S Y's Narrative

Romance                                                                                                        

A Strange Turn on a Fortune’s Wheel

            Alex: Hello everyone! My name is Alex. I am the coolest, smartest, and the most handsome man in the world! What? You don’t believe me? Oh come on! I had thirty Valentine’s Day love cards from different girls in high school! But, on sunny day, I met a lovely girl that came into my life. Anyway, let me start my love story.

            Angelina: Hello everyone! I am Angelina. I am a girl, obviously, and I am not that smart. However, I like nature and I want to be a biological scientist after. And, on sunny day, I met a creepy guy. I never knew that he will be my first and last love in my life. Anyway, let me start my love story.

Alex: The first time I met her was when I moved to a new house. She was my neighborhood. She was hiding from me behind a tree, and I found it adorable. She somehow looked younger than her age. Suddenly, she looked at me. Oh how beautiful she was! I had a heart attack!!! Her brown eyes, yellow hair, and her look was the best. I fell in love with her in a second. I thought it was a miracle! She looked like a goddess! She was perfect for me.

Angelina: The first time I met him, was when he was helping his family move things in his new house. Then, I found him looking at me. I thought he was a little creepy, because normal people won’t stare at other people while opening their mouth murmuring something. I was just freaked out. Also, he somehow looked older than his age. Maybe it was the clothes… I think he was wearing his dad’s clothes… It looked so weird on him. I just thought that I should not go near him, because he is a stranger. HE WAS CREEPY.

            Alex: The next day, my family and I finished moving all the things in our home. Then, my mom said that I need to go to school next week. She said to find a school you want to go to. After she finished, I ran to Angelina’s house. When I knocked, she came out. “Ummmmm….. W-w-what sc-sc-sc-school do you g-g-g-go t-t-t-to?” I was so nervous! “I go to Canadian School! What’s your name?” Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god!!! She asked my name!!! Oh my god!!! Act confident, Alex, act confident… “M-m-m-my n-n-n-name is… ummm… Alex!”…Oh come on! I was nervous again! However, she answered to me. “Oh really? My name is Angelina and nice to meet you.”

            Angelina: I was having a cup of tea when I heard a knock on a door. I was so lazy but my mom said to go out. When I opened the door, that creepy guy was standing in front of me. I was like what the heck is he doing here?! And then he said “Ummm….. W-w-what sc-sc-sc-school do you g-g-g-go t-t-t-to?” does he have a speaking problem? But I need to answer the question. “I go to Canadian High School! What’s your name?” “M-m-m-my n-n-n-name is… ummm… Alex!” oh, he has a normal name…“Oh really? My name is Angelina and nice to meet you.”… NOT nice to meet you, actually. Who would want to be friend with a creeper? And then he ran back to his home… I hope he is not coming to my school…

            Alex: That’s it! I AM GOING TO CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL! I’m going to be in the same class as her! And when I talked to my parents, they said okay. I was SO happy. I was waiting for the next week to quickly come.

            Angelina: When I walked into my class, the teacher announced that we are going to have a new student. Oh please god, please not HIM! ... But it was him. I was so depressed when I saw him. I hope he is not that much creepy in the school year! “Hello my name is Alex! Nice to meet you!” hmmm… weird… he doesn’t have a speaking problem…

            Alex: YEAH!!!! I AM IN THE SAME CLASS AS HER!!! YEAH!!! AWESOME!!! COOL!!! FANTASTIC!!! THIS IS MY BEST YEAR EVER!!!

            Angelina; After this, it was supposed to be music, but the teacher said you can rest, because Alex came. Everyone was happy, because our music teacher was scary. In lunch time, other girls were talking about Alex. How tall he was, how handsome he was, how cool he looks. I DON’T ARGEE WITH THE GIRLS. It was nonsense. And that was the time I caught him staring at me. His face reddens and he turns back. Huh, that’s weird? Then, other girls started talking about Alex and me. They think Alex likes me…I actually thought that it was true also.

