Well, today has made up for the past few days. Well, tonight anyway. The day sucked, but when I got back from the library, Cat, Kay and I all had a pretty decent meal (trying to clean out the fridge before we leave on Wednesday), and I checked my email. I got an email fromt he American kid. He briefly explained his current situation to me, and said that the gf would be okay if him and I were friends. So, I added him back to my list. But, since it is still really soon, I'm not on his. Anyway. I corrected his grammer/punctuation too much on MSN, so he called me up instead. I think he just wanted to call me. lol. I just gave him a good reason. Anyway. so, we talked again like before, he feels like he's accomplished his goal since forever: get me to talk to him like I chat over MSN. lol, I don't think he understands what "forever" means.
Anyway. So, we were on the phone for a while - Amy called to say Happy Birthday in between - and after a while, he convinced me to drop by to play a game of cards. lol. so, I dropped off Cat, and I headed over to his place. I taught him the game of "Speed", and he taught me "Gin". lol. It's not a bad game. I'd play it again. hehe. I'm still confused with alot of the rules and stuff though. hmm. with practice though, I think I can get good at it. so anyway. after a while, we just chatted about random stuff. I taught him how to write his "chinese name" with the proper strokes and such. Spent time together. It was nice. He openly discussed what was happening with the gf. He knows I'm still uncomfortable with the general idea though. But I'm pretty comfortable with him as a person.
We waited for his cab (at 3:30am) in the front lobby, and we talked a bit more on the couch there. I think that, if he wasn't in his current situation, things would be progessing really well, but, because he is, it's difficult on both our parts, because, I don't want to mess up what he has with his "gf", but at the same time, I don't want to lose what we have. We have 2 and a bit weeks to think about it. I wonder how any of us will cope with it. The past 3ish days have felt like a really long time already. But I know it'll pass alot easier now, with alot less on my mind (I hope).
When the cab arrived, we had our last hug of the night, and I left for my car. They left the building before I did, so I followed their car. But, at an intersection when they were supposed to turn left and I go straight, (red light), they switched lanes so they were behind me, and he followed me until the last main intersection before our building. Then he turned back towards the other way. Maybe he thought I was too distraught to drive safely? I don't know. Or, just...I don't know. I could think of it as a creepy act, or as a sweet act. After knowing him a bit more now, I'm gonna think of the latter. He'll prolly ask when he gets back. He prolly doesn't think I noticed, but I did.
So, my bday had started out really crappy. Realising that I was 20, with no particular goals in life, no direction, a math exam to study for that I'm really not prepared for, and with the thought that I ruined his life somehow, I thought it would be one of the crappiest bdays ever. But, when I got his email, and we spent some time together, even though it surpassed into the next day, my bday, the start of a new decade, is looking up.
First thing I learned since I officialy turned 20 (ie: at 11:59pm), was that, in Chinese, when asked a question, say: Do you want an apple?, the answer is the .. um..what did he call it...something about the main .. something...I don't know .. verb? ... well, the answer would be "Want". So, he's this white kid teaching me how to answer questions in Chinese! lol. It was quite amusing. I never noticed it before though, but I guess, it makes it alot easier now. hehe. Second thing I learned was how to play Gin. hah. I wonder if this is foreseeing into a gambling future? lol...hah...I hope not!
So yeah. Basically, the day of my birth day was pretty crappy, until the hours leading up to my birth hour.
Thanks to everyone who's been so helpful and supportive in the past week or so. :) I'm glad this whole situation cleared up so quick. His gf is a good person to let us be friends again.
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