Cliche's galore

All right. So I am in the middle of probably one of the worst cliches ever. And it seems that all my life there have only been cliches. You may think that it's not that bad because, hey, don't cliches always turn out all right? Let me tell you something though. It's not that fun. You want an example of a cliche that is part of my every day life? Okay then. First one on the list: falling for a best friend. Yeah that's happened. We were thirteen and he was...the greatest. Like, I'm not even kidding. He was funny, smart, kind and could turn every situation into a fun one. His name was Luke and--part of the cliche here--we had been friends forever. Our parents were friends so most of my Saturdays were spent over at Luke's house playing Mario Party--this was a while ago remember--indoor soccer, or wrestling. Yeah we wrestled. I think we had the alpha male, alpha female thing going and wanted to prove who was best to our younger siblings. See I have two younger sisters and he has a younger brother. We kind of shared being in charge, but I was really at the top since I am a year older than Luke. Anyway. He came to my junior high and...we clicked. We didn't really hang out in school, but we spent all our free time together and since I had known him forever, everything felt comfortable. I fell for him. Not that it lasted. He was a year younger and...well it stood in the way sometimes. So that was the end of that. 1

Want another cliche? Okay; falling for your best friend's "other". I'm horrible I know! But his name was Matt and we were friends and I liked him BEFORE my friend ever did. So, it's not that bad, right? Well, whatever. It's how I felt and everyone always says that you can't choose who you fall in love with. Anyway, Steph...well she LOVED Matt. She was obsessed with him! It was not healthy, but I had to stand by and watch it. Sometimes I even had to help her with it. Like the time she and I were hanging out and she had me call him so SHE could talk to him. It was...kind of awkward. I mean they never really officially dated but I think he must have been oblivious if he didn't know that Steph had a thing for him. EVERYONE knew and that is no exaggeration. I told her, but I was too nice--and too cowardly--to actually do anything about it. Besides, she was so confident that I would never have a chance and that he was all about her. I couldn't bear to hurt her like that and I didn't want to get hurt either. She may not have been my BFF, but Steph and I were close. Hmm thinking about this one; it could constitute as the love triangle. Because I thought sometimes that he might like me. 2

Anyway Matt and I never really ended up dating even though after a while he paid more attention to me than Steph. Still, I didn't want to hurt her which would definitely happen if I went after him when I knew she liked him. So...lost my chance. I think. And on to the NEXT cliche. (Yeah I have a lot of them. So sue me!)3

Oh falling for a best friend's sibling. You'll like this one. Rachel and I were best friends. Born a week apart and inseparable since then, we were practically joined at the hip. I knew her phone number off by heart and I think we both annoyed our parents with the constant whining for play dates. We lost touch from about grade three to grade seven, but when we ended up back at the same junior high it was as if nothing had changed. She, her brother and I spent TONS of time together. Her brother was really nice and we talked even when Rachel wasn't around. With my childlike innocence, I thought that he might like me. I fell for him. Not hard, but it was still a fall. Even though he was two years older than me, I didn't think it would be a problem. Well I was about to make my move when Rachel came to me with a secret. Her brother was gay. That pretty much killed the feeling. Went away completely. Rachel didn't know that I liked him or anything and I'm glad it stayed that way. How embarrassing would that be?! Needless to say I haven't told anyone that and have no intention of it. 4

The jock and geek cliche is another thing that I've lived through. With me in the role of the geek, obviously. I'm not that huge a geek but he was more of a jock than me so....This crush started in grade seven and lasted till...present day. Haha yeah it's true. I'm that pathetic. I mean it's not that bad. When I don't see him I hardly think about him at all. But when I do see him...well I can control myself but it can be hard. This year, before the beginning of the school year I saw him at Staples getting school supplies. I was reaching for something and he was right beside me and I swear, my knees buckled. That has NEVER happened to me before. I mean...NEVER I was short of breath and my knees were shaky and I could barely get the word "hi" past my lips. I mean, I had considered us semi friends all through junior high and it wasn't as if he had no idea who I was. But yeah, he was basically the stereotypical jock. He plays hockey and was on the volleyball team, did running stuff for track and was always the best in gym. Now I'm not exactly a schlump but I'm not quite as athletic as that. I prefer a good book to running anyway and don't need a ball to make me happy. Still, since that event in Staples, I haven't seen him again. We've talked online, but that's basically it. And for some reason, online is not the same as real life so I can actually keep my sanity on here. We'll see if it ever goes anywhere but somehow I doubt that it's meant to be. 5

Somehow I think that you're getting tired with my trips down memory lane. Yeah I guess I would be impatient too. Looking at the list though, I see that I still have many cliches that have not been tried. Yet. Not that the vampire-human one is gonna happen (there's no such things as vampires, right?) Still, up till now, I think I've made my point that cliche's, no matter how romantic, are not always fun. Actually they are rarely fun. Maybe for other people but for me, they never work out. Guess I'm still waiting for my last cliche; Prince Charming.