Anecdotes

"Hello." Read. "I'm moving out..." Read. "So, I'd like to invite you to my house for a get-together on Thursday evening around 7.30 PM. If you're not comfortable with it and say NO, I would understand (and not be offended)." Read. "Why is he trying so hard ?", I thought to myself. "Does he not understand that I don't want to talk to him ? I think I've made that pretty clear to him." "Maybe he has invited other people as well. Maybe he's just trying to be a friend. Who knows ?" "You know what? I'll ask others if he's invited them" I sent a private message to two other people on the group, the ones I think he's close to at least. Let's find out if he is still trying to change something here. Suhas responded. Suhas is someone he would hangout the most with, so most likely Suhas has been invited, as long as he's not trying anything here. Suhas said that he hasn't seen any m...

 "Are you still up ? Late now ?". I sent him the text thinking maybe we can still talk for a bit, even if it is midnight. "Yeah, up", he responded almost immediately. I called him and he picked up. After his usual greeting, asked me if I was going for a walk today. I reminded him that it was late, and that I wouldn't go for a walk this late. He said he was waiting for me to go for a walk, and that he was waiting at the entrance of my apartment complex. "WHAT?", I panicked! "You're here ? Why didn't you tell me ? Okay, wait. I am coming." That is unusual. Why is he here ? Why would he be here this late ? Is he really here or is he just making this up ? Wait, what entrance is he at ? I called him and confirmed the entrance. I get very excited around people, and this is kind of a surprise. I did not at all expect that him asking for my apartment complex would turn into this. I saw him sitting on a bench by the coffee shop near our entran...