Penny and I had been texting for a few weeks before that weekend. When he told me he would be in
Starkville I was excited to see him. I’m not sure if he knew that
or not, but he does now. ;-) I didn’t revolve my weekend around him. I had friends to see too. I was also still in touch with my ex who was
still living in Starkville. It was just gonna be an all-around great weekend.
Now, don’t judge me (you actually can if you like; I certainly don’t mind). But
he knows full well he wasn’t the only guy I was talking to, as I know I wasn’t
the only girl he was talking to.
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| Our first picture |
While in Starkville I was texting Penny to find out where
he was….then I decided to call him. I mean, why not? He picked up the phone and his literal words
were “This ain’t a text.” Like he was
surprised I called. It was a cute conversation. He played it all cool like he
wasn’t pressed about me calling but he was low key excited. Anyway we concluded
we’d meet up at the concert.
Friday night was the concert. If you’ve ever been to Starkville, you know
we believe in thoroughly enjoying ourselves.
So by concert time my friends and I were buzzed. It’s ok, we walked to the concert. My friend’s apartment was in the Cotton District.
We walked everywhere. I pretty much
spent the concert mingling between a few sets of friends. When the concert started, I stayed with Penny
and his line brothers. It was like an
impromptu date…but not really because if you’ve ever hung out with Spr 05 you
know it’s foolishness. It was fun and we
got our first picture.
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| The Guys |
After the concert, I’d planned on meeting up with my ex.
But he didn’t answer the phone. My ex is
good for that; hence that’s why he was the ex.
I was foolish, I’ll admit it, but oh well. We all get one practice
run. Somehow Penny ended up meeting me
at my friend’s apartment. We kicked it
for a while just joking around. That’s
the kind of guy I’d always known him to be. He thinks he’s hilarious. We learned a lot about each other that night. I guess that’s when I really started to like
him and started to get to know Tharius. Before he left he kissed me good
night. It was our first kiss. I wonder
if he remembers more details than me….
So Saturday was filled with MSU activities and other
Starkville antics. My ex apologized for not answering the phone the night
before. Yea, ok. Whatever. The emotional ties were minimal at that point. And Penny was cutting them even more. Nevertheless we made plans for that night. But… “Starkville antics” pretty much equates
to our group motto “You can’t drink all day unless you start in the morning.”
By nightfall I’d had such a good time with my friends that we just wanted to
keep the party going. So we went to State Theatre. My friend asked what I’d do if both Penny and
my ex showed up. My answer: *Kanye shrug* I’m single. I text Penny to find out
where he was partying that night. When I
looked up from my text there he was! We were pretty much attached the entire
night. The texts from my ex went ignored. While we were dancing he told me he
was leaving at 4am to catch a flight from Memphis to upstate NY where he was
being stationed. After we left the club
we went to hang out at his line brother’s apartment. It was a bittersweet moment because he was
leaving and I hated long distance situations. But I’d really grown to like him.
I fell asleep in his lap. Yes, I’m a big baby when I really like someone, yet a
hard ass at the same time. I’ve been spoiled since birth and any man I date is
expected to continue that. So yea, I fell asleep in his lap while he rubbed my
back. A few hours later he left. And so ended our first weekend.
The next day I went to see my ex and told him I was no longer
interested in seeing him or talking to him as if there was a chance for us to reconcile.
I knew better anyway. The past we had was ridiculous. It was a functioning dysfunctional
relationship. We were both space fillers
in a comfort zone. That’s what complacency gets you. My friend Kessa says this was my
fairytale. Penny was my knight in
shining armor that came and took me out of that foolishness. LOL Sure. I’ll roll with that. Every damsel could use a knight.
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