"When I was a young boy, I tried to listen.... and I want to feel like that." - Chris Martin
Six years ago to this very day, something memorable happened to me: I took a long walk with my junior high crush, Marlene, after school one day in the beginning of the eighth grade. It was the most innocent of times for me back in 2004, and although many things have since faded from my memory since then - my walk with Marlene has remained a constant throughout the years.
As the infamous story goes according to my personal lore: I was having a terrible day that morning; I'd woken up late, had my mom trying to force me into the school's new uniform all morning long (I used the uniform as decoy clothes to get out of the house up until I got to the bus stop blocks away and replaced my dress shirt with a t-shirt that I'd originally planned to wear in the first place), I ended up getting to school an hour late, I hadn't completed my homework the night before, and my mind was focused all day long on Smallville's fourth season premiere (which had aired the night before) much to the dismay of my teachers.
But when school finally let out that day, I ended up waiting for my then-best friend Kris to exit the school, himself, so that we could hang out at his house. But as chance (or fate) would have it: Kris hadn't made it to school that day.... but Marlene did. And she'd just walked out of the school.
I was nervous at first and it took alot of courage, but after fighting off the butterflies in my stomach and restlessly contemplating the idea for a few minutes as I walked along the street ajacent to the one that Marlene was walking on, I finally caught up to her after a block or two and we ended up walking together for a good twenty minutes - all the while making small talk together along the way.
She was welcoming and friendly, much to my surprise (seeing as how I'd never really spoken in-depth with her up until that point), but afterwards - for some reason or another - I can only remember the ride home on the four bus from Westchester square where I'd dropped her off at; the mesmerizing guitar riff of U2's "Beautiful Day" playing in my head for the duration of the whole ride.
Many years have passed since that day, Marlene has since come and gone from my life, I've grown in many ways since then, and most of all: That day, exactly six years ago, became one of the most memerable of my entire life so far.
Things change with time, but the memories we make last forever....
Six years ago to this very day, something memorable happened to me: I took a long walk with my junior high crush, Marlene, after school one day in the beginning of the eighth grade. It was the most innocent of times for me back in 2004, and although many things have since faded from my memory since then - my walk with Marlene has remained a constant throughout the years.
As the infamous story goes according to my personal lore: I was having a terrible day that morning; I'd woken up late, had my mom trying to force me into the school's new uniform all morning long (I used the uniform as decoy clothes to get out of the house up until I got to the bus stop blocks away and replaced my dress shirt with a t-shirt that I'd originally planned to wear in the first place), I ended up getting to school an hour late, I hadn't completed my homework the night before, and my mind was focused all day long on Smallville's fourth season premiere (which had aired the night before) much to the dismay of my teachers.
But when school finally let out that day, I ended up waiting for my then-best friend Kris to exit the school, himself, so that we could hang out at his house. But as chance (or fate) would have it: Kris hadn't made it to school that day.... but Marlene did. And she'd just walked out of the school.
I was nervous at first and it took alot of courage, but after fighting off the butterflies in my stomach and restlessly contemplating the idea for a few minutes as I walked along the street ajacent to the one that Marlene was walking on, I finally caught up to her after a block or two and we ended up walking together for a good twenty minutes - all the while making small talk together along the way.
She was welcoming and friendly, much to my surprise (seeing as how I'd never really spoken in-depth with her up until that point), but afterwards - for some reason or another - I can only remember the ride home on the four bus from Westchester square where I'd dropped her off at; the mesmerizing guitar riff of U2's "Beautiful Day" playing in my head for the duration of the whole ride.
Many years have passed since that day, Marlene has since come and gone from my life, I've grown in many ways since then, and most of all: That day, exactly six years ago, became one of the most memerable of my entire life so far.
Things change with time, but the memories we make last forever....
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