tip as usual).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh my god, are you serious?! That’s so sad, what happened?”
I asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Some sort of accident. He doesn’t talk about it much, so I
don’t bring it up. Such a shame to see a life go so early. At least I got 50
years with Betty before she passed. Sammy only got a couple years with his
bride.” He said while shaking his head and fiddling with his wedding ring which he still wore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I didn’t even know what to say. My heart ached for them both
to lose their spouses, but Sam lost his wife right when they were starting
their life out together, and I felt terrible for him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“C’mon Bella, let’s go. Time for our truck ride home.” Brian said as he laid down some
money and started walking to the door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Have a great night you two!” I yelled over to him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thanks love, stay outta trouble” He said back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The rest of the shift went by relatively slow and I only had
a few customers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t help
thinking about Sam and the heartache he had been through. No wonder he seemed
like a newbie at dating, he probably hadn’t been out much since his wife
passed. I was surprised that none of the other girls at work had mentioned this
about him, but it might not be well known so I decided I wouldn’t say anything
about it to anyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After cashing out and driving home, I sat in my car (just in
case anyone was home I wanted some privacy) in the parking lot of our apartment
building and pulled up Josh’s contact and pressed the little phone icon to call
him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hello?” He answered on the second ring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“It’s Sarah” Was all I said, I just wanted to get to
the point and know what was going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey, I’m glad you called.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, so can you just start from the beginning and tell me
what’s going on with her?” I asked. I wasn’t trying to be short with him but I
was tired from work, and the weekend, and just everything.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, but you have to tell me what happened this weekend if
I’m willing to tell you everything” He said.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What do you mean?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well obviously you noticed something or you wouldn’t have
thought to message me, and I don’t want you holding anything back. I deserve to
know, Sarah. No pulling the girl code card here.” He was being firm but I know
he wasn’t trying to be controlling, he was just worried about Katelyn. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay I won’t.” I’m all for girl code but when I was
seriously concerned about the health or well-being of one of my friends, things
changed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well I started noticing her changing a couple months ago.
Nothing too big, but partying a lot more, lost some weight, started hanging out with people I had never
met and she wouldn’t invite me to go anywhere with her. I thought we just hit a
rough patch maybe so I didn’t think there was anything more to it. Then she
started going to a few raves over the summer and even for the party girl she’s
always been, she was never into raves.”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, I know she used to make fun of people that went to
them and she hates EDM” I said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Exactly! Anyways, I was getting worried that she was
slipping away from me so I brought it up and she flipped out. Called me clingy,
said I needed more of my own friends, stuff like that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That doesn’t even sound like her…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I know, that’s what had me worried. She never talked to me
like that and we always had such a strong relationship, I never knew she
thought that way. I knew that I didn’t want to lose her so I did what she
asked and let her do her own thing more, but even when we did see each other it
wasn’t the same. She wasn’t the same.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There was so much emptiness in Josh’s voice and I
immediately felt bad for being snippy with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So a few weekends ago, she asked me to go to this music
festival with her that a bunch of her new friends were going to. I was excited
that she invited me this time and figured that things were getting better.
About half way through the first night, she left her phone sitting open on a
group message when she went to the bathroom. I looked at the text and saw she
had sent it to about 5 people and all it said is “Anyone seen Molly?” I had no
idea what that meant but then she started asking random people if they had seen
Molly. I was so confused and asked her if that was one of her new friends and she just laughed and
said “Oh my god Josh you are so stupid sometimes” and that was it. I was sick
of feeling left out and fighting so hard for her attention when she was
treating me like shit, so I left the festival and drove home that night.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Josh, Molly is a form of MDMA…” I said as I was trying to
process everything he was saying. This wasn’t the Katelyn I knew. He was right,
she never talked to him like that and if anything, she had been the clingier
one throughout their whole relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I know that, now. I told my roommate about everything when I
got back from the festival and he told me that Molly is a street name for it.
So, when she came back I brought it up and she said it wasn’t a big deal, that
everyone takes it at raves. Still, I told her it worried me and I wasn’t
comfortable with how it made her act. She started crying and apologized, and said she wouldn’t do
it again. It’s like she was back to her regular self once she was sober. I
thought things would go back to how we were but she was still not herself.
Glued to her phone when we would hang out, distracted, wouldn’t return my
calls, stuff like that. Anyways, one night we had plans to go out for a nice
dinner and she didn’t show. I tried calling and texting her but she didn’t
answer so I got worried. I went over to her place and without thinking just
walked in as I usually did…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He sighed heavily again and said “I walked in on her doing a
line of coke on her coffee table. And there was some random dude I had never
seen sitting on the couch without a shirt on.” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Josh…” I started. He sounded completely broken as he re
told me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That’s when I broke things off. I flipped out and left. But,
a few days later I realized that I still loved and cared about her. We've been together for too long to just throw things out the window. Not only that, I'm worried about her and I don't want her to go down a path that will ruin her life. I told her
I would help her and do everything I could to go back to how things were and to
get her back to the old Katelyn but she refused and hasn’t returned any of my
calls or texts other than to say to leave her alone. This isn’t her Sarah, I
just want to get her help…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So do I. We need to do something.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-58327329127141737762014-10-23T08:03:00.001-07:002014-10-23T08:03:49.511-07:00Author's Note<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Everyone! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I usually post on Thursdays but I will have to put this one off until tomorrow. It's my birthday today so I took the day off work and will be spending it with some friends and family!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry, hope everyone has a great day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- S xo</span>Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-89008102679018577252014-10-21T11:12:00.000-07:002014-10-21T11:12:00.076-07:00Mr. Observant
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What do you mean buying something? Like drugs?” I asked
Chloe, after what she just told me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My heart was racing. I mean, I knew something was up with
Katelyn but I didn’t think it was something this serious. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She fidgeted
nervously and tugged on the hem of her shirt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well I saw her give him money, and I think I recognized the
guy, I used to see him around when I lived in residence first year. I know he’s
a dealer because there were a few girls on my floor that were big into the rave
thing and would buy off him all the time.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I stood still while I tried to take in this information. If
Chloe was right and Katelyn was buying drugs, it actually kind of made sense
with all the weird little things going on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">You need help”</i>
Josh’s text had said. Maybe I should talk to Josh, he obviously knew more about the whole thing than I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, well thanks for letting me know. I mean, she’s always
been a hard partier but never to the point where it was a concern…” I trailed
off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Ya of course, I just wanted you to know, but don’t assume
anything until you talk to her. Maybe sleep on it and see how things are
tomorrow?” She suggested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nodded back at her, in agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well I’m drained but tonight was fun! Thanks for getting
everyone out, as much as they drive me crazy I did miss the boys over summer.”
She said, smiling at me. God bless that girl and her ability to up the mood in
any situation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Ya totally! Well I think we should head out too, I will let
you know about Kate once she leaves tomorrow. Let’s go to the gym Monday after
class?” I suggested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m down! Gotta work off all that shit I just ate” She
giggled. “Oh and it’s nice to know Matt’s personality is as good as his looks!
