I remember the day I met Kristina. I would love to tell you about how awesome and cool I was as I strolled into practice for cheer leading tryouts but that would be a lie. Here is what really happened. The year was 1995 and I have recently moved to a small town to live with my mom, and I mean small town. Population 1900 people, no malls or stores to speak of and I was very nervous. I was about to start my freshman year of high school and I wanted to try out for football cheer leading. There I was at the first practice and I didn’t know anyone. To top it off no one said anything to me so I signed up got a paper with the cheers to learn and was off on my way. I was waiting for one of our farm workers to pick me up and as we drove out of the parking lot I saw a blond haired girl smile and wave at me. I was so shocked and happy. To make a long story short I made the cheer leading squad and didn’t see this girl again until a week before school started. I was at a fundraiser for basketball cheer leading and there she was. I was so excited to see her again and find out her name. She saw me and instantly smiled and said “How are you?” I smiled and started talking and I said “I am so sorry but I can’t remember your name.” She smiled and said oh it’s Krimoomhaha. I swear that is what I heard her say. I had no idea how to ask her again so I figured I would ask someone else later. Honestly I was really freaked out because she had a wondering eye and one of her eyes was looking at me and the other was looking at something way behind me.
A week later we started school and when I went into my 4th period class there she was sitting and smiling. When she saw me she was like “Come sit by me” and so I did almost knocking down a student in the process with my backpack. She called me by name so I could not tell her I didn’t know her name. I figured I would play it by ear since someone would have to say her name eventually. Then in came the teacher from Hell who figured that even high school student should have assigned seats. She looked at me and said “Hey what is your last name?” I said “Graham” and she was so excited. She said “oh good mine is hunt so maybe we will get placed by each other.” I figured well I know part of her name now lol. Then it happened the teacher said Kristina Hunt and she got up and went to sit in her assigned seat. We didn’t end up sitting next to each other then but it was the start of a great friendship.
The reason I am telling you this story is a lot of times in life if something in uncomfortable we don’t bother to find out anymore about it. Lets say if this were to happen now at the age of 30 I would either have moved on figuring I didn’t have the time to know this weird eye person or I would be like “Shit what in the hell is your name?” Both of these I would imagine would not become long lasting friendships so next time you come on to something that makes you uncomfortable sit back and think what would the 15 year old in me do right now? You might surprise yourself.
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