Mystery Girl

[Daniel.]

Well I met this girls mother in the general store yesterday.
Her name is "Pipa" she has a Husband called "Greg" (No I don't like Pipa).
Anyway we began talking when she said "Oh my God! Is that Daniel? Holy shit I haven't seen you in like 10 YEARS"!
Which is about right because when I was about 6 - 7 I took swimming lessons at their house and me and Pipa's daughter "Miranda" would always eat iceblocks and stuff. Miranda's brother would always get angry quickly so her and I would just wander off somewhere.
Yes we were only 6 or 7 years old.

Anyway. So I saw her yesterday for the first time in 10 years. Yes. 10 Freeking years. I had really almost totally forgotten about the family that no one really knows, who lives down Tuntable lane.

The story goes that my mother hated Pipa. Well cutting a 14 year story shorter then a bulldogs tail, my mother forgave Pipa yesterday and they hugged and made up.

Which means now I can crack onto Pipa's daughter without having to worry about anything from either of the parents.

So I saw Miranda in the car and she was absolutely gorgeous! I looked at her for quite awhile and she noticed me and we both checked each other out. But I didn't go and talk to her because the time Pipa stayed at our shop

Spoiler!

(she goes to another general store closer to her home which is why we never see her)

was short. I suppose my main reason/excuse for not going over there was that I was shy that she wouldn't be interesting in striking up a friendship after 10 years of not knowing each other.
The other reason I didn't walk up to her window and talk to her was because I had a friend with me who doesn't know about Pipa and Greg because he hasn't been in the valley long enough to know them.
So anyway I never got to hear her voice... when Pipa got into her car and they began to driver away

Spoiler!

Pipa and Greg are rich sorta, maybe not as much as us but they drive expensive cars because they are diamond hunters

Miranda looked at me all the way down the road to the point where she didn't want to lose sight of me that she actually took off her seatbelt and stuck her head out the window. I smiled and she smiled back and then she was gone... and I was left thinking I'll be fucked if I let atleast a friendship between her and I go away for another 10 years.

So basically here I am asking for advice on how to strike up a conversation with her so we can progress to being friends again and involve ourselves in each other.
She looked like she remembered me yesterday even after 10 years. I remembered her. Jesse said she was checking me out because he stayed out of view so I knew it wasn't him, he also missed a bit of it anyway.

So yeah, thats really all. I really want to get this girl to know me again and vicer versa I have her phone number. (Aahh the wonders of the Phone Book)..

Any tips?

[vengeance]

I'm no expert in striking conversations, but you can always try the usual lines.

(hey its me from the shop. Long time no see. How you been? Can't believe its been 10yrs....
Reminisce about the old times. Bring up some happy memories when you two were together. Compliment on how gorgeous she looks over the years. Just take things nice and slowly, be yourself, don't try to be someone your NOT! Ask her if she like to get together sometime for lunch or something, or heck just to hang out. From what you posted, it seems like she was really interested in you, so it really shouldn't be that hard. Well good luck.

[Daniel.]

Hmm thanks for that.. The memories however are very blurry.. Literly. (sp?)
I dunno if she would remember but I suppose she would. I'll see, anyway. Wont ring her now she would be at school. I suppose she might be interested that I'm joining the Defense Force.

It's a hard case because its been so long..

[Kenadian]

Didn't you have a girlfriend? o_O

At any rate, I would suppose just...go visit her sometime or something. Call her house and arrange it or something like that, so as not to show up unexpectedly.

[EviL]

It's not like you don't have no reason to visit her, you should just arrange to hang out sometime or do something since you haven't seen each other and so long just say you want to catch up. I'm sure even if things don't work out you could at least catch up with her.

[Daniel.]

Well I rang her then and no one was home... (how typical) so I just left a simply message with my number.. I think she still might be at school. It's a friday so she could be doing anything. I made the first move at least, she'll at least know I'm interested because I rang.

As for "Didn't you have a girlfriend" Yes I HAD a girlfriend. But she broke up with me. I'm a free man and shes a free woman. We can both date anyone that we want, shes already gone out with a previous boyfriend so yeah. It's not like I'm cheating.

[Slayden]

Then welcome to the sea of singles, how ever briefly you'll be joining us. :)

Oh and your story sounds so romantic. Like right out of an anime or bishoujo game. With every fiber of my being I truly hope it works out.

Lucky bastard...

[Daniel.]

How does it sound like its out of an Anime? You mean by past relationship with my ex ? Whos now my "I-don't-really-know-what-kind-of-relationship-we-have-but-lets-flirt-till-we-die" girl or Miranda?

[EviL]

I think he means the relationship your trying to start with a girl from your past an old childhood friend romance story. Oh how sweet it is, I hope you get her. Ganbatte!

[Daniel.]

Well I'm at a friends place now so no chance is talking to her. I rang her a little while before I got here and the phone just rang out so they must be away for the weekend or something.
I'll try again later when I'm at home, weather or not we even become friends again is more or less up to her but I'm not going to go out of my way or anything seeing as I hardly know Miranda now. I'll ring her twice more, double check the number and if theres no answer I'll try again in the sorta-distant future.