He didn’t take his eyes off you all night by the way” She said with a wink as
she turned to leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I walked back over to the table to collect Katelyn and head
home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Ready to go party animal?” I asked as I approached the
table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No way! It’s early, let’s hit up another bar!” She said eagerly.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><em>That's the last thing you need, </em>I thought.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt could sense that I wanted to leave and thankfully piped up, “Well I’m gunna head out now so I can give you guys a ride to
your apartment if you want?". He had only had 2
beers over the course of the night and a ride sounded much better than walking
home late at night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I turned to him “Thank you, that would be great. Kate if we
leave now we can get a ride, it’s gunna be last call at most places anyways” I
said to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She rolled her eyes at me like a stubborn teenager and grabbed
her purse. When she stood up, I noticed for the first time all weekend that she
had lost weight. Not a lot, but enough to notice as she already had a pretty
petite frame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We said goodbye to everyone and made our way out into the
parking lot. I was walking close to Matt, with our arms brushing while Katelyn
was talking non stop about absolutely nothing behind us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On our way home, I mindlessly thought of all the years I had
known Katelyn and her family, and couldn’t think of anything that could have
been a sign. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You okay?” Matt asked and snapped me out of my thoughts finally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I tried to force a smile, but he knew it was fake and had a
concerned look on his face. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we pulled up to the apartment building, I wanted to say
a proper goodnight to Matt so I gave Katelyn my keys and told her to head up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I watched her stumble out of the truck and to the main door
of the building before I couldn’t hold it in any more and started bursting out
in tears. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I told Matt everything about the weekend and what was going
on with Katelyn, and he listened patiently, nodding at the right times and
squeezing my hand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I was finished, he looked at me and asked, “Do you want my
honest opinion?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I wiped a tear off my face with my hand (I knew I totally
had the ugly cry face going on) and nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“She’s on something. Whether she admits it or not when you
bring it up, I can guarantee she took something tonight. She made frequent
trips to the bathroom alone, her pupils were huge and she was really animated
when she spoke.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was a little surprised that he noticed all of that when
even I didn’t. “Wow, I didn’t know you were so observant” I said while all of a
sudden realizing that everything he said was right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He smiled at me “I’m not in all aspects; I guess I’ve just
conditioned myself to pick up on these things with all the shit with my mom. I
was actually going to mention her behaviour to you but it was kind of hard in
front of everyone and I didn’t want to embarrass her or start a fight between
you two…” He said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“It’s okay, thank you for keeping it to yourself around everyone, I don’t
even know how I’m going to approach this with her. We had such a nice visit
this weekend I don’t want to ruin it all with a fight” I said, half whining. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I get that but I know how bad these situations can turn out
and how fast someone can go downhill. Do you know this Josh guy well? Maybe you
could talk to him and see what the deal is.” He suggested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Ya we went to school together, I was thinking about talking
to him but I don’t want to seem sneaky…” I replied. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No matter what way you approach this, it’s not going to be
a fun conversation. I only suggest talking to him because she will either lie
to you or downplay the whole thing. I don’t know her well obviously, but it’s
what people usually do, deny that there’s an actual problem.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought about what he said and I knew he was right. I had
seen countless Intervention episodes and also taken a few psych classes that
went over addiction and it’s true, people deny they have a problem until they’re
ready to make a change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You’re right. I’m gunna talk to Josh tomorrow after she
leaves. I don’t want to ruin the end of our trip and bringing it up tonight isn’t
going to do anything.” I said as I started to breathe normally again, after my
crying fit. “Thank you, for the ride, and for listening.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">His face was close to mine and he gently pulled my chin up
and pressed his lips onto mine. It was a slow and sweet kiss but there was
still an intense passion behind it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All this kissing was teasing me, it was
like being able to taste the frosting on a cupcake and then have someone take
it away before being able to enjoy the rest. I couldn't wait to "indulge" a bit more when we had our next date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He pulled my face away and had a serious look “Do not
hesitate to call me for anything, okay?” He asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was a small but sweet gesture that showed he cared. I
nodded, kissed him once more and headed in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thankfully someone else was going into the building at the
same time as me so I snuck in and went up to my apartment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katelyn was watching something on
TV when I came in but I was exhausted, physically and emotionally and headed to
bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katelyn had to leave fairly early on Sunday since we both
had homework to do and I hadn’t been able to get rid of my Sunday shift so I
had to work in the afternoon anyways. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She was acting completely like her old self, and must have
figured I hadn’t noticed anything the night before. I knew that I couldn’t just
forget about it though and as much as I hated confrontation, I wasn’t going to
sit by and watch her do this to herself. I wanted to talk to Josh and then
would decide how to handle it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We hugged and both said how much fun we had and promised to
try and visit our parents on the same weekend so we could hang out at home
together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As soon as she left I pulled up Facebook on my iPhone. I
didn’t want Josh to panic or anything so I just sent him a casual message:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hey Josh!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How’s it going?
Hopefully the start of the semester is going well for you. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyways, Kate visited
me this weekend and I just wanted to talk to you about something. Can you let
me know when a good time to call you would be? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks! :) <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I figured that sounded breezy enough, sent it, and left the
ball in his court.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I spent the rest of the morning getting ahead on an
assignment that was due next Monday. I wasn’t usually this prepped or ahead on
school work, but Aleah had invited me to go to the McNeese football game next Saturday
and then we had planned a girls night for later that night so I knew I wouldn’t
be getting much done that weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At about 2:30 I started getting ready for work. The
restaurant I worked at was called the Black Bull and thankfully our uniform was
pretty casual. Just the t-shirt they provided, which was a black v neck with BB
on the right breast and a bull stenciled on the back, and jeans. Tom even gave
us the choice of regular jeans, jean shorts or a jean skirt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I grabbed my work shoes and started walking towards the door
when my phone buzzed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was a reply from Josh to my Facebook message:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Call me ASAP, doesn’t
matter the time, just call me as soon as you can </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I swallowed hard, so much for breezy. I guess things were
worse than I thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-85046105186054308542014-10-17T14:12:00.005-07:002014-10-17T14:12:42.631-07:00Fun night? (Part 2)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn’t wipe the surprised look off my face when I turned
around and saw who was standing there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before I could say anything, Matt’s face broke into a huge
smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“KIM! What are you doing here?!” He asked as he stood up and
embraced her in a big hug. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was so confused, which was probably pretty obvious by my
face expression, so Matt elaborated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“This is my friend from back home! I swear this girl was my
lifesaver during my undergrad!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Why did she call refer
to him as “hers” if they’re just friends?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></i>I thought. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And how can he be
good friends with someone as awful as her?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She laughed, and playfully swatted him, “Oh he’s just being
nice, we helped each other. I’m actually here for work! I’ll be here for the
next 6 weeks staging our new store!” She said chipperly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Kim works for Pottery Barn, in their corporate office, overseeing
the opening of new stores <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn’t believe this was the same person who, just hours
earlier, was ready to have our heads ripped off for “stealing her appointment”
and now she was acting like the sweetest girl in the world. I wasn’t buying it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She turned to me “Ahh, where are my manners! I’m Kim, and
you are?” She extended her hand to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being polite, I shook it and flatly said “Sarah.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Nice to meet you! I was totally kidding, Matty isn’t mine,
just old friends”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was unsure of what to say, and I couldn’t tell if she was
pretending like we hadn’t met earlier in the day, or if she really didn’t
recognize me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt chucked and said “Yeah, but you’ve always been protective,
so much like a sister!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her smile twitched when he said that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So Sarah, are you the new woman in Matty’s life that I
should be grilling with questions?” Even though she said it nicely and with a
smile on her face, I had a feeling it was just a front. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When she asked this, everyone at the table looked at me,
waiting for my response. Since no one other than Chloe, Katelyn, and Maddie
knew about Matt and I, I told her that we were just friends and I was trying to
show him around since he was new to town. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made eye contact with Katelyn who looked just as confused
as I was. She obviously recognized the woman from before too, and was just as
shocked as I was at her change in demeanour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I definitely thought she was going to try and weasel her way
into our group table when Matt asked if she wanted to join us for a drink, but
for some reason the Gods were on my side that night. Or she was leaving to go
and ruin some other poor receptionist’s day. “No thanks, I gotta get going, you
guys enjoy your night. Matty lets meet up next week we have SO much to catch up
on” She said while shooting me a side glance. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Is no one else seeing this?! </i>I thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sounds great Kim! I’ll give you a call this week” Matt said
back, still smiling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but it seems
like men in general are not great at reading characters or detecting when
someone is hiding their true colors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After she walked away Matt went back to talking to the group,
and gave my knee a slight squeeze under the table as if to assure me there wasn’t
anything to worry about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I needed girl chat stat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m just gunna run to the washroom, be right back!” I said
loudly while looking at the girls, hoping one of them would be able to read my
mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I gotta go too, can I squeeze by?” Maddie said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though she had no idea about what had happened at the
spa earlier, she could tell something was up and I was glad she was the one to
follow. (Katelyn was now on her fourth drink so I didn’t think she would be
able to offer the best advice)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay what the hell is up? Do you know her or something your
eyes almost bulged out of your head when you saw her” Maddie said, as soon as
we were alone in the bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I told her about that day at the spa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“And you’re sure it’s the same chick? She seemed nice…a
little fake maybe but nice.” Maddie said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m positive! Even Kate knew it was the same girl she
looked just as surprised to see her! And she recognizes me, I know it, she
obviously didn’t want to bring the whole thing up in front of Matt” I replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Are you going to tell him?” Maddie asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I dunno! What do you think I should do?! I mean, he
obviously hasn’t seen that bitchy side of her so I don’t want to come off like
some jealous psycho girl he’s only been on a few dates with.” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well she said she’s only here for a few weeks, and if she’s
here for work I’m sure she will be busy most of the time so I doubt she will be
plotting any plans against you” Maddie said. I think she was trying to make me not
jump to worse case scenarios, which was probably a good idea otherwise I wouldn’t
have been able to think of anything else throughout the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Your right, maybe she was just having a really bad day or
something. Matt isn’t the type to be friends with someone like that” I said, trying
to convince myself more than anything. I got a bad vibe off her, and that doesn’t
happen too often.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Right, so let’s try and have fun tonight. You’re here with
Matt and you should enjoy it! Plus you get to be graced with my presence” She
said jokingly while giving me a wink. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I forced a small smile and we were about to walk out when
she grabbed me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Everything else okay? You’ve seemed kinda distracted all
night, even before the wicked witch of wherever-the-hell-she’s-from showed up.”
