I feel I need to thank of_ones_own_volition for her time and hard work. For her to read and correct the crazy shit from my fermented brain, must have surely been painful. Thanx again
LYG
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I've always been told what a lucky son of a bitch I am, but I don't think so! I've lost at everything that I've ever done. If I buy a car, it's always a lemon. Every girl I've ever looked at has left me for another guy. I just can't catch a break. The only relationship I can hold onto is with a computer.
When I was in high school, I was that guy. You know the one that had his underpants run up the flagpole about once a month. Yeah, I'm the one you shoved in his locker and left him there. I know you did it. Every goddamned dirty trick in the book was pulled on me. Hell, they could call that book my biography.
College was about the same; a girl approached me one day about helping her with an English paper. As we talked, I felt a shadow fall over me. I thought for a second that the sun had gone down. No such luck because it turned out to be her 300-pound boyfriend. Yeah, he was some big name on the football team. He smiled at me and the lights went out. I woke up about a week later in the hospital.
I hurt like hell, but at least I was alive... pretty lucky huh? I thought so to at the time. I got to lie around in bed all day and have pretty nurses fuss all over me. I got these really keen sponge baths, and they even woke me up to take a sleeping pill a couple of times, how considerate of them.
One morning while I was still sleeping, two big guys put me on a gurney and rolled me away. I woke up in time to see someone put a mask on my face. The next day I found my left testicle had been removed. 'Oh, just a little mix up,' the hospital said. My dad told me how lucky I was they didn't remove them both. Yeah, real fortunate.
Some other guy was getting my sponge bath while I got his surgery.
Life always has a way of getting a little payback. Anytime things were going well for me, Karma, or whatever you want to call it, would kick me in the nuts. In my case I guess I should say nut.
After college, I had a good streak going for about 3 years. I got a great job in computers and bought a nice house. The money was great, so what's to worry about you say? That's what I thought too.
Maybe all that bullshit is behind me and maybe I really am a lucky guy.
Lana started work in my department as a secretary. She wasn't particularly special but attractive her own way. After a few months of working together she asked me,"Is there something wrong with me, Jim?"
That's me, Jim. I won't tell you my real name. It's been changed for this story to hide my stupidity.
"I don't understand what you mean, Lana?" I replied.
"I've worked with you for three months and you hardly talk to me," she continued.
"I'm sorry Lana, I didn't realize it, and I guess I don't socialize very well," I mumbled.
"Are you shy?" she inquired.
"A little, I suppose."
"Do I scare you?"
"Everybody scares me."
"What do you mean?"
"It's a long story."
"Do you want to tell me?"
"Lana, do you always ask so many questions?"
"No, not always."
"I am starting to feel like I'm on the witness stand."
"I didn't mean for it to come out that way, I'm sorry."
"It's OK, Lana."
"Well, do you Jim?"
"Do I what?"
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Uh, not really."
"OK Jim, it's up to you."
This kept on for a couple more months. Lana seemed to ask me an awful lot of questions. I almost started to avoid her. From your perspective it might look like Lana is trying to hit on me. Me, I just kept looking over my shoulder. Something bad was going to happen, something real bad. The dark clouds were forming over my head and I knew it.
One morning she cornered me in the hallway.
"Jim, I have been trying to talk to you for months now. I finally see what's happening, and you're just too shy to ask me out."
"Lana, that's not it..." She cut me off.
"If you won't ask me, then I'll just put an end to this silly crap."
I thought for a moment, this might be the end to her chasing me.