The Story of the Abby Jacob Duo
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Hi everyone, my name is Jacob, a Chemistry student at Occidental College.
(If you'd like some music while reading give Lewis Watson a try, it seems to fit the story about to be told - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRMHrUvFSbs )
A year ago on Halloween 2013 I met a girl dressed in a cheetah leotard, her name was Abby, and I never knew she would be such a treat (punny, right?) That night talking to her felt so right, like my life was leading up to this point and this girl. That would be the first of many endless nights of conversation, staying up just to hear the sound of each others voice.
Through the coming months we grew through eachother. We grew to be best friends, she was the absolute coolest. We both had prior relationships but nothing quite compared to the duo of Abby and Jacob.
We would adventure Los Angeles together. We would ride our bikes to the train station and leave the world behind on the weekends. We tried new places to eat, sometimes regretting it as the resulting food-coma set in. We would drop silly and romantic letters in eachothers mailbox to find in the coming days. We would kiss and it felt like the world and it's troubles melted away. I grew to absolutely love Abby, and what was even more exciting was she loved me back, something I never imagined could be so real.
Of course, as the world goes, love stories aren't without their troubles. Abby had made the decision before we met to transfer to another school in the coming year. We both would repress this fact until the start of the summer of 2014, the season that would mark the beginning of the end for Abby and I. She would go back to Oregon and I would stay in California. I had never cried so much once Abby left on the plane, I could barely drive my car home.
But love always prevails, right? Right! Abby and I decided to make it work throughout the summer as I was taking classes in San Fracisco and she was working as a barista in Portland. We would have some of the best times together over the summer. We would adventure through San Francisco wandering from place to place -
We would bike to the top of Portland and have wine and cheese dates as the city sat below -
We would even fight our way through the most dire situations -
We were taking the world by storm and the distance seemed to shorten as our feelings grew and grew. We were young, dumb and in love -
Then came the end of the summer, what would mark the time that Abby would have to leave for her new school year in Oregon and I would return to Los Angeles. Abby spent the last week of the summer with me in California and the last adventure we would have together was backpacking up to Weaver Lake.
This was a trip that would pull us away from the somber thought that we would have to leave eachother once and for all when we came back down the mountain. I'll have to say, we cooked the tastiest chicken shish kabobs that night.
After backpacking both Abby and I road tripped down to LA to move me in for the new college year to start. It was the last night we would spend together and was mostly spent holding back tears. The next day I drove Abby to the airport, knowing that this would be the last minutes I would ever spend with her. Watching her leave on the plane was even more heartbreaking than the time last mentioned. As the plane took her away, it felt like the world had betrayed what Abby and I had created over the past year.
This marked the "end" of our relationship. Over the next few months Abby and I would make an effort not to talk to eachother in order to move on and start new, in different schools, different states, and different lives.
This takes us to the present, to me typing this up. Months have went by and Abby is still on my mind, I can't get rid of the feeling. The real question is, do I want to get rid of the feeling? The answer came when Abby and I reconnected and realized that even after months of new lives apart and new experiences both of our thoughts kept wandering back to eachother.
This is where you come into our story. I haven't told Abby I'm starting this campaign and want to surprise her with a visit, maybe even a few. The two of us have been joking around about flying to eachother but I'd like to make it a reality. I know $1500 seems like quite a bit of money to raise for a couple of kids in love, but to make things even more complicated...
I'll be leaving overseas for half a year in the coming months, an ocean away and even further from Abby. In my wildest and most wishful dreams I would love her to fly overseas to me, which is quite a pricy ticket.. But I'd like to show myself and Abby we can get through anything, even the barrier of an ocean between us.
Both Abby and I never thought that we would see eachother, or even be talking about seeing eachother again, but hey love is a crazy thing! A donation of any amount would be appreciated by one thousand fold. You'd be contributing towards the flight(s), and helping to continue the story of the Abby-Jacob duo.
