Our Original Love Story
- Kaylin M
- Aug 14, 2017
- 4 min read
Blake and I have been together since January 24, 2012. That brings us to a total of 5 ½ years together, but we have more history than you may know. We first met in the second semester of Grade 10 in Science class. Blake will describe an incident prior to this meeting, but I don’t remember it at all. What I do remember is knowing who he was...so, I guess a part of me did remember that first meeting. He thought he was being stealthy by constantly coming to talk to his friend, who sat in front of me. He just happened to include me into the conversations each time. Over the course of that semester, we became friends. A moment has always stayed with me from that class was when we were writing on the chalkboard with friends at the end of the year - it must of been a “do-nothing” day in class. I think we were claiming which Lord of the Flies characters we would each be; that was the book we were all reading in English class that year. I must say that I don’t remember any of the character names from that book, but for some reason Blake and I claimed the same character. We began playfully fighting over who was more similar to that character and something changed for me. I’m not sure I had a movie-moment where my heart skipped a beat or I had an epiphany, but I knew that we were going to end up together.
Then, the summer break came and we didn’t speak for 2 months. When we returned we were in the same English class. Blake and I were seated directly across from one another. We’d always catch stolen glances and smiles. I was still awkward and unsure, but I knew the inevitable was going to happen - he was going to ask me out. I wasn’t ready! I knew that if we were together it would be real and forever. It sounds cheesy, but I just knew! I was only 15 at the time, I wasn’t prepared for that kind of love yet. I remember racing up to my locker everyday to quickly pack up my backpack and get the hell out of dodge before he could catch me and ask me out. I remember seeing him walk by my locker at the end of the every day ... which wouldn't have been weird, but I knew that his locker was on the first floor (mine was on the second), so he was obviously going out of his way to see me. Eventually, he caught me. Bastard! Here’s how he finally did it:
Blake: Hey Kaylin, do you know of any good movies in the theatre right now?
Kaylin: Umm...I kind of want to see The Vampire’s Assistant (I was pretty cool back then).
Blake: Oh cool. Do you want to go see it with me tonight?
Kaylin: (Damn, fell right into his trap) Umm...sure.
Long story short...I bailed. I mean, I didn’t stand him up, but I did make up a lie and call and cancel. The next week at school, he asked me what had happened and I told him the truth. I think it took us 2 months before we finally got the chance to go out. Took me 2 months to gain the courage. We did end up going to the movies on our first date, but it was to see “The Invention of Lying” … which was a terrible movie by the way. Then, after about a month and a half, I bailed again. I was now 16 and like I said before, I wasn’t ready for this. It was a forever kind of thing and, it sounds bad, but I didn’t want to miss out on dating - not that I was very successful at it. Breaking up with Blake crushed me for a long time. I cried (sobbed) for a week straight after I did that, but at the time I knew it was for the best. I wasn’t the best version of me and I felt that he deserved me at my best. It was selfish and selfless at the same time. I was so torn up about it that I cut Blake out of my life for a year, but he always tried to be there for me.
After that year, I got back in touch with him. I still wasn’t ready to date him, but I wanted him back in my life. During the next 2 years, he watched me date and get my heart broken. I would cry about another guy … and he’d be there. I would get too drunk at a party … and he’d be there taking care of me. My grandfather passed away … he was the first person I called and he was there instantly. Through it all, he was there; waiting for me for when I was ready.
He had almost lost hope for us when I finally decided it was time - I was ready. I just remember sitting in my dorm room at University thinking, “What is wrong with you? Blake is the most amazing guy you have ever met. You have put yourself through dating not-so-great guys, you deserve to be happy! Let yourself be happy.” And I knew that Blake would make me happy. His moves had gotten better over the years too. When we finally met up again, we were watching a movie and he told me about a fish that he caught that was thiiiiiis big ... as he said that he extended his arms and wrapped them around me. That was when I knew everything was right. This was where I was meant to be.
The rest is history! We have had our rocky moments. We have been long distance for the majority of our relationship. The moment we would move into the same city, our plans would fall through. Whether it be for school or jobs. Even now, we live together, but we technically don’t with Blake working in Toronto. It’s been a complex journey, but I couldn’t imagine doing this with anyone else. Like I said before - he’s my real and forever.
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