1.Wedding dress.
2.A most grand wedding venue, probably at the beach or a park, I can't decide yet.
3.Invites
4.Cake
5.Caterers
…Who knew day dreaming a wedding could be this stressful? There's a lot of preparations and planning to be done. I'd have to think of the best… the RING! I let out a loud laugh, how could I possibly forget the most important piece in this puzzle? Jordan obviously needs a beautiful diamond ring to give me the grandest, most romantic proposal I've always dreamed about since I met him.
I and Jordan met when we were both 14 years old. My mother and I had just moved into a new city for a fresh start after my father died in a car crash.
Leaving the memories of dad behind felt like the biggest form of betrayal to him, but hearing mom cry in the bathroom every night when she thought I was asleep since his death brought a different kind of pain, my heart broke afresh every night, but I couldn't show it, I had to be her strength and pretend I was fine. So, when she told me about the ‘big move' I agreed without hesitation and pretended to be excited.
New city, No friends, New school – Recipe for disaster. First day of school started out horrible like all first days of school around the world. It was like there was an unwritten rule made by some sadist old man or something that all first day of school must be awful. Everyone started at me like this was the first time they saw a strange face.
'Hey Weirdo!" Someone called loudly while walking towards me, gathering the stares of a few kids around in the process, I just rolled my eyes, ignored him and pretended not to notice the attention he was desperately trying to draw to himself.
'I'm talking to you Melon"
'My name is Melanie" I muttered under my breath
'Did you say something?" He asked folding his arms.
'I said my name is Melanie". I said folding my arms too and looking him squarely in the eyes.
'I only came to tell you your old town called, they said they wanted their clown back" he said smiling, clearly satisfied with himself.
I stood still, stared at him silently for a full three seconds before bursting into uncontrollable laughter which brought tears to my eyes and left Matt and everyone who was watching the exchange a bit confused. 'Dude! If you're going to go around bullying and making fun of people, at least add some skill to it. That is honestly the worst and dumbest roast line I have heard all my life, and trust me I've heard a lot. Try again when you've mastered the skill", I said as I walked off smiling, leaving him standing there speechless with everyone laughing at him.
The rest of the day went on surprisingly better than expected, the weird stares reduced and school was actually normal.
'Hi, Melon", I heard a voice which wasn't Matt's call behind me. I turned to shout 'My name is Melanie for the love of God" but was greeted with the brightest smile I've seen in a very long while and a crooked set of teeth obviously as a result of too many chocolates attached to a really cute face and blue eyes. Strangely, the name ‘Melon' didn't sound so bad coming from this guy.
'Hi" I said and smiled at him.
'I'm Jordan, and I'm impressed".
'Impressed by what?" I asked curious
'The way you handled yourself against Matt, I like what you did there, turning the joke on him. No one actually has the guts to stand up to him or even talk back when he's being a nuisance".
'It's called ‘Playing the Player', my dad taught me that. It's a form of non-violent self-defense against bullies, and trust me, it works all the time. Why don't people stand up to Matt? Is the the owner of the school or something?" I asked rolling my eyes.
'His Mom is" Jordan said
'His mom is what?"
'The owner of the school" He said very casually
My eyes almost bulged out of their socket. 'His mom is the owner of the school! Oh my God! I just embarrassed the owner of my school's son! I'm going to get expelled on my first day! My mom is going to kill me!"
Jordan almost died of laughter, 'Melon stop, I was just kidding, his mom isn't the owner of the school, he's just a spoiled brat. You should have seen your face though, your reaction was priceless" He said still laughing.
'Ha ha, very funny". I said a really relieved
'Okay, I know you want to ask, but you don't have to, do you want to know my answer?" Jordan asked smiling.
I just stared at him utterly confused. Answer to what?
'Huh?" Was the only word I could think to utter.
He laughed and said 'I take that as a yes, so my answer is Yes. I would love to be your friend".
That was how my friendship with Jordan was birthed, in the weirdest of ways. We have been practically inseparable since then and I can't really tell at what point I fell in love with him. One day I just knew I was head over heels for this wide smile crooked teeth boy, and here I am twelve years later still in love with this wide smile handsome young man. Thank goodness his teeth are no longer crooked.
I've always known Jordan and I are soul mates, we were always meant to be together. He might not know it now, but he will. Very soon. I'll make sure of it.
