An April Love Story.

I'm not sure I believe in destiny.

You could be destined to be a famous lawyer. But if you don't study hard to get into lawschool, it won't happen, right?

Well this is my story:
I met him on my first semester at med school. He was on his seventh. We never got introduced and we weren't close friends, but we know each other, because he was quite popular, and I.. well I wasn't bad-looking either. =P
Four years passed, and one day I was in a nearby (about 15 minutes walk from home) supermarket, buying some chocolates to help me get through a recent rough break-up.

Just as I was deciding which ice cream would go better with chocolate syrup, the old supermarket door slightly squeaked. And there he was, his tall figure entering the store.
I remember I took a deep breath, smile, and finally said "Hey, Kak"
he glanced at me, grin, and replied "Hey Tess, didn't see you there! Whatcha doin?"

One month after that day, he was officially my boyfriend.

For weeks I've been telling my friends all about it, about the way we accidentally meet, about our unplanned encounter which leads to a long chat, coffee, karaoke and dinner in one day.
I thought it was destiny.

Until one day..
"Yeah... about that" he said with a grin.
"What about it, dear?"

And then, he told me his side of the story. The real story.
According to him, that day he was driving in a car with some friends. He spotted me walking at the other side of the street and instantly went "Hey, isn't that Tessa? Hey, it is her! Pull over, man!"
"Whoa you're right.. wonder where she's going."
"I bet she's going to the supermarket! Hey listen, why don't you go rent some comic books across the street, I'll go to the supermarket and buy some drinks.. Got it? See if I can get her to join us for coffee."

Gubrak.

See? It wasn't destiny. :)

What if he doesn't have the courage to chase me down the street that day?
What if I was too shy to say hi and pretended I didn't see him instead?
Then we wouldn't be celebrating our 1st year anniversary next month.

I know God always has an amazing plan for us, but without our own work, it won't happen.
So we better get up and chase our dreams! Chase 'em, follow 'em wherever it goes, even if it went into the supermarket. :)


Love,
TS



"Serius Kak?? Kamu udah liat aku jalan kaki dari ujung jalan ampe supermarket?"
"Hehe.. iyaa"
"Yaah tau gitu aku nebeng!"