She looked at me suspiciously. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Just some shit with Katelyn. I think something’s going on
but she won’t talk to me” I said as I sighed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“She does seem to be hitting the booze pretty hard, but that’s
not really new…we will keep an eye on her tonight. Maybe she just needed a
weekend to let loose, you know?” Maddie suggested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah true enough, alright we better get back out there or
else everyone’s gunna think we jumped out the window” I said as I opened the
bathroom door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When we got back to the table the appetizers were there and
all the guys were digging in like wild animals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I looked over at Katelyn whose eyes were glued to her phone
with her fingers tapping rapidly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey there Hollywood, you better grab some food before the
guys eat it all” I said to her lightly. I wanted her to eat something to try
and soak up some of the food but I didn’t want to sound like a mom either.
Whenever we would party or drink back in high school, as long as she ate, she
could drink like a fish and not seem drunk at all, but if it was on an empty
stomach, she would be passed out after 5 drinks. I didn’t want that happening
because the night was supposed to be fun and it was still so early in the
night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She looked up from her phone and I could tell she was
starting to get the droopy drunk eyes. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Urgh
c’mon Kate, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>don’t go down this fast, </i>I
thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Nah, I’m good, gotta pee
though!” She said as she got up from the table<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">.Over the next few hours,
Katelyn seemed to get her second wind, which was good. She didn’t eat, but she
was bubbly, energetic, and wasn’t showing any signs of being drunk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our table grew because Jeff saw
one a few of his buddies that he lived with in first year residence, so they
joined us and everyone was talking and getting along really well. I had little
internal <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">yippee </i>moment because I had
put this together pretty last minute and it had turned out to be a really fun
night (other than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kim</i> showing up but I
figured I wouldn’t think about her unless I had to).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt was doing an amazing job at
splitting his conversation between me, and talking to the guys, trying to get
to know them better, and even making a point to talk to the girls. He was being
the perfect secret date/gentleman and was even giving me some leg rubs under
the table that were coincidentally moving higher and higher up my thigh over
the course of the night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before I knew it, it was after 1
am and I was getting to the point where all I wanted was a slice of pizza and
bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Maddie, ready to go? Is Kate
just in the bathroom?” I asked her from across the table. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had been busy talking to Matt
that I didn’t even see her leave the table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yup and yup, said she had to
pee again.” She said as she started saying goodbye and how nice it was to meet
everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’ll walk you guys o-” Matt
started to say, when Chloe came up to me from behind and whispered to me, “Can
I talk to you for a sec?”<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I got up and we walked over to
the bar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“What’s up?!” I said happily (I
was in my Sangria bliss).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, I don’t want you to panic
or anything, but my sister called me so I went outside to take the call..” She
started while looking nervous.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Anddddd?” I asked with wide
eyes, expecting some juicy gossip or something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Your friend Katelyn was out there.”
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh, I thought she was in the
washroom, maybe she just wanted some air…” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well I saw her talking to some
guy in his car and it looked pretty sketchy…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Why? What do you mean sketchy?”
I asked, starting to get nervous and quickly felt my buzz leave my body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Sarah, I think she was buying
something off of him”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-90795172102637774142014-10-16T14:41:00.001-07:002014-10-16T14:41:21.889-07:00Fun night? (Part 1)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">***Note: This will be a 2 part post, be sure to check back tomorrow to see what happens in part 2!Thank you again for everyone who's been reading! :)***</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though Katelyn and I had spent the afternoon being
pampered at the spa, I couldn’t help but feel tense and filled with anxiety. I
wanted to ask her about Josh, but at the same time I didn’t want her thinking I
was snooping through her phone (which, for the record I was not – I thought it
had been my phone to go off and I just happened to see Josh’s message when I
looked at our phones). I was really concerned with what he said and was
thinking of maybe sending him a quick message on Facebook when she left, if she
still hadn’t talked to me about it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">His message had said “even if things aren’t the same.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What did that mean? Did they break up?</i>
If they had, then her reaction was definitely not normal for her, or for any
one who had been dating the same person as long as they had. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I was racking my brain, going through various scenarios,
I heard the front door to the apartment open. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“HEEEEEYYY! You girls ready for a night out?!” I heard
Maddie shouting from the front hallway. I smiled at how chipper she was and felt
a little bit of the anxiety leave. She must have gotten ready at her boyfriend,
Gavin’s, because she was all decked out in a little black dress with big curls
shaping her face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katelyn went running out and gave her a big hug. “OH MY GOD
Maddie! I haven’t seen you in over a year! You look amazing! How are you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I let them catch up a bit while I went back and tried to
decide what to wear. Even though Kate was my bestie from home, she had met all
my roomies since I had been going to school here and they all got along well.,
but that didn’t surprise me since all of the girls were very easy going. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I considered pulling Maddie aside and talking to her about
the text and how she had avoided talking about Josh, but I figured if Katelyn
wasn’t even talking to me about it, she wouldn’t want anyone else knowing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had texted Matt earlier, letting him know the plan and I
was excited to be able to see him tonight. I was hoping it would take off some
of the uneasiness I was feeling about Katelyn’s situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since we weren’t going to any clubs and would just be bar
hopping, I kept it casual and settled on a pair of white skinny jeans, and a
flowy black halter top. I was still sporting a decent tan from summer, so I
didn’t wear any concealer or bronzer, and just applied a light coat of mascara,
eyeliner, and lip gloss. I looked at myself in my full length mirror and smiled
– it’s true what they say that you feel better when you look better! It felt
good to get a little dressed up once in a while. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just as I was slipping on a pair of black booties, I heard
Katelyn yell to me from the kitchen, “SAR-BEAR! You ready? The bar is calling
our names!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I walked out of my room and Maddie let out a cat-call type
whistle. “Sarah you look smoking!” She said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I laughed, “Yeah, that’s just cause you’re used to seeing me
in sweatpants with my hair sitting on top of my head.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Well <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">it is</i> nice to see you in
something other than those but I mean it, you look awesome!” She replied
happily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“She’s right Sar! Your new boy toy is gunna have a hard time
keeping it in his pants when he sees you!” Katelyn said. The girls must have
done a few pre drinking shots because both of them had a slight flush to their
cheeks, and about ¼ of the tequila bottle was gone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I giggled and shook my head. “Thank you! You ladies don’t
look so shabby yourselves! And would you stop calling him that pleeeease! You
said no embarrassing me!” I whined at Katelyn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh I’m just doing it to bug ya, I promise I will be on my
best behaviour around Matt” She said, trying to keep a serious face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were walking out of the apartment building when my phone
buzzed. It was Chloe letting me know she and a few others from the track team
were already there and that they grabbed a big table near the bar. Before I
could even reply and ask her if Matt was one of the “others” that was there
already, a message came in from him: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Leaving in 5, should
be there in about 20 minutes!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I replied: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Great! We’re
just on our way there now, see you soon :) <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It took us less than 10 minutes to walk to the bar (another
reason I picked Monty’s – no wasting money on cab fare) and when we got there I
immediately spotted my friends from the track team – they were the loud boisterous
group with 3 pitchers of beer on the table (even though there was only 4 of
them there so far – Chloe, Adam, Ryan, and Jeff)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chloe waved me over with her usual massive smile on her
face. She was the only girl at the table, so she was probably relieved to see
us come in. It’s not that we didn’t like hanging out with the guys on the track
team, but when a couple guys get together and start drinking beer it can be a
little difficult to be the only girl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yay!! I’m glad you guys are here! I just ordered a pitcher
of Sangria” Chloe said as she greeted us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made the introductions and we all started talking pretty
easily. Our pitcher of sangria came shortly after and we all (well the girls
anyways) poured a glass. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So who’s all coming?” Adam asked nervously – he was
probably the shyest of the guys on the track team, but once you were friends
with him he opened up a lot more. He was actually one of the first friends I
had made on the team and kind of like a brother to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I think just us! And Matt, he was at the meet the other
day, new to the track team” I said, trying to sound casual.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Adam’s face fell a little bit when I said that and I knew
exactly why. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nudged him “You know, if you just told her that you liked
her, I’m sure she would notice you more” I said to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He had been border line in love with Amy, one of the girls
on our track team ever since I first met him, and she was still clueless to the
fact. It didn’t help his case that he never talked to her or attempted any sort
of communication. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He just shook his head with a small laugh and looked down,
almost as if he was embarrassed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“If it makes you feel any better, I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">did</i> invite her for you, but she went back home for the weekend, she
said it was her mom’s birthday” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chloe was sitting across from me, facing the door of the
bar, when she made eye contact with me and gave a slight nod towards the door.
