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| Roy and Andrea |
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I first saw Roy the very first day that he ever came to church. Him and Cousin Tim had sat in front of my family and I. Church started, we were singing the first song when the song leader had interrupted the second half of the song and told everyone to turn around and shake hands with your neighbor. I was a little shocked, Roy and Tim turned around to shake our hands. I shook Tim's hand first which was scary because I swear his hand could have eaten my arm. Tim's hand was huge. Then Roy turned to me, I looked at him, and we shook hands. Ever since then I have been stalking him.
I had a hard time finding out information about Roy though. I found out his name by talking to my friend Angela. It was a little shock to me that his name was Roy because I had only heard that name on a video game. I had a hard time finding out his age. I figured he was too old for me anyway because most PBI guys are usually thirty and above. I found out his age by overhearing a conversation with him and a friend. I was happy from this news because he was not out of my ball park age. I later heard he was engaged to someone else. I was a little pulled back form this but I later found out was wrong. I figured he was not because by that time he was not trying to avoid me when I spoke to him.
In English Class is were we really met and started talking. I was the only girl in the class so I was exiled in a square pattern. No male dare enter this fortress of solitude that was surrounding me. I sat alone in this fortress for about six or seven months. Roy started talking to me before and after class a little bit at this point. The second semester is were we really started talking. Roy had first amazing broken down the great fortress of solitude by actually sitting next to me. I was wowed I could not believe the guy that I have always liked in class was sitting next to me. He then asked if i wanted some gum in class. I had showed him the gum I was already chewing and he put some gum in his mouth. Later that night we were sitting in class because we were waiting for Ms. Meecham to get back from copying papers. Everyone was late coming back from lunch and she was not back so not a lot of people were in the classroom. I could not stand talking to him after he had put the effort to come sit next to me. I threw a question in the air to everyone in the classroom hoping Roy would pick up on the conversation. " So who likes paintball?" A guy sitting next to the wall on my room said he did and Roy sitting next to me said he did. From this we have been talking more and more.
At one point in the second semester i had asked him for his number so i could call him to tell him when me and my neighborhood friends were playing a hockey game. I in turn gave him my number. I was hoping he never called it which he never did. That same night he asked me why I was driving my parents car. I told him that my car was in repair and that it would not start. All the lights came on telling me the battery was fine but it still would not start. He offered his services to help me with the car. I did not accept this offer for a long while and even when i did we were still not dating.
I tried harder to get him to ask me out. He had told me one night after English Class that he worked at Dinosaur Adventure Land. Now i had only been there on time as a child. So I had some clue were the place was. It was the end of English Class the last day. I could not make the last day on time and she said she would wait for whoever was not present to be there. I had asked my dad to take my place. He said he would and I gave him the papers and tape that he was supposed to bring with him. I had told him that if he did not bring one of the materials with him that the class would not start and everyone would have to wait for him. Well the morning of the last day I got up and saw dad had forgotten the tape for class. I immediately thought to take it to Roy. My mom suggested to take to Ms. Meechams office which was on my way to work. My dad had found out and he told me to drop it off at work for him. I instantly thought of any reason not to do any of these things. I head to Roy's work. I had an idea were it was but not really. I was wondering around Pensacola in the right direction amazingly and found Dinosaur Adventure Land. I called him and asked him if he could do me a favor and take the tape for me to English Class. He was a little hesitant about this but he agreed. He told me to meet him at the bookstore at the park. I waited there about two minutes and he showed up. I gave him the tape and told him i owed him a favor. I left his work not knowing how to get to my work but by the grace of God I made it to work on time.
It was the beginning of the second year of class. I walked in and started registering, when it was time for me to pay for the classes I saw Roy sitting with a new roommate also registering for classes. I sat down in front of him and started talking until he and Mike(his roommate) had to go do something. I walked out of the register building very happy.
At that point I was getting tired of waiting so I went fishing. I wrote him an email later that week kinda asking him what he thought about me. He did not bite on this and he wrote me an email saying don't talk to me because he does not want to upset my parents. I was crushed I got ready for work early and by this time I was regularly seeing him before I went to work. I went to his work very early and asked him if we could privately talk. We went over to a picnic bench were no one was. I started to tell him that my parents like him and that they do not hate him. I asked him to not stop talking to me and that I have very few friends in the first place. He said he would not and he was sorry if he hurt me like that. I had a hard time not crying. I thought for sure after that all Roy and I were every going to be was friends. I cried as I left the parking lot of his work. I was at least happy that we would at least be friends.
It was Pea Ridge Saturday a few weeks later and I had been wanting to go. So me and my dad decided we would go. We were late for the first preacher and he was in the middle of a sermon. We decided not to disturb anyone by walking in so we went to Wal-Mart to bring something to the fellowship. I was walking down the isle of the store and I saw Roy in his plaid green shirt in the ship isle. I could not believe it so i took another look and it was him. I went looking for my dad to tell him and show him. I found him but did not find Roy. I did not find him to show dad so we finished our shopping with three items. I saw Roy at one of the registers with no one behind him. I of course went into the registered he was at. He did not see me right away till I said hello. He was a little shocked. He started talking to my dad and they shook hands as they were in the parking lot. He asked if he could follow us to Pea Ridge. We of course said yes. After service I asked dad what he though t about him. He said that he liked him. So step one for Roy was already complete.
A few weeks went by with just me meeting him before I went to work. So finally one fateful Wednesday before blow out in September. He finally asked me out in the car on the way to get a cinnabon from the mall. I said, "Finally." I then asked when he would ask my parents. He said he would do it soon and that he would put our relationship on the alter. He did this and the next day asked my parents and with no problems from them they said yes. From there our relationship has grown into getting married and carrying on a happy and godly life together.
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