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It
was the end of May 2000 when my friends and I decided
to go for four days in Gozo. Everything was
organized. Even with my parents.
My
parents did not know that I was going with my friends.
Instead I told them that the school organized
a 4-day break. Yet we were going in a farmhouse!
I
wrote a letter to my parents, to sign, which was
supposed to be written by our class teacher. Without
asking any questions they signed, as they always
trusted me. I was so happy but at the same
time I was bored too because of not telling my parents
the truth. But I knew that if I were going
to tell them with whom I was going, they would not
let me go. The dates were from the 9th till
12th June (Friday - Monday).
On
the 31st of May we had a barbecue and I saw a guy
and that night I wanted to talk with him. He was
a very gentle guy. I felt sorry for him as
he was cooking for everyone and no body came near
him to talk or to bring him something to drink.
I
talked to him for about an hour or two and he told
me that he was coming to Gozo too. I was pleased
that with our group there was a guy that was a little
bit mature than others.
On
the 7th June we all met again but I did not talk
to this special guy. I was too shy to talk to him.
The only thing I know is that someone had
told him that I was fancying someone else and it
was not true.
The
9th June had come and my best friend and I were
in the car with him to go to Gozo. We were in the
back seat of his car and I was looking at him continuously.
He was the man I wanted to live my life with. For
me it was love at first sight.
When
we arrived we decided which room to take. My
friend and I took the same room. After a couple
of hours a friend came to ask me that this guy wanted
to go out with me. (But he did not know anything
about this!)
I
thought that they were only joking and I answered
them that I was not interested. The same friend
went to tell him that I wanted to go out with him
and he gave them a no reply. (Even I did not
know what they had told him!)
In
the evening we went into a pub called the Paradiso.
I was talking with my friend when I saw a
piece of paper thrown on me. After a while
another and then another. Every time I looked
at him, he had a smile on his face. After
a while I went to talk to him and I was in heaven.
When
we returned home every one went to sleep but the
guys were making too much noise and we could not
sleep. So my friend and I went to see what
was going on. They were only talking. We
stayed there. After a while I went beside him and
we began talking again and relating our stories
to each other.
After
half an hour all our friends had vanished from the
room one by one with out realizing what was going
on. So when we were alone he gave me a kiss,
and then another and another. The four days
had flown away and God knows if we were going to
meet again.
Back
to Malta, on Tuesday we met with all our friends
but we did not utter a word to each other.
On
Wednesday we went to see a football match and in
the half time he took me back home.
On
Thursday he decided to go and buy an ice cream and
he wanted me to go with him. When we arrived
he offered me one but I refused it. So he
did not buy for himself either. After a while he
asked me whether I wanted to start courting and
immediately I said a big YES.
It
was the happiest thing that happened to me in the
millennium year. From that time onwards we had our
ups and downs but we hope to live happily ever after.
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