Girl code for “he’s here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I didn’t want any of the guys to know there was anything going
on with Matt and I so I didn’t hug him or anything when he walked up to the
table and just introduced him to Maddie and Katelyn instead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He said hey to the guys, and they dove into a conversation,
drilling Matt with questions but not in a dueche-y way, just trying to get to
know him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had only had about 3 sips out my drink when I noticed Kate
pouring another glass. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Was I drinking
that slowly? </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought to myself,
but when I looked at Chloe and Maddie’s drinks, they were almost untouched.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now, I am not the type to judge my friends or be uptight
about drinking and having a good time, but I was worried there was something
going on with Katelyn and instead of talking to me (or Josh apparently) about
it, she was avoiding it and drinking heavily instead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was grateful when Jeff ordered 2 appetizer platters for
the table when the waitress came by to ask Matt if he wanted a drink or if he
was going to take part in the pitcher. He opted for the beer and she brought
him back a glass. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maddie had moved down a bit so Matt sat in next to me and we
started talking, but casually since we were in a group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He was in the middle of telling me about what he did that
day when a voice from behind us spoke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Matty?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I didn’t think Matt knew anyone here yet, let alone know
someone well enough they had already given him a nickname. When we both turned
around to see who was talking, my mouth fell open when I instantly recognized
the girl as the raving bitch who had been screaming at the receptionist at the
salon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She obviously recognized me as well because she formed a
devious smirk and said, “Well, well, well, looks like you just can’t seem to
try and steal anything that’s mine.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-59480663465060046132014-10-13T20:10:00.000-07:002014-10-13T20:10:07.572-07:00Weird Feelings<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">***Bonus Post!** Was hoping to have this up earlier in the weekend but it's Thanksgiving weekend here (I'm Canadian :) ) So was busy with family things. Anyways, here is the bonus post, thank you all for reading!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- S xo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next morning, Katelyn and I slept in until 11, which was
unheard of for me, but it did feel refreshing to sleep that long. After each of
us had showered and gotten ready, we drove into town to have brunch at a little
café that had the best coffee concoctions – they definitely put Starbucks to
shame. I ordered their House Specialty Drink which was half coffee, half chai
tea latte and Katelyn ordered a cookies and crème mocha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once our drinks arrived we started perusing the menu with
minimal talking like a pair of ravenous animals. I decided on a fruit bowl with
eggs benedict and Katelyn ordered the vegetarian omelette. We started talking
about what we were going to do that night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I think were gonna go to this dive bar for pre drinks and
then once we’re all together we can decide where to move on from there” I said
as I started stuffing my face full of food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Sounds awesome! I can’t wait to meet your new little sex
toy!” Katelyn said, a little too loudly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I shot her a look and she smiled apologetically. Sometimes
she speaks (or yells) without thinking, but she has a good heart and I know she
only has good intentions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Please do not make a
big deal out of anything, I told you we’ve only gone out a few times” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I know I’m just kidding I’d never embarrass you! On purpose
at least” She replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I laughed “Okay so I told everyone to meet up at Monty’s at
8, they have $3.00 drinks until 10 so it’ll be a good place to pre game.” I
told her as I finished up the rest of my ahhh-mazing brunch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Sweet! What do you wanna do today until we have to get
ready and stuff? We should get pedicures and treat ourselves to an overpriced
lunch at some fancy wine bar!” She almost bounced in her seat as she tossed the
idea to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Love that idea! And there’s a new spa that opened over
summer that Elena said is awesome!” I said as I starting pulling out my phone
to google spa’s in the area. I knew once I saw the name I would recognize it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found it right away, probably since it had recently
opened, and called them to see if they had any openings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Good morning! Thank you for calling Edge Beauty Salon, my
name is Cassandra how may I help you?” The cheery voice said at the other end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Oh, hi, I was wondering if you happen to have any openings
today? A friend and I were hoping to come in for a pedicure.” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Oh honey, calling on the day of, I doubt I have any
openings but let me see if we’ve had any cancellations.” I heard some clicking
on a keyboard “Oh! Looks like I have 2 of my girls open at 2 pm -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that work for ya?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I gave her our info and told her we would see them shortly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Brunch was awesome and we spent most of it gossiping more about people from our home town and she was letting me know the latest on all of her sister's drama. Her sister was 18 and the queen of drama; personally, I think kids have totally changed since I was in high school, and they had some sort of sense of entitlement - like the world owes them everything Anyways, Katelyn had been acting her normal self all throughout
brunch so I figured I would just drop the Josh thing unless it came up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When we got to the spa and I told the receptionist our name,
she had us fill out a brief patient form and said she would call us when our
“nail artists” were ready. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As we were filling it out I noticed a tall woman with long, jet
black hair walk in and start speaking quietly with the receptionist. She
started getting louder and was beginning to yell “Are you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fucking</i> kidding me?! I’’ve had this appointment for over 2 months!
What the fuck do you mean it got cancelled?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The receptionist looked visibly upset, “I’m sorry ma’am, we
tried calling you 3 times to confirm the appointment and we did not hear back.
Our policy is to cancel any appointments that do not confirm within 24 hours
before their appointment” She said, trying to be calm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sounded like kind of a
weird policy for a spa</i>, I thought but nonetheless, the woman didn’t need to
be ripping this poor girl apart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Well I’m here now! They better be able to take me I cleared
me entire afternoon for this!” She said as she slammed our fist on the counter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I got a better look at her, I figured she was probably
around 26 and aside from her atrocious manners, she was stunning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I’m sorry, but we gave away your spot as we treated it like
a cancellation.” The receptionist said as she slightly nodded toward us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Great, let her unleash
on us now</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Katelyn wasn’t even paying attention and was still filling
out the form when the woman stormed over to us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Listen, apparently one of you skanks took my appointment?”
