1 Name’s John

In a city filled with interesting and cool people, there was John. A simple and unusual guy, and just John. But John, keeps a secret, a secret he considers enormous. A secret of what he really is, who John really is.

It all started one morning;

It was my first day at work, big day for me. I prepared a lot for this day, I'm an office assistant in one of a small advertising company around the city.

I have this fair-complexion, enough height, and wears glassess. But I have this secret, which I revealed to a number of people, close people. That I'm not a straight guy, like a windshield wiper, I swing both ways.

I arrived at work unbelievably early, "Don't want to be late on my first day." I said to myself. While I'm waiting for the office to open, I was standing in the balcony, looking at cars passing every now and then when I saw this cute guy. He's cute, and small, has light-skin, gorgeous, handsome, oh God I could go on forever. "Enough fantasizing, John. It's your first day, concentrate." The door slams open, the boss is in a rush, a client is in a hurry to finish a project so I'm left alone to man the office. Then arrived Jenny, my bestfriend since highschool. Jenny understands me, all the time. We laugh even in the slightest situations, couldn't imagine myself without her though.

"Jenny, I saw a guy earlier, my heart was pounding while I was looking at him."

"Enough, John! I thought we already talked about you going out with girls now. You have to set your life straight from now on. You can't grow up alone, and miserable, and grumpy, and ..."

"Alright, alright! I get it."

But honestly, I was still thinking about him. So, in my curiousity, I wanted to get to know him. And in my surprise, he's coming in the office, in our office. Turns out he's a teacher, and the school where he teaches is a client of my boss.

"Hi, good morning. How can I help you?" I said.

"Yes, hello. I would like to know the update about the IDs we asked you to make?" He said.

"Okay, let me make a call to ask my boss about it. You see, it's my first day here and I don't know much about the previous projects."

"I see, my name is Jam, by the way."

And there we go, one step closer, atleast now I know his name is Jam. And also, i can feel that he also swing both ways. Oh God, those side burns are driving me insane.

"Hey Jam, my boss said it's ready. I'll just prepare it and I'll them to you right away."

"Really? Nice to hear that, I was really hoping I could get them this day."

"I'll be there as soon as I can."

And so I prepared the IDs as fast as I could.

"Aahhmm, Jenny?"

"Yes John?"

"Can you come with me? I have to bring these IDs in the school."

"Sure, no problem."

The school is just behind our building, so we arrived there in a jiffy.

"Hey Jam! Here's your IDs."

"Thanks, I wasn't expecting this 'till after lunch, you really are something." He said.

We went back to the office after that. As I was cleaning the computers, I saw a copy of the IDs, then curiousity kicks in. Now I know that he lives with his younger sister not far from here. And also, I got his phone numbers.

Without any knowledge of Jenny, I texted Jam;

"Hi Jam!"

"Who's this?" He replied.

Now my heart is throbbing, should I tell him who I am, or should I just get to know him first?