Danelia

Back in my high school days I was failing with women as much as I ever was!

It was my junior year. I was losing weight at an astronomical pace. And lo and behold, girls were starting to notice.Some of the locals were even saying hello to me as I walked by them in the hallways. Having girls holler at me without me instigating was an entirely new experience. In high school it felt nice. Shame nothing really ever came out of it.

Still there was a time when I would go and meet with the teachers before the classes began. I sat in my Chemistry class and in the seats behind me was this girl I had not seen before in school. We caught each other eye and started talking during the introduction or whatever the teacher was rambling about. Her name was Danelia, a weird name for sure, but she was a cutie and Spanish too! Cuban if I am not mistaken with dirty blond hair, possibly bleached, I forget. Either way even before the school year began I had a possible love interest, which was a plus in my eyes. Our paths crossed a lot in the early stages of that year. She liked me, I could tell. This was going be the one!

So, after awhile she introduce the idea of going to Bush Gardens together. Yes! A date, and a date initiated by her as well. This seemed like the perfect opportunity for me to charm and woo her. Too bad that did not happen. What happened instead was she seemed to want to invite more people, so two of her friends tagged along.

Wonderful.

I did not mind the extra company, but I was hoping for a more solo approach. At the time I did not have a car, so I found out more people were going when she picked me up. That's always a plesant surprise. The trip was fun overall. I made her laugh and smile, much like I do with all of my futile attempts, but in the end when I wanted to talk about getting serious, she kept shying away and changing the subject. I asked her friends, but they gave me no advice that was useful.

Fast forward to school. The next time I saw her she was acting weird, and when I confronted her she told me that she had lost interest in me during our little excursion at the B.G. I am not sure what I did, but she started getting mouthy with me, so I dropped it altogether and left her alone. I was always envious of the guys she started talking to afterwards. In the end, I think it was a good thing that me and her never got together. Later on in my schooling life, I did not find her to be as attractive as I once thought.

Oh well. you live, you try, you fail, you get back up, and you learn.