She said with the nastiest look on her face and looking down on us as if we
were homeless people trying to dine in a 5 star restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“First of all, I don’t know why you think it’s okay to talk
to people like complete shit, but it’s not. Second of all, I just called and
asked if they could take us, they said they could, so we came.” I quipped at
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Katelyn was staring at me, suddenly clueing in to what was
going on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Well, like I said. It was MY appointment. So one of you can
leave.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was not one to get involved in conflicts, but this woman
was really pissing me off. I hate people that think they are better than
everyone else, or those that think they can talk down to everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I
could say anything, Katelyn jumped in, “Actually, were not. We got the
appointments, and were taking them, so why don’t you leave gracefully and treat
yourself to another tacky spray tan? ” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I laughed under my breath; Katelyn was always the friend you
wanted on your side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The woman huffed, realizing we weren’t budging, and stormed
out of the spa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We looked at each other at started bursting out laughing,
just as we got called in to our appointments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went back to the apartment after our spa day and fancy
lunch and took a little power nap. I was not used to going out late and doing
the whole bar hopping thing so I figured it would be a good idea to sleep for a
bit before getting ready.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I woke up around 5 and said Katelyn lying in Aleah’s bed and
scrolling through her phone, with a weary look on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Everything okay?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She jumped a little, not knowing I was awake. “Oh ya! Just
creating my dream home on Pinterest!” She said, getting out of bed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She wanted to jump in the shower again so I started going
through my closet and picking out an outfit when I heard my phone buzz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I looked on the table I saw it was Kate’s phone lit up
and not mine. It was an imessage from Josh:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seriously Kate? You
just run off for the weekend? I was serious when I said I’m here for you, even if things aren’t the same. You need help, please call me”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As soon as I read it, the bedroom door opened and Katelyn
came back in. I acted as if I hadn’t seen the message and grabbed my phone off
the table. I watched her as she looked at her phone and threw it on the bed as
she rolled her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She looked over at me “I am getting white girl wasted
tonight!! Seriously, let’s go all out!” She said with a huge smile on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I forced a smiled but on the inside I lost my excitement for
the night, and all of a sudden had a feeling like it was not going to be the
great night out I had in mind. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-19993381319502873942014-10-09T09:10:00.002-07:002014-10-09T09:10:50.588-07:00Girl time!
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">The day after my
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saying she had the weekend free and wanted to come up for a visit. I
immediately texted her back: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">OMG! Yes
please come up that’ll be awesome!!” </i>I had 2 shifts at the restaurant this
weekend but I knew I could easily get them covered because all the students
wanted the weekend shifts to make more tips. After quickly texting a friend
from work to see if she wanted the shifts, I got up and showered. I did a
morning BodyPump class at the gym (you know, to balance out all the bad food
and drinking I knew I would be doing on the weekend with Kate).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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day went by fast with classes and I was texting Katelyn all day planning our
weekend. We decided we would go out the Saturday and stay in and do a Netflix
binge that night. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-US">After classes I was back at the apartment
cleaning up while I waited for Katelyn to get in. I heard my phone buzz from
the counter and saw a text from Matt. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How
was your Friday? Is it to soon to ask when I get to see you next? </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-US">” </span></i><span lang="EN-US">I smiled when I read it. Even though
we just went out the night before he was already looking forward to hanging out
again. I hadn’t really decided what I wanted to plan for our date but I knew I
wanted to see him as soon as I could. I had spent much of the day daydreaming
back to our make out session and felt like a high school girl with her first
crush. I replied “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">My day was good how was
yours? Not to soon at all </i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> I haven’t planned our date yet and I have my best friend from home
here for the weekend. We’re going out tomorrow night though why don’t you meet
up with us?”</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> I knew Katelyn would be stoked, she
was always excited to meet any guy I was seeing because it wasn’t often that I
was dating someone. She was a social butterfly so I invited some of the other
people on the track team and Maddie as well since her boyfriend was gone for
the weekend. Matt replied and said that it sounded awesome and to text him when
we figured everything out. It would be nice getting Matt out and socializing
with some more of the track students since he didn’t know anyone yet. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">About 20 minutes later Katelyn texted me to
say she was downstairs. I flew down the stairs, opened the door and mauled her
in a hug. She hugged me tightly and yelled “I missed you Sar-Bear!” She had started
calling me that since we had met in elementary school and it had stuck ever
since. “Ahh I know I’ve missed my other half!” I squealed back. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">We walked up
the stairs and I told her she could put her stuff down in my room. She came
walking back out with a bottle of tequila in one hand and a bottle of wine in
the other. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lovely combo Kate</i> I
thought. She was always my party friend. Not the sloppy annoying drunk girl,
just a big partier and she could actually drink a lot of our guy friends from
high school under the table. </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">She had definitely slowed down since starting
college, but I guess since we didn’t see eachother much throughout the school
year, she wanted to celebrate. “Oh my god you are ridiculous” I said with a
laugh as I walked towards the kitchen to get 2 plastic cups. “Go get your
sweats on and start thinking about what we should order for food” I ordered her
like a mother and jokingly swatted her. She started rummaging through her bag
looking for her sweats and I laughed when she came out. She was wearing a pair
of sweats that we both bought together in grade 11. They were from Victoria
Secret and completely overpriced for regular sweatpants, but we wanted them so
bad and both bought a pair. “What?! Don’t laugh I know you still wear yours”
She balked at me. “True, but they are my designated camping sweats” I don’t
know why, but they were the one article of clothing I had to bring any time I
went camping and it seemed to be the only time I wore them. She laughed
“Alrighty weirdo, now you go put your comfy pants on and I will handle making
the drinks.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">After 2 (strong) margaritas, I decided it
was time to order some food otherwise I knew I wouldn’t last and would feel
like crap the next day. There’s nothing worse than drinking on an empty
stomach. We both figured pizza would be the best choice because when we were
kids we used to watch movies and order pizza in one of our parents basements
every Friday night and it had kind of become a ritual, only now there was
usually cocktails included. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Once we had downed a few slices of pizza I
was feeling much less light headed and I started telling her about Matt. I told
her everything from the day I met him up to our texting earlier that evening. Her
eyes widened in surprise when I told her about his family issues and the night
his truck got trashed. I knew what he told me was personal so I didn’t want to
go around blabbing it, but as a girl I know that best friends get to know
everything, which is why I only told Katelyn and Aleah. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“So, yeah, other than that first night
things have gone really well!” I said cheerfully as I took a sip of my
now-watered down margarita. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“And you’ll
get to meet him tomorrow night! I invited him to meet up with us wherever we go
for drinks and also told some of the other track people and Maddie to come!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“I can’t wait! I’m excited to meet this man
who’s stolen the heart of my best friend!” She said to me while getting up and
putting the pizza box on the counter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I rolled
my eyes and laughed at her comment. “Easy there, we’ve only been out a few
times...” I trailed off while biting my thumb nail. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“Buttttt?” She asked while raising an
eyebrow, as if she knew how I wanted to end that sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“Okay yes I already do like him so much!” I
buried my face in my hands out of embarrassment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“Aw my little Sar-Bear is in L-O-V-E!”
