Thursday, October 28, 2010

Reflections on Secret Admirers

Yesterday I received quite a treat...The most amazing Chocolate Covered Strawberries were delivered to my office. This came as quite a shocker especially since my admin brought them to me stating your order has arrived. I looked quizzically at the box and then at her and stated, "but I didn't order anything." Now this was an extraordinarily odd occurrence, things like this generally do not happen to me. So I took out a pair and scissors and cautiously opened the box. Nestled inside were, and I repeat, the most amazing chocolate covered strawberries I had ever seen. Along with the strawberries came a note that simply stated, "Jessica, I thought you could use a treat to brighten your day." That is sweet I thought and then I randomly scanned my memory of anyone I thought might have been forward and creative enough to send such an interesting gift. I had my suspicions...

Let me go ahead and point out to the general masses the following fact... Yes as children we've heard and seen all of the secret admirer fantasties from friends and even in the movies. Sweet, we all think, I wish that would happen to me! Let me set the record straight. Sweet in theory, Creepy in real life!

I went through the remainder of my day wondering who could have sent the gift. No one was forthcoming. During my Organization Theory class later that evening I get the strangest text..."Did you enjoy your 12 little rays of sunshine." This was very strange...the number appeared to be one of those random computer generated numbers that you hear about in all of the pyscho horror novels. Still in class I forward this number to one of my girl friends and ask her to call it for me. Nothing...Apparently you can't call a computer generated number that is NOT ASSIGNED! Yeah, I'm slightly freaked.

The suspense was killing me...After class I decided to go back to my office, I try to call! Nothing...so its true you can't call COMPUTER GENERATED PHONE NUMBERS! I finally cave and respond. "Yes, they were lovely. Thank you very much! When are you going to present yourself." What do you know you can't call the freaking number but it apparently is great for TEXTING!!! I get back within the minute "Depends." At this point I want to pull my hair out..depends on what. Am I gonna survive this situation that is turning weirder by the moment. 30 minutes later I text back..."Hmm...I'll play your came. Depends on what?" The pyscho text me back "depends on when you have time, I know you are busy and for good reason." Really, I mean really! I know who this is at this point! Yeah, I actually do and I want no part of it for a variety of reasons.

I post on my FB page...slightly freaked out by today's turn of events and leave it at that. 2 hours later I get a text from the same freaking number. "I don't mean to freak you out, I'm not a physco or weirdo just someone who cares." Just a personal suggestion, if you're not a pyscho don't say your NOT a pyscho! Text message is offically ignored! But it doesn't stop...oh no...it doesn't stop! An hour later I get another message. "Ok, now I feel bad, I didn't mean to freak you out. If you want to know who this is call...256-xxxx. Hmm...I forward the text to one of my guy friends and ask him to call. Yeah, slightly devious!

He calls back a minute later, So and so answered the phone, I told him my girlfriend got a text telling her to call this number and that she wasn't interested in anymore games. God bless that man! So yeah, I'm just gonna put it out there...Chocolate Strawberries good...random generated phone numbers...not good! Questions...Nah! I didn't think so!