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Henry 1924

'Blake, you are such an idiot!'

A young man of 18 turned around at the sound of his class mate's taunt and frowned.

Mrs Gordon (the maths teacher) looked daggers at Graham. 'Mr Dawes, go outside immediately and report to the principals office.'

Graham got to his feet and trudged out of the room whilst muttering various curse words under his breath.

Mrs Gordon cleared her throat. 'Now where was I?'

Henry sighed and tried to listen to his teacher but Graham's words were still fresh in his head. Henry you are such an idiot! If he had a dollar for every time he had heard someone say that Henry would be a very rich man by now.

Since he was around six years old Henry had been told by various people that he was an idiot. Sure he fumbled his words a bit and he couldn't make a decision to save his life but those words cut deep after 12 years of hearing them. It did not do much to his self esteem either. When Henry was a young boy he had always dreamed of becoming a doctor. As he got older he thought he might like to try his hand at becoming a surgeon. But the constant taunts and put downs had almost convinced the teenager that he should give up any hope of fulfilling his dream.

Because the school year was half over Henry didn't see any point in even trying to get good grades now. He'd just end up working for Mr Rick at the grocery store for the rest of his life.

Two days later Henry decided to attend the county fair to see if he couldn't cheer himself up. After he bought himself a giant milkshake his spirits were beginning to lift, until he bumped into a girl and spilled the beverage all over her.

'Oh my God I am so sorry miss!' Henry looked up at the girl rather frightened but was rendered speechless immediately. She was absolutely gorgeous, short blonde hair that was tied back with a delicate pink ribbon and bright green eyes that sparkled like emeralds. Right now those eyes were sparkling with suppressed rage.

'You ruined my dress you idiot!'

Henry flinched at the word 'idiot' and tried to find the words to express how upset he was. 'Look, let me make it up to you—'

The girl folded her arms and frowned. 'How?'

Henry was lost for words for a full minute and he could tell she was losing patience.

'How about you let me buy you dinner and a new dress? Please.'

The look Henry gave the blonde girl was so pathetic that her expression softened and she even smiled.

'Okay, how about Saturday night?'

Henry smiled. 'Perfect? Um…I'm Henry by the way, Henry Blake.'

The blonde held out her hand. 'I'm Lorraine Baxter.'

Henry was so taken with Lorraine that on their 'date' he proposed to her out of sheer panic. Lorraine politely declined and the two managed to strike up a conversation.

'So, Henry, are you 18?' asked Lorraine politely after sipping her soda.

Henry nodded. 'Yea, I'm almost out of high school.'

Lorraine grinned at this. 'So what are you planning to do with yourself Henry?'

Henry shrugged and ran a hand nervously through his brown hair. 'I don't know I have a part time job at Rick's Groceries I was thinking I could stay there.'

Lorraine's face fell. 'But surely you're passionate about something. I know you can't possibly want to work at a grocery store your entire life.'

Henry sighed. 'Well there is something.'

Lorraine's eyes lit up and she held onto Henry's hand. 'Tell me.'

'Well, I kind of thought I could be a surgeon but I'm not smart enough for that.'

Lorraine frowned. 'I don't believe that for one moment Henry Blake. I can tell you're very intelligent, you can see it in your eyes. You just lack confidence.'

Henry smiled. 'You really think so?'

'I really do. You should follow your dream Henry.' Lorraine began examining Henry's hand. 'Look at how long your fingers are you were born to be a surgeon Henry.'

The 18 year old actually blushed and had to look away from Lorraine for a second. When he looked at her again, Lorraine's face was inches from his own. Henry closed the distance between them and they kissed.

1928

Henry fiddled with his pencil nervously; he was waiting to take the exam that would determine whether or not he could get into medical school. With Lorraine's encouragement, Henry's confidence soared and he passed 12th grade with flying colours and was accepted into Harvard. Four years of lessons and he was ready for medical school. He hoped.

'Okay, begin!' announced the teacher.

Henry took a deep breath and began to write furiously.

I'm going to pass this exam and when I do I'm going to propose to Lorraine…again.

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