Cisha and David
It all began on the campus of Ohio University in the
fall of 2002. We were both graduate students at the
time. I was taking a digital video editing class and our
teacher’s assistant had a friend stop in to say “hello.”
That friend’s name was David. He introduced himself and
extended an invitation to me, my friend and a few other
classmates to his place for a dinner party. I was new to
the area and thought it would be a goodwill gesture and
accepted the invitation. We all had a good time that
night laughing and talking. As the night came to an end,
we all exchanged information. Soon after we went on
Winter break.
Fast forward to late winter/early spring of 2007, David and I are still hanging “tight” as friends. I considered him as “Just a Friend”. He later suggests a proposition to me. He says “since we enjoy spending time together as friends, let’s try being in a relationship.” I had to think long and hard about it because I knew there was a possibility that I would be loosing a great friend if things did not work out. I knew he was a great person and for the first time in our friendship both of us were single. After a year and three months of courtship, David thought it was time to make a serious commitment.
In late May of 2008, David kept insisting we go on a picnic. Thinking nothing of it, I went along with his plan. Usually, I am the one who plans our social calendar and activities. This time, David was serious about planning the picnic from start to finish.
We arrived at the park and it was a lovely sunny afternoon. There were a lot of people there enjoying the day. We set up our picnic under a tree facing the lake. David unpacked everything and set up quite a nice spread. He asked me to bring my laptop so we could listen to music. Half way