            Alex: OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! THEY CAUGHT ME!!!!!!! NOW THEY WILL KNOW THAT I LIKE ANGELINA!!!!!! Act normal, act normal. Nobody saw me, it’s all right.

Alex: For the next few days, I started to be nice to her. I don’t know why, but I just wanted to. I answered every single question for her, I defended her from other boys, and I smiled at her a lot. She seemed to like it. So, I tried to be nice to her. I hope she liked it.

            Angelina: Okay????? I don’t know why Alex is being nice to me????? I asked my friends, and they all said Alex likes me. Now I started believing it. When I came back to my home, I just sat on my bed and thought about nothing. But, Alex kept coming out in my mind. What happened to me? I don’t like Alex. I don’t like him. I don’t like… don’t like… like… like… I like Alex… Oh my god what am I talking about! Forget about Alex, forget, forget… can’t forget about him… I don’t know why… is this love? Because I feel so light and happy now!

                        Alex: Now, now, now. There is a rumor about Angelina liking me!!! I was so happy when I heard the news. What? You think it is not real? THAT’S NOT TRUE! I hope not! At least now I know that she likes me, I am going to propose to her. Yes, it is right, I am going to. Be calm Alex, be calm...

            Angelina: After school, my friends kept asking me if I like Alex. “No I don’t like Him!!!”…Which is not true, I like him. “No, you love Alex! He is smart, handsome, cool, and he is always nice to you!” said the other girls. Ummm… what should I say now? I don’t want to lie, and I don’t want to tell the truth! So, I just sprinted to my house, ran up the stairs, and locked my door quick. My heart was beating fast. It was beating like crazy! However, it was beating fast not because I ran fast, but my heart was beating fast for another reason. It was because of Alex.

            Alex: Today is the day! I’m going to say it! Alone! With Angelina! In a park! I am going to do it! But first, I need to ask Angelina if she is okay meeting me. “Hey Angelina! Can you hang out with me today? After school? In a park? Six o’clock?” “Sure! I’d love to!”…SHE SAID YES!!! OH YES!!! Now, this is a surprise everybody, so don’t tell Angelina about this. I also have a surprise present for her!

            Angelina: Oh yes!!! He asked me to hang out! Boys usually don’t say the word ‘date’ because it sounds too girlish to boys. They use hang out more often. Anyway I am so pleased! I cannot express this feeling very well. It is like… ummm… being in a heaven! I believe that is the best word for my feeling right now. I can’t wait to see what he is going to say to me!

            Alex: ………THIS IS SO AWKWARD. Angelina is standing right next to me saying nothing. Do I need to speak first? No, I am too shy to say it right now! What should I do? What should I do? WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!

Angelina: ………THIS IS SO AWKWARD. Alex is standing right next to me saying nothing. Should I say something? Okay, I will talk to Alex in three, two, one---!!! No I can’t. I am just so nervous!

Alex: Okay. I’m going to say it to her… Here we go! “Hey Angelina, It seems right now that all I’ve ever done in my life was making my way here to you. I love you. You’re my only reason to stay alive. Angelina, will you be my girlfriend?” “Yes I would!!! Oh Alex, I am so glad!”… YES!!!! SHE SAID YES!!! WHOOOHOOO! TODAY IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!! YEAH!

Angelina: OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!!! Alex said he loves me! I am so happy right now, I can’t…  I can’t just… EXPLAIN my feeings! I am so thrilled today!!! Oh wait… he is taking out something… a rose! Awwwwww! So romantic! I am so happy! “Here you go, Angelina, my beautiful girlfriend!”… He said ‘beautiful’!!! Oh my god! Well, it is true. I am beautiful, pretty, smart, and all the boys like me!

            Alex: FINALLY, I said ‘I love you’ to Angelina. Whew! I am so reliefed, because I thought she won’t like me! Good thing that I searched in Google about love quote! I am really bad at literature, so I messed up twenty-five times about what to say to her. Then, I used my brain! I searched in Google, ‘best love quotes’. And these came out. So, I used them.

