Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 01:40:03 -0500
From: One Shy Rugrat <one_shy_rugrat@hotmail.com>
Subject: College Section: Losing Myself - Chapter 2 - Mind boggling days

Warning: This is a story about two boys falling in love. If it offends you,
please don't continue reading.

Copyrights@ 2001. One Shy Rugrat. All Rights Reserved.

		      Chapter 2 - Mind boggling days

	The morning sun woke me up the following morning. It was a Saturday
morning so I allowed myself to just lay in bed awhile longer. I thought
about Sam. I wondered about what he was like. I imagined what I would like
him to be like. Most important of all, if we were going to become friends,
or maybe more. This troubled me. I started to worry if we were going to
become friends. If he was going to like me or not. If he would be willing
to befriend me. How I could impress him. After dwelling on such ideas for
about fifteen minutes, I realized I was way too concerned with something
that is too far down the road and decided to get up and have breakfast. And
even as I was munching away on my corn pops, I couldn't get him and his
cute dimples out of my head. That smile, such a mesmerizing sight. This was
what I was afraid of, unable to withdraw myself from such a state of
bewilderment. It is hard for me because in the back of my head, I knew I
shouldn't be having this kind of feeling. It would seem like a century
before anything in the romantic area would happen to me. Not that I don't
want it to happen, but being gay doesn't help.  Having to meet my first
boyfriend at a gay bar is definitely not what I would imagine I would be
doing. Even if I did, it wouldn't happen because I don't see myself
stepping into a gay bar anytime soon. Maybe stepping into a bar would be a
good start. Nope, probably not. What are you suppose to do if you don't
even remotely like the smell of alcohol?
	As usual, I spent the day reading for about half an hour and
napping for two. But this Saturday was extremely hard to get through as Sam
kept jumping in to my mind. I decided to take a walk around the stores
around campus late afternoon. I got to say, everything I did seemed to lead
to Sam.  I imagined having breakfast with Sam at MacDonald's, then I
imagined going to the supermarket with him, and yes, doing literally
everything with him. I felt sad. My conscience was once again reminding of
all the guys I had fallen for and they all turned out straight. After
returning to my room with my Starbucks caramel mocchacino, I once again
engaged in my studies as Sam kept invading my mind every once in awhile.
	I remember back in highschool, I had a crush on a close friend and
our friendship crashed into nothingness because I knew I couldn't be around
him anymore, so I decided to just avoid him. The incident created great
controversy amonst my friends because they thought he had done something
horrible to me. At the end of the summer, I had finally told two of my best
friends about myself affinity for both sexes. Luckily they thought nothing
of it and we remain close 'til now. I thought saying I was bisexual was
maybe a way to deny I'm being gay, but I do find some girls attractive,
though very few.
	Having to get into a meaningless relationship and hurting otheres
on my way of self discovery is an absolute taboo for me because I think my
search of identity should not involve others' emotions. If I started to
date a girl to test if I'm really straight, I would probably end up hurting
her. For many years, my friends kept asking me why I didn't date anyone. It
was an easy question to answer as they all knew, I was a maniac when it
comes to my academics. All I had to say was, "School." and they would just
let the subject drop. It was true too, but I won't mind if a nice person
comes along and is willing to take care of me. The perfect guy would be
mature and caring. Though I think looks is quite important, they don't have
to look like Brad Pitt. I think the quieter guys are just as great looking
as the jocks. Guys like Sam, of course. And that they would be more stable
and dedicated. A stable relationship is, afterall, what everyone is looking
for.  I hope Sam would be the one to begin my romantic chapters of my life.
	For the next week, everyday at meal time I would try to find Sam
but he sat away from my table. I always want to go and sit with him but I
didn't want to be too obvious. Also, a few of the guys on my floor didn't
like Sam.  I didn't know why and I didn't care. I was determined to know
him better. I would purposely go get more food in the kitchen just to
pretend to run into him. He always gave me a quick smile and quickly walked
away. I knew I would return to my table with a goofy grin on my face.
Everyone else just seemed to have vanished and I would be self-absorbed
into thinking the way he had smiled at me. I thought I was losing it.
	Beginning to believe I was becoming obsess about this mysterious
guy, I started to look at our residence's student directory for his room
number, email and phone number. I felt I was starting to emerge as some
kind of stalker.  But don't a lot of teenage girls do this sort of thing
when they have a crush on someone? Satisfied with my own excuse for acting
like a freak, I wondered if I should call him just to hear his voice. Sam,
that name is becoming more intoxicating by the second...


Yes, unfortunately, thats the end of Chapter 2. I hope you guys think its
unfortunate. Hahaha. Anyway, hope you guys liked it and email me your
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