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A story - Triangle Phenomenon

I'm going to tell a story and it goes like this:

One day, my friend joey was talking to me and the subject of love came up and related to me a story, and it goes likes this:

"Have you ever wondered, why in the world are people always so weird? You like a person, and usually that person likes someone else instead, and probably, that person do not like this persom whom you like."

And so I go, "huh?"

Joey said," I like jackie but jackie doesn't have the same feelings for me. Rather, unless I'm much mistaken, jackie's heart lies with someone else, someone who also would not reciprocate the feelings."

Then I go, " oookay...the Triangle Phenomenon??"

Joey continued," I just don't understand it, I mean, here's someone who wants to be with you, but instead you rather go get yourself rejected by tom, dick or harry. Am I very unattractive?"

I, " ermm, well (-_-!!)"

Joey, " There are people who actually thinks I'm cute you know, but I think they are horrible. Why doesn't jackie thinks I'm cute? Perhaps I'm not of the right type, but this is like a major blow to my self-esteem. I rather the whole world thinks I'm ugly and jackie thinks I'm cute. Shattered ego man..."

I again, " (-_-!!)"

Joey got upset at this point, " That day at the club, we were dancing and do you know, jackie's face is really cute when the groove is on,the steps, the rhythm and all. But at one point, jackie actually hugged someone else and danced together, while I was at the side, taking it all in like a, like a..."

I, " Someone else? Who's someone else? When did the someone else come in? And like a what??"

Joey," Who is someone else is not the point. And like a what is also not the point. The point is, it wasn't me!! The whole thing was so insensitive. I always thought thoughtful was jackie's middle name."

I, " hmm...(scratches my chin)".

Joey then said," And you know what, after that night. I realised I couldn't cry, even though i was unclearly upset. It's like my tear glands decided to go on strike."

I retorted," Unclearly indeed. Isn't a good thing that you are not a tap with an automatic switch??"

Joey," But i was upset? Do you mean to say i wasn't that upset? Oh no, my tear glands gave up on me, I need a doctor, an eye specialist. How much does surgery cost?"

I said instead," I think a heart specialist would be more appropriate at this juncture."

Joey," The possibilities are endless, as endless as the horizon spans across the ocean so blue when the sun's ray barely touches it."

I gave him a look (-_-!!) and said," What the... ...Going all poetic on me."

Out of the blue (pun intended), Joey zoned out.

And this concludes the story, until next time... ...

posted by bert @ 4:49 AM