So I'm back, this time with a story that is guaranteed to bring tears even to your eyes.
So I was minding my own business a few weeks back, doing what I always do, skipping class, getting drunk, hitting on girls who think I'm older than them or something. One day when I actually decide to go to school, my teacher urges me to join this event, some sort of competition... it's like Jeapordy and the winner gets a fucking shitload of money.
Oh and did I mention it takes two days (out of your weekly school schedule), meals included... ? Of course I signed up for it. Not that it wouldn't be nice to win the contest, but I wasn't really sure I could name all the lakes and mountains of Japan in 10 seconds, which pretty much sums up the finalists.
Anyways, I'm locked up with all these other students, and we're all meant to introduce ourselves to everyone, on a stage. I mention I have no intention of winning the contest and that we should all get drunk together, and of course, I get a standing ovation. Epic win.
So we do. A leads to B, and the other day, I was out drinking with my new friends. A cute bunch, including one who actually speaks Japanese well enough to impress me. Great fun, let's go to karaoke or something. Anyways, within this group, there's one girl that just brings out the best of me. Not the prettiest, but there's something about her that just shouts "virgin". Cute, pure, clumsy, shy etc... I can't say there's anything about virgins that makes me want to commit violent crimes (or is there...), but this girl in particular had that combination of ingredients to make you want to chase her down a hallway and stab her. So to speak.
But all this purity and cuteness aside, there is a variety of things girls can do that irreparably fucks their image up. I'm afraid the girl in question actually pulled it off, and just isn't cute at all any more. See, there's a handful of boys and a handful of girls in our gang. I can't speak for everyone when I say who is more attractive or less, because everyone has types. I've had the most confusing encounters when girls just can't accept that I'm reading Japanese, because the guy they have their eyes on happens to be one of those dumbasses, and the girls in question can't accept any reality but the one they're focusing their minds on because it's so close to fulfilling their childhood dreams. It's kind of common when you think about it actually, a girl decides beforehand whether a guy is good enough or not, then completely ignores all opposing evidence. Like, I was listening in on a conversation a few weeks back; there was this cool guy who goes jogging a little now and then to stay in shape (which he is not), and throws in a few push-ups or whatnot. He also conveniently makes sure everyone knows he's been running, because that's half the point. So anyways, this girl was all like "omg, that's so cool" and "wow, you're so strong, I think my panties just disappeared". And then he goes on bragging about how many push-ups he can do. She gets caught in the wave and asks "can you do the one-armed push-up", and he's like, "no, I'm pretty sure I can't". Everything goes quiet for one air-splitting second, and then she goes on talking about how amazing he is(n't).
It wouldn't have gotten on my nerve if the girl in that scenario made sense. I mean, liking someone is one thing, assuming they are the man of your dreams, or has some sort of skill you wish they had only because they have a pretty face is beyond stupid. Returning to my initial story, lastly, the girl I thought was totally cute was exactly that type of girl. The one she fell for was pretty cool. A bad-boy. He also had a girl-friend. That he was living with. All this taken into consideration, this little naive, shining star, wonder-girl was bright enough to fall for him. Like it was going to get her anywhere.
Listing all the shitty things she did is too much, but she did have quite a bit of those moments where she's listening to what you're saying one second, saying "uh huh, yeah, uh huh" or something like that, but when the bad-boy says the exact same thing a few seconds later, she goes "OH MY GOD, WOW, THAT IS JUST TOO AWESOME, I THINK YOU AND I SHOULD GET MARRIED WHAT DO YOU THINK?".
Tired of this shit.