Katelyn sang as she flopped back down on the couch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“I am not in love with him! I don’t even
know him that well. It’s just that…well I’ve never gotten these intense
feelings for a guy before and so fast too. Plus you just assume everyone is in
love because your always on cloud 9 with Josh” I said matter-of-factly. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Josh was Katelyn’s boyfriend that she had
been dating since grade 10. They were your typical high-school sweeties and they
were exactly what I would describe as the perfect couple. Even when we were in
high school they never fought and were actually prom King & Queen. Usually
it’s some superficial fake girl who gets voted as Queen and some male athlete
that gets voted as King. But for our graduating class, everyone had voted for
Kate and Josh, mainly because they were an actual couple and probably the
cutest one at that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">She laughed nervously when I said that
though.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">“How’s everything going with the world’s
most perfect couple by the way?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">She started fidgeting and answered quickly “All
good.” She got up from the couch and walked to the kitchen. “One more of my
killer margarita’s and we’ll call it a night, okay? I wanna be rested for
tomorrow!” Katelyn said overly-chirpily. It seemed like she was avoiding the
topic of her and Josh and it wasn’t like her to keep things to herself, but I
didn’t want to push so I smiled and nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">We watched one more episode of Nip/Tuck
before heading off to bed. Aleah was away for the night so I told Kate she
could sleep in her bed. It was still itching at me the way she reacted when I
brought up Josh but I hated being pushy and figured if she still seemed a
little off tomorrow then I would ask her if everything is okay. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-27023056469572746172014-10-06T20:01:00.004-07:002014-10-07T06:41:58.296-07:00A Re-Do<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey guys! I'm so sorry this is late, I had it scheduled to go up Thursday and was away all weekend so I didn't realize it didn't post. Anyways, here it is! I will have the next one up by Thursday and can do a bonus post to make up for messing up last week. Thanks for reading everyone!</span><br />
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- S xo</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the time Matt had finished telling me everything we had finished out brunch and it hit me that we had been there almost 3 hours. As much as I didn’t want to leave, I could tell the waitress was itching for us to leave. As a waitress myself I knew I was being the type of customer I usually hated. The ones that just sit there long after they’re done eating and either keep you longer than you need to or prevent you from being able to get new tables and therefore more tips. <br /><br />“Well I should get going” I finally said after I could see our waitress out of the corner of my eye clicking her fingernails and staring over at our table.<br /><br />“Yeah, I think we’ve overstayed our welcome” Matt said with a chuckle. <br /><br />After we paid up and left, Matt walked me to my car.<br /><br />“Thank you again for letting me explain and for agreeing to go out with me again. I really want to make it up to you so let’s do it up. A real date.” He looked so excited as he spoke it was if he already had an entire night planned.<br /><br />“It’s no biggie, I really like hanging out with you” I said shyly while trying to find my keys. When I finally found them at the bottom of my purse and started to look up, Matt gently grabbed my chin and lightly kissed me. It wasn’t a full on making out kiss but it was sweet and the minute his lips touched mine I felt a shiver run through my entire body. <br /><br />“Sorry, I just couldn’t wait any longer to do that” he said while still holding my chin and staring into my eyes.<br /><br />I felt weak with him holding me. I couldn’t believe I was that turned on with just the lightest kiss. If we weren’t in a parking lot I would have been tempted to move things further but I knew it wasn’t the right place.<br /><br />“Don’t be sorry” I replied. I knew I was blushing like crazy because I could feel my cheeks on fire. <br /><br />“So, how about Thursday for our re do?” Matt asked as he finally dropped his hands from my face.<br /><br />“Sounds great, I have to double check my work schedule but that should work.”<br /><br />“Awesome! I’m looking forward to having a less drama filled evening with you” He said with a smile. He looked relieved that he had come out with everything and I was glad he did.<br /><br />He kissed me on the cheek, opened the door to my car and said goodbye.<br /><br />When I got back to the apartment I was glad to see Aleah was home. It felt like we hadn’t spent much time lately and I seriously missed my BFF time. When I flopped down next to her about to tell of everything going on, I noticed she looked off. She had a look of worrisome across her face and as much as she tried to hide when she was upset, I could instantly tell something wasn’t right. <br /><br />“What’s wrong?” I said instantly.<br /><br />Aleah went on to tell me that she had a little run in with her kinda ex boyfriend, Luke and his fiancé Victoria. Luke dated Aleah last school year and refrained from telling her he was engaged to someone from his home town. She also had found out that he had drugged her one night when they were dating and went to the police about it. When they questioned him, he had told his fiancé that she was obsessed with him, and made up a lie about him trying to date rape her. Victoria had since border line threatened Aleah and I was really starting to get worried, especially since she was going to our university now. <br /><br />“Aleah, I’m worried about you. Maybe you should talk to that detective you went to when you found out he drugged you? At least consider getting a protective order, it could never hurt, okay?” I said with concern. <br /><br />We chatted for a bit more about her date with a new guy Chase, and the stuff going on with Matt and me. It had been a while since we caught up, and we decided a girls night was definitely in order, and I told her I had already mentioned it to Elena and she was on board. I thought about how nice it would be to catch up with the all the girls again since we all hadn’t hung out in a while. I drifted off to sleep that night with a smile on my face <br /><br />The following week went by extremely fast and before I knew it, it was Thursday and I was getting ready for my date with Matt. I had been pretty busy all week with school and work so I was looking forward to having a night out. <br /><br />When I got home from class I had a quick shower, and started aimlessly at my closet, trying to figure out what to wear. When Matt and I had been texting earlier in the week he told me to dress dressy casual. What the hell was dressy casual? Isn’t that kind of an oxymoron? I thought as I scanned my entire wardrobe. I decided on wearing a mid-thigh length flowy dress, paired with a white pair of wedges and a jean jacket. Matt had insisted that he pick me up since he wanted to go all out and make it a real date, so I decided to have a small glass of white wine while I got ready. <br /><br />At about quarter after six Matt texted me letting me know he was outside. When I came down the stairs, I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was standing outside my apartment building. It was one of those small but sweet gestures. Most guys would wait in their car but he came out to greet me and it made me smile. <br /><br />We went to a restaurant I hadn’t been to, but judging by the interior of the place and the menu, I knew I would like it. <br /><br />We ordered drinks and started chatting about our weeks before ordering. I got the grilled salmon with a garden salad, sautéed veggies and rice and Matt ordered a massive steak and crab dinner. Just as I had expected, the food was amazing. Not just good for a restaurant good, but like unbelievably good. Brownie points for the restaurant choice Matt. <br /><br />Our conversation flowed so easily throughout dinner, it was if that whole awkward night had never happened. He started talking more about what it was like growing up with his grandparents and how amazing they were. He lit up when he spoke about them and it was sweet to know how much he cared about them.<br /><br />After we left the restaurant and got in the truck, Matt touched my hand and looked into my eyes. “You look amazing tonight. I’m so lucky to be out with you.” He said as he moved his hand up to my chin. He pulled my face in closer and pushed his lips onto mine. I was just as turned on as I was the first time he kissed me, only this time there was more passion and heat. <br /><br />It felt so good to be kissed like that; when you know the other person wants you and just can’t restrain themself any longer. <br /><br />His hand moved from my chin and onto the back of my neck. He pulled me towards him even more and suddenly I was straddling him in the front seat. I could immediately feel how, umm, excited he was. He kept intensely making out for another 5 minutes before we decided it probably wasn’t a great idea to be getting it on in the parking lot of a nice restaurant. <br /><br />After a car ride full of sly glances with each other, we were back at my apartment. I wanted so badly to invite him in but I figured at least one of my roomies would be home and I also didn’t want to sleep with him on our “first” official date and gave him the wrong idea. <br /><br />Before I could say anything, Matt looked at my and said “As much as I would love to pick things up where we started” he grinned “I really do care about you and I don’t want you to think I’m just interested in sex. So, I am going to walk you to your door and say goodnight” He got out of the truck and opened my door for me. <br /><br />We got to my door and he lightly kissed me on the lips.<br /><br />“Sarah, I had a great time with you. I’m hoping you’ll let me take you out again?” He asked and looked into my eyes gently.<br /><br />“Absolutely! I had such a good time. How about I plan our next night? Since your still fairly new, I can plan a night to get you out and about in the city and show you some of my favorite places!” I said excitedly.<br /><br />“Deal!” Matt said and looked just as excited.<br /><br />He kissed me again, this one lasting a little longer and making it that much harder to not pull him into the apartment. We eventually broke apart and said goodnight again.<br /><br /> I was so happy with the way our re do date had turned out and was excited to plan our next one. I was also hoping Matt didn’t want to hold off too long on the physical stuff, cause’ those few kisses had me thinking nothing but dirty thoughts about him</span> </span>Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-79120754861357278492014-09-26T10:34:00.003-07:002014-09-26T10:34:43.157-07:00Explanations
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Before answering Matt’s text on Saturday, I knew I needed to
talk to one of the girls to see if they had any words of wisdom for me. I was
like the little sister of the group with zero dating knowledge. Okay, maybe not
zero, but pretty close. I had always focused on school and track, so I didn’t
really have time for dating. I had the odd boyfriend in high school and summer
flings, but never anything long term or serious. Maddi had been dating her
boyfriend for a while now, Elena had just gotten married. (Yes, married!), and
Aleah was hardly ever single. In fact, we kind of made a deal over summer to
help her enjoy some time to herself and be single so she agreed to not date
anyone until coming back to school. She also had some family stuff going on in
her life recently so I made the suggestion so she could invest her time and
energy in herself and her family. Regardless, they all had more experience in
the dating game than I did so I thought it would be best to talk to one of them
before deciding on anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I walked into the apartment on Saturday night, Matt’s text
still sitting open on my phone. I could tell by how dark and quiet the apartment
was that no one else was home. I decided to call Elena; after all, she was
married so I figured she would have some good insight. I also missed her a lot
and hadn’t really had a chance to talk to her in a while.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hello?” She answered cheerfully after a few rings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey pretty lady! How’s married life?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We chatted for a little bit and caught up before I told her
everything about Matt, including our date and the text he had just sent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Wait” she said. “He’s your TA?” She sounded pretty
surprised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, he’s young though, and I don’t know what the rules
are around that so I’m keeping everything low key until I figure all this out.
