We met each other while I was in junior high. I was dating his best friend, Ricky Smith. Darren
was dating my foster sister, Lucy... aka Punk.
Ricky and I dated on and off. We broke up often. He wanted more
from the relationship then I was willing to give at that point in my life. He pushed me toward his friends. I figured he didn't
care. His family was like my family so each breakup was very hard on everyone.
Darren and I realized that we were interested in each other at a mock Halloween haunted
house. My mom brought a bunch of us teens. I was with Ricky. Darren was with Lucy. Some how we got seperated from our dates.
I hated spooky things and didnt even want to go to the haunted house. I guess fate had a different idea. Some one grabbed
my leg from a hole in the wall. I ended up losing my balance and Darren just happened to turn around and catch me. Phew, from
that moment on it was like we knew we were meant for each other but fought it. I continued to date Ricky. Darren continued
to date Lucy. However, Darren and I found more and more reasons to spend time together. We tried to move past the haunted
house "close encounter". After lots of soul searching and talking to each other, Darren and I decided we wanted to start to
date each other. Our prior dates didnt exactly understand. I feel horrible that it hurt others because Darren and I stumbled
in love!!
We started to date right before Christmas. We were a steady couple all through high school.
The Smith family and my family hung out together often. We went to the beach and had bbq's
all the time. They were so close it was like we were family. I really missed them all when Ricky and I broke up for the last
time. Warren and I were in the same classes and remained friends. Then the Smith's moved to Florida.
*****update*****
I found the Smith family again! We have been writing letters, emails. Darren & I also took a
month off from our jobs last winter and spent that time travelling in our motor home. We got to see Warren & his mom Connie
again during that travel.
