Flashbacks

- How it all started -

I entered Victoria Institution, as a form 6 student. On the first day of school, we were divided into classes of FM 1 and FM 2. I was allocated in FM 2, and so did most of BBGS girls. We were contented with the arrangement, but not someone. He was from BBSP school, which I had never heard of. All other BBSP students were allocated in FM 1, with him as an alien in our class. I believe he was really angry with the arrangement. The class teacher promised him to swap, provided he top our FM2. Most of the time he won't be spending time in our class and preferred loitering around in the other class. We didn't really care much bout him and so did he. We didn't interact much, but in the class he was a gem to the teachers. Our chemistry teacher liked him so much that she told me, "that boy sitting at the edge of the class (referring to him) is a very good and clever boy ya?"I smirked :\ After many weeks, finally we had group work and I was in the same group as him. He loudly asked, "who is this Mika Hakkinen?" (my chinese name is Mei Kar) and I answered, "me.." From his first nicknaming on me, I got to know him. Wilson Lai :)

I guess he did not like me at all, since I was the one topping FM2 that semester with a few points ahead him. He couldn't swap class because of me! Well, of cause, I never like him too! He was always half awake/dreaming in the class. Always giving no damn to everything in FM2. Urgh, and I had to do an important Chemistry project with him, I cursed the teacher for this arrangement. I done my part, and I am not sure how much he did. A day before submission, I called him. His phone is N/A! I kept calling for endless times, and "Shit!" I told myself. I got myself ready to face the music the next day. But to my amazement, he came with a project booklet in his hand, colour printed with nice binding! And said, "Is this OK?" Hmph! He seems perfectly ignorant but in fact he is thoughtful. Oh, and his phone was N/A cause he changed the number.

So from that day onwards, my impression on him changed, somehow...

Our friendship grew then, as if there were endless stories to tell each other. *psst... we're still like this now* We discussed and debated everything under the sun, chat on the phone for hours! He helped me a lot on Maths and Physics, while I did better in Chemistry and PA. Finally in the next semester, he topped the class, with few marks ahead me. And I happily said, "Hey bro, you CAN change your class now!" But, he didn't, which kept me wondered, why..?

Why he seemed mad when I called him, bro..?
Why he seemed mad when I said I had Anorexia?
Why he seemed mad when I had to walk back to school with another guy friend?
Why his friend told me to "take note" of him?
But... why he kept messing up with my stuff? Hid my tumbler, grafiti-ed my table, miss-called my hp during exams! *argh! he drove me crazy!*

And then one day, a special day, my birthday, he handed a parcel to me, after our tuition classes and said, "Happy Birthday". We did not mention, but I felt the sparkles and so did him, I believe. The next day, while we were alone in the class during break time, he suddenly grabbed my hand but he didn't speak! I was struck and didn't know how to react! So we just kept quiet until someone stormed into the class and I shrugged off his hand. Oh well, suppose this was how we started off our 8 years relationship. He did not officially asked me to be his girlfriend, but the shines in his eyes confirmed his sincerity. I told myself, "Yes, he is the one" And we made my birthday, 26th of July as our courtship anniversary :)