Sunday, March 3, 2013

Yours Truly, Stranger (Ch 2)

I'm really sorry for not updating my blog as frequently as I said I would. It's just that I'm kind of busy trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, and that's not a joke. Honestly, it sucks to know that you don't know what you want...and it sucks even more when everyone around you continue to treat you like a little kid telling you what you should and should not do. Anyways, here's the second chapter.



Ch 2: Hello Stranger

Sometimes we don’t notice how fast time flies until we look ourselves in the mirror and notice that we’ve changed. Maybe it’s the hair style, the loss of that baby fat in our cheeks or even a grey hair or two, regardless; they’re all signs and symptoms of aging and what comes with it. Ten years flew by quicker than he could’ve ever imagined, and still no reply from the person he hoped he would get to know. He checked his email every day, just hoping to get a reply, an email that wasn’t spam sent to his inbox at yours.truly.stranger@gmail.com

Raymond: Dude, you’re going to make us late for work

Ron: I’ll be out after I check my email

Raymond: What are you, 60? You can check your email on your phone! Data!

Ron: Ok, I’m done...let’s go

Raymond: Just synch up that email address on to your phone already...or pick a better time to check your email...what’s with 8:00 AM, every day? Who in the world sends emails that early anyways?

Ron: I get it...

Raymond: No...I don’t think so...because I’ve been telling you that since we moved here, exactly three years ago

Ron: I didn’t have data then

Raymond: That’s not the point

Ron laughed: The longer we live together the more you sound like my sister

Raymond: Ha-ha, very funny...my voice is so much more soothing than your sister’s

Ron: Speaking of my sister...she invited you over for dinner tomorrow

Raymond: I thought it’s a family dinner

Ron: Well...Leila’s going to be there too

Raymond: That’s because she’s your girlfriend, possibly your sister’s future sister-in-law

Ron: But you and I, we live together...practically brothers...so my sister considers you family

Raymond: Alright, I’ll be there...unless I have to work overtime again

Ron: I doubt it...

~Next day~

Ron logged onto his email at exactly 8 in the morning, and to his surprise he received a response.

~Email~

Dear Stranger,

I was quite surprised when I found your bottle floating in the water near the Bay area. I really didn’t expect to actually see a letter inside, but somehow there it was. Originally, I thought it might’ve been a prop for a movie that somehow got lost, but my friend told me to respond to you through the email provided anyways. Hopefully, this letter isn’t a prop and you’ll promptly reply to me.

Yours truly,

W.

~End~

Even though the person’s email was rather short, this was the best feeling he had ever felt. It was the feeling of closure, however anticlimactic it was and he was looking forward to their future exchanges. He immediately responded

~Reply~

Hello W,

This is definitely not a prop from a movie set that got lost, that I can assure you. It’s a little experiment of fate I wanted to try out as a teenager. I didn’t expect to actually receive a response, but I always hoped that one day I would. Thank you for taking your friend’s advice and replying to the letter. I hope that we could continue these exchanges in the future and maybe get to know one another a bit. Don’t worry; I’m not some old man trying to prey on the young or some crazy person either...and by saying those things I probably sound iffy to you. Anyways, I hope that you’ll email me back soon.

Yours truly,

Stranger

~end~

Raymond: Dude, hurry up! (He peeked into Ron’s room) Did you just send an email?

Ron smirked: Yup

Raymond: No way! Someone found it

Ron: Yup

Raymond: Is she hot?

Ron: What?

Raymond: Uh, she’s probably a she

Ron: What type of conclusion is that?

Raymond: Ok, seriously, what guy would respond to some romantic letter in a bottle about fate

Ron: It wasn’t romantic

Raymond: Fate...Ron, you wrote about fate

Ron: So? Guys can believe in fate

Raymond: Right...so, is she hot?

Ron: It was an email, not a twit pic

Raymond: What’s her name?

Ron: Don’t know, the Person just wrote W

Raymond: W...Wendy? Wanda? Wynona? No...Whitney, or Willow

Ron: Are we going over the possible girl names starting with a W for your future daughter?

Raymond: Anyone of those could possibly be the person’s name

Ron: We didn’t even confirm that she’s female

Raymond: You know what I forgot...she could be using her last name initial

Ron: Ok, you got to stop with your nonsense...I thought we were going to be late

Raymond: It’s ok...we need to find out who she is and if she’s hot?

Ron: Really? Are you that desperate?

Raymond: Nope, just curious about what type of woman she is and whether or not she’s hot, and whether or not she’s a threat to your relationship with Leila and most importantly if she’s single

Ron: Hold up! How could this person be a threat to my relationship with Leila?

Raymond: Well...haven’t you heard about all of those facebook relationships becoming a reality? Like some man married another woman on facebook and then divorced his wife. But the point is, if your exchanges with this person continues, you guys bond, become friends and then start sharing your deepest thoughts and all of that emotional stuff...Ron my friend, that is what we call an emotional affair. See, men cannot tolerate their counterparts having a physical affair, but women are most against their counterpart having an emotional affair. So, heed my advice, and be very careful.

Ron: Wow, this is what I get for telling you about a letter and an email

Raymond: Hello...I’m a shrink, and a very good one at that, mind you

Ron laughed: And how much will I be charged for my therapy session Dr. Lam?

Raymond: It’s on the house, this time. But I swear, if you and Leila run into some ‘relationship’ problems, or you realize that this person, who I’m going to continue to assume is female by sex or gender, becomes more involved in your life than she should be, we really should have a proper session

Ron: Fine...but until this person replies to my email, we’re going to assume that none of this happened and tonight at dinner, you’re not going to say anything about it at all

Raymond: Deal!

~ Dinner~

Leila: Jessica, you have to tell me the recipe to this, it’s amazing

Jessica: Really? I thought I’d give it a try

Raymond: Obviously, she’s using us to test a new recipe for her restaurant

Jessica: The shrink always think I have an ulterior motive when I treat my little brother and his friends to dinner

Ron laughed: Our shrink is always very suspicious, but sis that does seem to fit the trend of a new dish that appears on your menu a few weeks after we try it out

Jessica: Fine, I’ll admit that I needed a second, third and fourth opinion on this, and from your girlfriend, this dish is definitely a good one

Ron put his arm around Leila: Her choices are always good

Leila: Are you trying to flatter yourself?

Ron smiled and kissed her

Raymond: Really guys, at the dinner table?

Jessica laughed: It’s ok Raymond, as long as it’s not on the dinner table

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I hope you enjoyed it...also, the email does work, I just thought that it would be interesting if you could email me like a response or something in the perspective of this mysterious person...or something...

Anyways, I hope you'll leave me a comment or two...and I'll try to update more frequently. Also, if you're interested, follow me on instagram @standingonchair

Randomness...OUT!!!