Angelina: The next day in cafeteria, I saw Alex walking toward me. I was like ‘What? Why is he coming toward me? Is he going to say something to me?’ Actually, he said to me, “Hey Angelina, can I sit next to you?” Of coures it is okay! Here! And then he sat next to me and we talked happily until my friends were staring at us. They KNEW we had some kind of relationship going on. “Ooooooooooooooo! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa! You guys are dating! Everyone, listen! We have something important to say! They became a… Lovely couple! Congratulations for them!”… REALLY, do you REALLY need to say that to everyone?! Then, Alex said, “Oh come on! We became a couple yesterday! How can you girls know?  Oh whatever. Let’s get out of here Angelina!” suddenly, he holds my hand and ran out of the cafeteria. I was little bit surprised of his sudden action.

            Alex: While I was holding Angelina’s hand, I felt strong and confident. I don’t know why, but she made me feel strong and confident. I took her outside of the school. Then, she said, “Why did you come out of the school?” So, I answered, “I came out of the school, because I wanted to do this.” I gently hold her neck with my hands and kissed her. I closed my eyes, so I could not see what face Angelina was making. I kissed her about ten seconds and when I opened my eyes; she was shocked on what I did to her. “Ab-bab-ab-ba-ba-abab-ba?!” …I had no idea what she was trying to say. But, I felt like I could understand it. So, I said, “We are a couple in a high school. We are not in elementary. I just love you so much.” “It… it is okay…” mumbled Angelina with her face like a tomato, “Next time, don’t kiss me until I do. Okay?” Then I answered. “Okay Princess Angelina. I, Prince Alex, will protect you from any danger. Believe me!” the next thing I remember is laughing a lot together. We don’t know why we laughed, but we just couldn’t finish. Then, we heard the bell ring. So, we walked back to the school holding our hand.

 

 

Four years later…

 

            Alex: “… So this power point shows where the nuclear power plant exploded. As you can see, it has a high level of nuclear around here. Make sure you don’t go near here, because some people stood close to the nuclear power plant and died in eight minutes. Thank you.” Whew! I could finish my presentation easily! Good thing that I practiced! Oh and by the way, it’s been one year, two months, and three days since Angelina and I went to a different university. We were too busy to contact each other. Also, I heard from my friends that she has another boyfriend in her university. I hope that’s not true, but my friend at her university saw Angelina hugging another boy. I was disappointed about that. I think she doesn’t love me anymore… But I still love her!!!

            Angelina: “… To conclude, earth will be changing more and more in the future. Thank you.” Whew! I finished my presentation! I was so nervous about it! “Hey Angelina! You did well on your presentation!” “Awwwwww! So sweet, Jack!”… By the way, I got a new boy friend! He is called Jack. Huh? What about Alex? Well he doesn’t call me very often, we are in a different university, and there is a rumor that he has a girl friend in his university! So mean right? Such a cheater! So, I met a new boyfriend, and he is much nicer than Alex. I think I will say to Alex to break up with me. He’s such a cheater!

            Alex: You told me you loved me… It was just a lie like everything else… I tried to forget you, but the harder I tried, the more I thought about you… This is the problem with getting attached to someone… When they leave, you just feel lost… Oh Angelina, I thought you will never betray me… How could you do that? I feel lost now… What can I do? Oh Angelina, do you remember that you said, "When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal."… Now I know what it means… I will trust you for the last time and just stare up in the sky, trying to forget you. It will be difficult but I will do it… I love you Angelina…

            Angelina: Now I don’t need to care about Alex any more. He is such a liar! He said he will love me and protect me forever. “Angelina, what did you say to your ex-boyfriend?” said Jack. “I said to him let’s break up. I don’t care about him anymore.” “Great! I don’t want any other boys to be friends with you.”

 

Two months later…

 

            Alex: Hello everyone! Long time no see! Huh? Angelina? I don’t care about her any more. As I told you, I said I will try to forget her! That was quick, I know that. I could forget her with no trouble because… I GOT A NEW GIRLFRIEND! Isn’t that amazing? My new girlfriend is called Veronica. She is more beautiful, nicer, and more perfect than Angelina. Even though I sometimes remember her, I don’t care about it. Well, it was true! Love is the best medicine, and there is more than enough to go around once you open your heart. I am back to the handsome and cool Alex again! Yeah!

