#handwritten thoughts

Story Time! I was cleaning some stuff out of my room today, and I came across an old note (circa 2008) I received during my college days at UNLV that reads as follows....

"Hi, I know you don't know me and so you are more than likely wondering why I'm writing you notes. Basically the reason behind me doing so is that I've noticed you since the semester started. I have been wanting to talk to you but didn't know how to approach you so I figured I would be able to save face by giving you this. I know it's kind of childish but hey it works ha ha. So if possible I'd like to get to know you better 'as friends'. Hope to hear from you one way or the other. -Darrian"

You might be thinking “Well? What happened? Did you get in touch with the guy? Go out to lunch maybe?” and unfortunately the answer to all of these questions would be “No”. This guy handed me the note in a crowded women's studies class with his hood up while I was sitting down.

This made it difficult to make out facial features, a hairstyle/head shape, or how tall he was because of my unusual vantage point. So I wasn't able to recognize him two days later in a class of approximately 100 other students in an auditorium setting.

I hung around after class for the last couple of days of the semester, because he gave me the note around finals, but either he wasn’t there, was too afraid to approach me again, or walked right past me as I tried to guess which of the guys walking by was him.

After rediscovering this note, I wonder if things would have been different if he hadn't walked off so fast when he delivered the note, or I hadn't been distracted trying to pack my things at the end of that class. Whatever the case, Darrian sounds like a stand up, if not shy, guy and I hope he is doing well wherever he is. This note still makes me smile. I wonder if we might run into each other again someday...that would be cool.

Constantly…