life is not a chick flick

Hey folks!!

I told you all about Mr Popular in high school and how I got noticed right? Well we all have our little movie moments don’t we. Here’s mine. A few weeks after the prom, my fairytale was to begin. I shook with disbelief with what happened next. It was a bright summer’s day, and the summer was drawing near. I went to school as normal, and Mr Popular approached me. To my shock, I was actually able to speak this time. We went for a little walk around the school, when he told me. He told me that at the ball, he noticed me! He had put his feelings for me on the shelf while he dated someone else. Another day, shortly after, he pulled me aside on the way to class, and he told me, he liked me. I was numb! I really did think I was in a movie and was waiting for someone to yell cut. No-one did. As we walked to our class, I watched my feet, my heart was racing and I could not get a sentence out without stuttering. I felt so stupid. I couldn’t help but think I was making a fool of myself in front of Mr cool, my crush. I thought, “Great I have had my chance of making an impression, and I blew it!”.
Well, I didn’t. In fact, this was to be the beginning of a movie. The summer began with a half day at school. I had arranged to meet Mr Popular after school to hang out. The rain was really heavy and I was soaked waiting on him. My jeans were soaked to the knee… he never came. I was so gutted, and felt really let down. I thought, “of course this would happen, he’s popular, I’m not, it’ll never work out”. It would never have worked out anyway, you and I both know that. My sister and my friend went back to ours to get out the ice cream and get out a chick flick – A walk To Remember. This was to be a walk to remember, that no-one could have predicted.
If you’ve seen the film, then you know the scene I’m talking about, but if you haven’t, let me set the scene. Mandy Moore plays Jamie, the vicars daughter, who over flows with faith in God. She is not popular at all, and spends her weekends tutoring children and is involved in the stars and plants club. Shane West, plays Landon, Mr Popular, who has everything…well almost. He’s cool, popular, and loved by everybody, one does he doesn’t have is faith. As punishment for drinking on school grounds, Landon is sentenced to the leading role in the school play, and Jamie, is another leading role. After spending time with her, he sees something in her he hasn’t seen in anyone else. When he realises he likes her, is during the play. She sings Only Hope. Just as she sang the lines “I life my hands and pray, to be only yours, I pray, to be only yours, I pray to be only yours, you’re my only hope”, my door bell rang. It was Mr Popular, completely soaked with rain dripping from his nose. My heart skipped a beat with disbelief. That was my movie moment. We went for a walk, and what a walk it was. That was a walk that I will never forget.

He and I never dated, he wasn’t a Christian. I could feel myself drowning with peer pressure to date him, but I couldn’t bring myself to say yes. I knew deep down that it would never work, we believed in too many different things, but we stayed great friends. The reality of it all is…it couldn’t have worked out better if we tried. We both moved on and entered into relationships with other people…but we still have our memories. Life goes on people…life is not a chick flick. I think sometimes we watch cheesy films and think that’s what love is…but it aint. Please recognise that and don’t set yourself up to fall.

By the way, just little something stupid…if someone catches you looking at them, it’s because they’re looking back.

peace

girl in the single lane