I don’t want the guy losing his job or anything; he transferred out of state
for it.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hmmm. That’s not like you Sar” She said back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I knowwww” I whined. “Ugh, I don’t know what to do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Okay, do you want my honest opinion?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Of course!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I think you should hear him out. In the years that I have
known you, I have never heard you talk about a guy the way you talk about him.
If he’s distracting you that much, then there are obviously some feelings there
that you should explore.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought about what she said, and she was right. Maybe I
was overthinking everything and there was a simple explanation for the other
night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You’re right. I’ll tell him that we can meet up and talk.”
I said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We chit chatted a bit more before saying goodbye, and
promising to plan a girls night with all of us the following week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After hanging up I pulled up Matt’s text and typed my reply.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You’re not an ass, but
yes we can do a re do </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> When were you
thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">His reply came within a few minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brunch tomorrow?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My Sunday was wide open so I figured it would be good
timing. We decided on a time and place to meet and with that, I flopped onto my
bed and slept right through the entire night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next morning I
took my time showering and getting ready before heading out to meet Matt for
brunch. We met at my favourite place to go for breakfast and when I got there,
Matt was already sitting at a booth with 2 cups of coffee sitting in front of
him. He didn’t look like he had the first few times I had seen him. He had
slight stubble growing in and bags under his eyes – he looked like he hadn’t
slept in days; however, when he saw me walking towards the table he immediately
smiled and his eyes brightened. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Hey!” He said cheerfully, as I slid into the booth. “I
ordered you a coffee”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Thanks!” I said with a smile and started looking over the
menu, which was pointless because I got the same thing every time I went. My go
to breakfast was called the Sunrise Special. It was a crepe stuffed with egg,
grilled ham, and cheddar cheese that was rolled up in the crepe and grilled to
make a panini. It was a panini crepe, and probably the best thing in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After ordering and making some small talk, I could tell Matt
was nervous about bringing up the other night so I decided to just go for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So, how’s the truck?” I asked anxiously.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Oh you know, couple grand in damages, could be worse…” He
said back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn’t tell if this was his way of making light of the
situation or if he was just one of those people who didn’t hold onto grudges.
Judging by how angry he was on Friday though, I don’t think it was the latter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I know I owe you an explanation. I’m sorry for just closing
off from you the other night, my adrenaline was going and I was pissed about my
truck…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nodded “Rightfully so.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He sighed heavily before continuing “I don’t usually talk
about my upbringing to people so it’s hard for me...”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just then our breaky arrived but I was too nervous for what
he was going to tell me to even enjoy my food. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Okay let’s be honest, I still devoured it and loved it, but my stomach
was doing flips)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In between bites he took my hand, which surprised me, and
look at me with so much sincerity. “There is something different about you. Something
that makes me feel comfortable. The fact that you agreed to hear me out after
Friday night shows you don’t judge a book by its cover. Even some of my closest
friends don’t know much about my background and I like to keep it that way.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nodded as I continued eating. Shoveling food into my mouth
was the only thing preventing me from asking a million questions. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Patience, Sarah, he’s getting to it </i>I
thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What kind of background could he have that made him so
closed off from even his friends? Was he in the mafia or murdered his entire
family?! I started panicking with the thoughts inside my head. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I had a really shitty childhood” He blurted out while
staring down at his plate. It was if he wanted to tell me everything but couldn’t
look at me in the eyes. He took my silence as a cue to carry on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I never knew my father. I don’t think my mom even knows who
my dad is. She spent the majority of my childhood sleeping with different guys
she would meet at the pub in our town before finally settling down with a
fucking lowlife I now get to call my step father. She’s struggled with
addictions her whole life. I don’t know why, she had a great family and came
from a very privileged background but at some point just strayed down a wrong
path. My grandparents were great to me and tried stepping in multiple times to take
my brother and me away from my mom, but she wouldn’t allow it. She would beg
them for money, saying that we needed food and clothes, but whenever they gave
her any she would immediately spend it on booze or whatever the drug of the
week was at the time. They caught on to what she was doing and cut her off.
That’s when they tried taking custody of us, and things got messy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was so entranced in what he was saying that I had stopped
eating and was just staring at him. At this point, the waitress had walked by a
few times, but she could obviously tell it was an intense conversation because
she hadn’t interrupted us once which I was grateful for. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Anyways, right after my mom married my step dad, my
grandparents refused to let us live in that house. They knew that my mom and
James would use together, drink together, forget we were even there, and have
all night benders with the rest of their junkie friends. I even saw one of
their friends almost die of an overdose right in our living room. So, it ended
up going to court and my grandparents were granted full custody of us when I
was 14. Once I moved in with them, everything started looking up. We felt love,
we got cared for, proper meals, help with our homework, basically everything
that a normal child gets from their parents. My grandparents were absolutely
wonderful and I don’t know where I would be today if it wasn’t for them…” He
said with a sigh and looked me in the eyes finally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Matt, I’m so sorry you had to go through that. I can’t
believe you turned out so well put together after all that.” I said as I looked
empathetically at him. Something still didn’t make sense though. “I’m confused
though, what does that have to do with your truck the other night?” I asked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Well, my grandparents died about 2 years ago, within 4
months of each other. Because my mom was an only child and they had no
relationship with her after they took custody of us, they left everything in
their will to me and my brother. Since they also paid for both of our
schooling, neither of us have any debt so we have just saved and invested the
money.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Anyways, once they died, my mother started trying to
contact me, so did James. She was furious, and thought that we owed it to her
to give her the hefty inheritance they left us. As much as I would love to see
her get better, I know she won’t. They’re both still major junkies, I’m surprised
neither of them has dropped dead to be honest. About 8 months ago, James
started threatening me and my brother, saying he would arrange to have someone “take
us out” if we didn’t help them out. That’s when I decided to take the TA job
here and get as far away from them as possible.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Things started to make a lot more sense now. No wonder he
didn’t talk about himself much on our date. I started feeling a great deal of
sadness for him and what he went through growing up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“So, James? Was he the one who trashed your truck?” I asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Yeah, I guess he found out where I am living now. I dunno
if he’s just trying to scare me or what. I’ve had it though. I had to deal with
enough of their shit growing up and I just want to move on, you know?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I nodded back to him and reached out to touch his hand. “Thank
you for explaining. You didn’t need to tell me everything but I appreciate that
you did and that your comfortable talking to me” I smiled at him. This was a
lot to take in. Was I putting myself at risk by hanging out with Matt? Even
though there were a million thoughts going through my mind, I also couldn’t
help but notice that there was still a flutter in my tummy when I touched his
hand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was as if he was reading my mind as I was contemplating
what to do “So, did I scare you off for good or do you think you could put up
with me long enough for me to take you on a proper re do date?” he asked me
with a weak smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There were so many reasons to not give this a try and just
walk away. It would be easier and probably safer but I needed to stop over
thinking things and just go with my gut. And my gut was telling me there was something
here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I gave him a big smile and answered, “I would love to.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Life by Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336552400963718195noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6966592798916083690.post-50452309852989847132014-09-22T10:22:00.000-07:002014-09-22T10:22:12.661-07:00Silver Linings<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Bonus post!**</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“You’ve gotta
be fucking kidding me” Matt mumbled under his breath. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We had just
left the pub and realized someone had trashed his truck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I can’t
believe someone did this!” I exclaimed. “Do you want me to go with you to file a police
report?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“No.” He said
flatly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Don’t you
think it’s better to have 2 people as witnesses to the damage instead of one?
It might be better for insurance reasons and filing a report…” I said back. I
couldn’t believe that no one saw what happened or tried to stop it, I mean who
just trashes a random person’s truck?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Although, there are a lot of high
schools in the area so it could have been some kids thinking that vandalism is
a good way to pass the time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I mean I
don’t need to file a police report” He said while angrily walking around the
truck to assess the rest of the damage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Wait, what
do you mean you don’t need to file a report? Of course you do! I’m sure your
insurance company will require that and how could you not…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Matt cut me
off. “I’m not filing one because I know who did it.” He started walking towards
the driver door “Come on, I should get you home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I didn’t know
what to say – we had just met each other so I didn’t want to pry into something
that was obviously personal, but I also wanted to know what the hell was going
on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I got into
the truck and looked over at him. His previously friendly eyes were icy now and
his mouth was so tight I could see his jaw bone shaking. He put the truck in
drive and sped out of the parking lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Matt, who
would do this to you? You just moved here, I don’t get it…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Look Sarah,
we just met and you seem like a really great girl so I don’t want to drag you
into something stupid, can we just drop it?” He said coldly, while still
speeding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I started
going over various situations in my head that could explain what happened. It
didn’t make any sense to me. Matt seemed like such a down to earth guy and had
only been living here a couple of weeks so I had no idea why someone would go
after him like that. I didn’t even realize we were back at my apartment until
the closing of Matt’s truck door snapped me out of it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">He opened my
door and walked me to the front of my apartment building.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Umm, well
thanks again for dinner. If you want to talk or if I can help with anything, just
call me okay?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">He nodded and
forced a small smile. “Thanks”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I turned to
go inside when he gently grabbed my wrist. “I’m really sorry about tonight…” he
said softly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“It’s not
your fault. I’d be pretty ticked too if someone did that to my car” I said
while nodding and trying to understand what happened still.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">He gave me a
deep hug goodbye and it was if I could feel his tension and anger. I just
wanted to help him or have him talk to me but knew that the night was over and it was best not to push anything with him this worked up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After he left, I walked up to my apartment, cleaned my face, brushed my teeth and flopped onto my bed. Usually my mind would run rampant after something like that, causing me to toss and turn for hours but for some reason, I fell asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">_____________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The next day
was my dinner with Chloe so I was looking forward to having some catch up time
with her. I also knew that having a good girl chat about my date with Matt
would be helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">At 6:20 I
heard the buzzer and ran over to let her in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Hey hey!”
She sang as she came into the apartment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I smiled at
how she was always able to make everyone else feel as positive as her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Hey! I’m
just about ready why don’t you grab 2 glasses of wine for us?” I shouted from
inside the bathroom as I finished up straightening my hair. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“You mean a
glass for me and a red solo cup for you?” She said teasingly with a grin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Oh shush! I’m
quite capable of drinking from a GLASS and not breaking it” I mused back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">She just
rolled her eyes with a smile “Whatever you say!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We got to the
tapas place a little after 7 and had to wait another 10 minutes before getting
a table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Once we were
seated and each of us had a drink, we started talking about what we did over
the summer and caught each other up on everything going on. I knew I shouldn’t
have talked about going out with Matt since Chloe is on the track team too, and
I didn’t want any gossip going around, (especially with Matt being a TA) but I knew
that I could trust Chloe with my whole heart. It was also kind of hard to avoid
talking about him since she brought him up anyways. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“So, did you
notice that new hottie on the track team? He looks like some sort of Greek god.
I mean he’s perfectly tanned and has movie star teeth!” Chloe gushed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I blushed. “Ya, his name’s
Matt. I, uh, actually went out with him last night…” I said while sipping my
white wine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“What?! And
you’re waiting until now to tell be because?!” Chloe yelled. I’m pretty sure we
got a dirty look from the older couple at the table next to us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Well it was
kind of weird. He’s a TA for my social psych class too so I don’t really want
anyone knowing we’re hanging out. Or hung out. Whatever it was.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">She held up her hand "Scouts honor! But what do you
mean it was weird? Did you guys hook up?!” She asked excitedly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I laughed a
little “No! Come on Chlo you know me better than that anyways.” I continued on and
told her about our whole night including the truck incident. When I finally looked up Chloe looked surprised and intrigued all at the same time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Crazy ex!
That’s gotta be the only explanation. It’s totally something a psycho ex would
do. Think about it, Sarah. She probably saw him out with another girl and went
bat shit crazy” She said with confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I thought of
that, but I get the feeling it’s not an ex” I replied. “He’s only been living
here a few weeks, so that’s not long enough to have an ex.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“She could be
from wherever he lived before; did he mention anything that would give you a
hint about it during dinner?” Chloe asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As I thought
back to our conversation that night, I tried to think of any clues he would
have given away but nothing came to mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“No, nothing.
He was so angry after it happened though, and he doesn’t seem like the type to
get that furious towards an ex-girlfriend. I think it was bigger than that but
I don’t know for sure because we didn’t really talk after. He just dropped me
off...” I said quietly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Where did he
transfer from? Maybe we can cyber stalk him and see what’s up!” Chloe
suggested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I went to
open my mouth to answer but closed it when I realized I didn’t have the answer
to her question. I had no idea where he transferred from or what school he went
to, where he was from, or anything about his family. He had spent most of the
time asking about me and my background, that I realized I literally knew
nothing about him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I…I don’t
know. We spent most of the night talking about me and my background. It was so
comfortable talking to him that I didn’t even realize he didn’t talk about himself
once.” I said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Hmm, that is
kind of odd. But maybe he was just trying to get to know you better and be
polite?” She suggested with a smile. Oh gotta love ya Chloe, always looking for
the silver lining and giving people the benefit of the doubt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Ya, maybe” I
smiled back and changed the subject to our upcoming meet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Chloe and I
spent the rest of the night eating, drinking, and chatting about our summers
and the school year ahead. Before we realized, it was already 11 and we headed
home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As I was
walking back to my apartment, I kept thinking of the night before and how after
talking about it with Chloe, I just got a weird feeling from everything. The
fact that we only talked about me and he didn’t share anything about himself
made me re think things. And then the truck incident. He refused to file a
police report and said he knew who did it, yet he wouldn’t say anything else
and said he “didn’t want to drag me into something”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I was having
a mental debate to myself. If Chloe was right and it was some sort of ex-girlfriend
situation, I knew it was something I did not want to be involved in. Messy
breakup with a crazy ex? No thank you. I know it would be easy enough to just
cut ties since we only hung out the one time and is it really a good idea to start things up with a guy who has someone after them like that? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On the other hand, there was
something about Matt that pulled me towards him. Despite the weird feeling about
him not talking about himself and the whole truck thing, my gut was telling me he
was different. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ugh, why do I always over think everything?!</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> I thought, as I was walking into my
building. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Should I give him the benefit of the
doubt and go with my gut? Or just take the easy route, call it a bad date, and
keep our interaction to school and track?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Just as I got
onto the floor for our apartment my phone vibrated with a text.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I pulled it
out of my purse and saw it was from Matt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I’m sorry again for last night. I feel
like such an ass. Can I make it up to you? I need to explain some things…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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