First, I’m being proposed to by a complete stranger and now this? Something’s just really off about today. I need to go back to bed and start it over or something.
Phone rings, I answer, “Hello.”
“Yes, hello. Is this Teli?” (A male voice I don’t recognize.)
“Yes, but who’s this?”
“How you doing?”
“Fine, but who’s this?”
“You don’t remember me?”
“No. Is this Bruce?”
“No, Sean.”
“Huh? You need to cut it out Bruce.”
“No, it’s Sean. You really don’t remember me?”
“Am I supposed to?”
“We met about a year ago.”
“We did? Honestly, if this isn’t Bruce, I don’t remember you. Where did we meet?”
“Sunset Strip.”
“Really? And I actually gave you my real number?”
“We met at Mama’s Kitchen.”
And it suddenly started coming back to me…
“Ooooh, you know my brother.” (My brother actually programmed my number into his phone.)
“Yeah.”
“OK. How are you?”
“I’m doing good. I got a motorcycle.”
“That’s great. Look, I don’t mean to seem rude, but, why are you calling me?”
“Because you were on my mind.”
“Seriously? Be real.”
“I am. I saw your brother at a party the other day and you weren’t there and I really wanted to see you. I can’t believe you don’t even remember me.”
“Dude, I’m flattered that you remember me after an entire year, but what do you want me to say?!? I thought about you every day and I missed you?”
“Nah, but I thought you would at least still have my number in your phone. Remember my name, my voice, something.”
“Uh huh.”
“Well, it’s okay. I was just wondering, you know, when we could see each other again.”
“I’m pretty busy, so…”
“I understand.”
(I wonder how wrong it would be if I exploited the situation just long enough for him to teach me how to ride a motorcycle…)
August 9th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Considering the weirdness of your life recently, I think you’ve saved up some karma. (;
August 10th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
Hehe