Thank you,
Jacob (& Abby)
(If you'd like some music while reading give Lewis Watson a try, it seems to fit the story about to be told - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRMHrUvFSbs )
A year ago on Halloween 2013 I met a girl dressed in a cheetah leotard, her name was Abby, and I never knew she would be such a treat (punny, right?) That night talking to her felt so right, like my life was leading up to this point and this girl. That would be the first of many endless nights of conversation, staying up just to hear the sound of each others voice.
Through the coming months we grew through eachother. We grew to be best friends, she was the absolute coolest. We both had prior relationships but nothing quite compared to the duo of Abby and Jacob.
We would adventure Los Angeles together. We would ride our bikes to the train station and leave the world behind on the weekends. We tried new places to eat, sometimes regretting it as the resulting food-coma set in. We would drop silly and romantic letters in eachothers mailbox to find in the coming days. We would kiss and it felt like the world and it's troubles melted away. I grew to absolutely love Abby, and what was even more exciting was she loved me back, something I never imagined could be so real.
Of course, as the world goes, love stories aren't without their troubles. Abby had made the decision before we met to transfer to another school in the coming year. We both would repress this fact until the start of the summer of 2014, the season that would mark the beginning of the end for Abby and I. She would go back to Oregon and I would stay in California. I had never cried so much once Abby left on the plane, I could barely drive my car home.
But love always prevails, right? Right! Abby and I decided to make it work throughout the summer as I was taking classes in San Fracisco and she was working as a barista in Portland. We would have some of the best times together over the summer. We would adventure through San Francisco wandering from place to place -
We would bike to the top of Portland and have wine and cheese dates as the city sat below -
We would even fight our way through the most dire situations -
We were taking the world by storm and the distance seemed to shorten as our feelings grew and grew. We were young, dumb and in love -
Then came the end of the summer, what would mark the time that Abby would have to leave for her new school year in Oregon and I would return to Los Angeles. Abby spent the last week of the summer with me in California and the last adventure we would have together was backpacking up to Weaver Lake.
This was a trip that would pull us away from the somber thought that we would have to leave eachother once and for all when we came back down the mountain. I'll have to say, we cooked the tastiest chicken shish kabobs that night.
After backpacking both Abby and I road tripped down to LA to move me in for the new college year to start. It was the last night we would spend together and was mostly spent holding back tears. The next day I drove Abby to the airport, knowing that this would be the last minutes I would ever spend with her. Watching her leave on the plane was even more heartbreaking than the time last mentioned. As the plane took her away, it felt like the world had betrayed what Abby and I had created over the past year.
This marked the "end" of our relationship. Over the next few months Abby and I would make an effort not to talk to eachother in order to move on and start new, in different schools, different states, and different lives.
This takes us to the present, to me typing this up. Months have went by and Abby is still on my mind, I can't get rid of the feeling. The real question is, do I want to get rid of the feeling? The answer came when Abby and I reconnected and realized that even after months of new lives apart and new experiences both of our thoughts kept wandering back to eachother.
This is where you come into our story. I haven't told Abby I'm starting this campaign and want to surprise her with a visit, maybe even a few. The two of us have been joking around about flying to eachother but I'd like to make it a reality. I know $1500 seems like quite a bit of money to raise for a couple of kids in love, but to make things even more complicated...
I'll be leaving overseas for half a year in the coming months, an ocean away and even further from Abby. In my wildest and most wishful dreams I would love her to fly overseas to me, which is quite a pricy ticket.. But I'd like to show myself and Abby we can get through anything, even the barrier of an ocean between us.
Both Abby and I never thought that we would see eachother, or even be talking about seeing eachother again, but hey love is a crazy thing! A donation of any amount would be appreciated by one thousand fold. You'd be contributing towards the flight(s), and helping to continue the story of the Abby-Jacob duo.
Thank you,
Jacob (& Abby)
Organizer
Jacob Sertich
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