            Angelina: Jack said he doesn’t like me anymore… I am so sad now... I think I know how Alex felt when I said let’s break up. Sorry Alex… Please forgive me… Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself continuously walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you, Alex… Do you realize that it is always the same in every relationship? There is always one person crying and wishing to get back together, while the other doesn't even remember the things they've been through. I hate that I have to be the one who remembers every little detail while you can't seem to remember me at all… I am so sorry, Alex…

            Alex: I hate that girl now! Veronica was cheating with another boy called John. She said he is nicer than me. I HATE VERONICA NOW. I am so angry!!! Suddenly, I heard a high pitched screech sound. Then I heard a girl scream right outside of my house. I ran out and saw a car crash with… with… ANGELINA. Why is she in front of my house? I was so shocked and scared. Then, somebody shouted, “Call an ambulance!” I quickly took out my phone and called for an ambulance. “Hello? There was a car crash and a woman got hit by a car. She is bleeding a lot so you need to come quickly. Also, here the driver is hurt. Besides…” and I talked on. Five minutes later, two ambulances came rushing toward my house. They stopped in front of my house and rescued the driver first, because he was stuck in the car and he could not breathe well. Then, the doctors came and helped Angelina on the ambulance. I followed them in the ambulance.

Alex: When we were in front of the hospital, everyone ran to the operation room. I was blocked so I could not go in. I prayed and begged to the god that she will be fine and be normal again. I didn’t want to lose Angelina. When the operation was finished, the doctor said that she would be fine and be normal again. I said to the doctor, “This is my best day ever! Thank you doctor, thank you for saving her!” After that, Angelina was moved to a normal room. She was still unconscious, but she was fine. I held her hand tightly with both of my hand. I looked at her face and thought she was attractive. She was like an angel that never dies in my heart. “I love you more than any word can say ... I love you more than every action I take ... I'll be right here loving you till the end, Angelina. Did you know that when I was talking to Veronica, it didn’t feel good as talking to you. I said I forgot about you but it was a lie… I can’t live without you… I love you Angelina.” After I said that quietly, I kissed her on the cheek and went back to my house.

Angelina: I woke up in a hospital. What happened to me? Oh, right. A car crash… I was going to say ‘I am sorry Alex, and I love you. Can you accept me as your girlfriend?’ but what a funny destiny I have! A drunk driver hit me right in front of Alex’s house and boom! I am in a hospital. I wonder what Alex did when he found me bleeding a lot outside of his house… Wait… What is this? A card? And it is from… ALEX! It said, ‘Hello Angelina, I am Alex. If you want to see me, shout my name three times. If you don’t want to see me, throw the paper in a garbage can. It’s your choice Angelina.’ So, I shouted his name three times. “Alex! Alex! Alex!” Suddenly, Alex appeared. I thought I was still dreaming. But it was real. He held out a ring and said, “Angelina, when I saw you, I knew you were my true love. Late at night when the entire world is sleeping, I stay up and think of you. I wish upon the stars, that somewhere you are, thinking of me too. Angelina, will you marry me?” I answered, “Yes I would!!! Alex, I am so happy!” I cried in joy and ran to Alex. I hugged him and he hugged me back. Now, everyone in the hospital was clapping at us. One of the patients started to say, “Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!” And everyone joined in. At that moment, Alex kissed to me. We kissed for a long time and everyone cheered. We were so happy!

Alex: In our wedding day, our family and friends from the university came to celebrate. We had so much fun. It was the happiest moment in my life until now. I will never forget how our fortunes wheel made a strange twist to bring us together once more. If that didn’t happen, we won’t be standing here. “And now, you may kiss the bride.” I kissed Angelina for a long time and now we were married. She smiled at me, so I smiled at her back. I know that we are going to live happily ever after like a fairy tale. I know it, because she is my true love.