This is the first day of my life,
I swear I was born right in the doorway.
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed,
They're spreading blankets on the beach

Me and Craig... we were a love story. As much as we hated the cliche's and fairy tales, we were one. Our love... it has been through some challenges, and we have proved our love to each other countless times. Our love is real. Everything in our lives has been by fate, not chance.

The way we met should have been the sign that we would spend the rest our lives together, in love. It was a rainy day, senior year, and we were both, coincidentally, out for a walk, clearing our heads. I was listening to my iPod, and so was he. I was singing out loud to myself, but I also heard someone else singing the exact same song. I looked up to see him.

Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don't know where I am
I don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to go

At that same moment, he looked at me. We both clicked pause on our iPod's and walked up to each other. We both smiled and said hey, introducing ourselves. I then leaned over and grabbed his iPod from his hoodie's pocket. I held mine next to it, and this is where fate stepped in.

We were both listening to "First Day Of My Life" by Bright Eyes, at the same time, down to the second. If you don't find that some form of fate, I don't know what is. We then walked and talked for hours, like we hadn't just met. Like we were friends forever.

And so I thought I'd let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

I had never felt that kind of connection or chemistry with anyone, ever. I had never felt so at ease and comfortable with a person. I'm guessing he felt the same way, because soon we started hanging out all the time. We shared past stories, present mistakes, future hopes. We shared our dreams, fears, feelings. We both helped each other through breakups, Craig with Manny, me with Sean. We were the best of friends in only a few months. That delighted and terrified me at the same time. Things changed the night of prom though.

Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said "this is the first day of my life
I'm glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy"

Craig had asked me about a month before to prom. I gladly agreed. Going to prom with my best friend was a great idea. I was in need of a fun night. i had been stressing over my college acceptance letters not showing, my grades, and my developing feelings for Craig, which I had no clue what to do. So the morning of prom, it finally came. My acceptance letter to U of T. Turns out Craig got his too, and that made s both ecstatic. We would be together another four years. We were on a high all night. Dancing, laughing, eating. The night was amazing. Near the end of the night, our group of friends decided to rent a cabin after prom. Everyone had yet to claim rooms. Craig grabbed my hand and pulled me out on the patio, while everyone laughed and got drunk inside.

I remember looking at him curiously. He looked so nervous. He looked so...shy. And then he changed both of our lives forever. He grabbed my hands, laced our fingers together, and looked me in the eyes. Then he said, "Ellie. I'm falling for you." And that's all it took for me to lean up and kiss his senseless. We stayed in the same bedroom that night. We didn't sleep together, like everyone thought. We both wanted to wait and take things slow to ensure our relationship wouldn't crumble. I had never gotten a better nights sleep than that night. Craig Manning was mine, and I was his.

So if you want to be with me
With these things there's no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I'd rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me


R&R. The song is "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes.