Cooling off aka Distractions - By Him

It seemed that you cooled off for a bit... she would tell him weeks later as she lay in his arms.

Perhaps he did.

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It was about that time of the re-invigoration of the purple monster's audio system that another girl surfaced in the boy's life.

He was a solitary lad living in a foriegn city, new friends at this age are hard to make you understand?

Anyhow, a new friend came to be and there was a goodly kind of connection, not romantic, just a couple of people that like to have a yak and appreciated the finer things in life, like nice restaurants and wine with good conversation.

Happy to have another dining companion, 'Jata (as we'll call her) rose quickly in the ranks of friends in the city of churches.

Fully discouraged by the lack of response (ooo the icy cold shoulder!) from the Dr Girl (as she was known in this season), the boy began to draw closer to 'Jata.

In hindsight, it was to him at the time, a source of good company and conversation that he enjoyed with 'Jata. Of course there was a mild attraction that was being fostered, but 'Jata soon blew that out of the water.

Twas a late night coffee when the boy was going on a soliquey of sorts, slipping in his playful jest of wink wink nudge nudge, he was testing the borders of his attractiveness to his audience.

Of course this was responded by a full blown, "oh hey, so i think you're attractive too, in fact, i like you"

Taken aback by this the boy quickly moves to stem the flow and control the situation

Oh wow, that' s really flattering, I find you attractive too but we hardly know each other, lets just chill out and take things slowly and be good friends first eh?

or something to that effect was heard coming from his mouth.

So as the Dr Girl was busily building walls and rather successfully pushing the boy away. Another had swooped in and made her move.

The boy was flattered and in truth did think seriously on the matter, in fact, as most of their friends would observe, he was indeed getting closer to 'Jata (post the above conversation).

Dr Girl's friend would comment later, See? I warned you about him, he's just another one of them... see him move on to the next target so quickly...

(In my defense, I was pushed away on one side, and invited into the other... You can't blame me for exploring can you? anyhow, i'll redeem myself, just stave your judgement for a bit hmmm?)

Like the Dr Girl, the boy had been hurt deeply before, had told himself that love existed, just not for him. So numb was it in his stoney heart that he couldn't even define what love was anymore. The memories of such long having faded and died years and years ago.

So, as the boy got closer to 'Jata, in hindsight he realises that he was once again, setting up a small town outside the walls of his heart to accomodate the potential relationship that might come up.

Deep inside, he remembers looking at Dr Girl's blog and photos, wondering what could have been, before quickly shelving thoughts of such away with bold words such as beggers can't be choosers.

Yet, everytime Dr Girl jumped online for brief moments in those days and they chatted, he would walk away smiling in his heart yet frowning on his brow.

If only she liked me... whispered the poet in his mindscape
beggers can't be choosers, would counter the logical portion of his mind.

He remembers a quick conversation with a well wisher from home that had called after he just had a dinner with 'Jata.

Any nice girls in Adelaide?

Funny you should mention, I met the most amazing photographer, I haven't been this attracted in years.

Oh wow, so what's happening with that?

Nothing, i think there's nothing on her side

Oh well, nothing you can do about it eh?

no i guess not... funny i didn't even mention bout the dinner i just had either...

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I guess I was still captivated, even as another worked to build something with me, I just couldn't tear my eyes away...