The Mike Nedrow Chronicles, Part Two

3 April 2020: Mike Nedrow used to always randomly stop by my house in Friendsville. He would bring me stuff like orange juice, or vitamins, or books he thought I would like. One time he brought me a box of hot cocoa mix as a surprise. He didn't know what kind to get, and after thoughtful deliberation, he chose Swiss Miss with rainbow marshmallows. Obviously that is the most perfect kind. He knew me so well, even after such a short time. I always told him how much I appreciated him and valued his friendship, but I never told him how I really felt. Do I regret that? That's between me and my therapist.
Btw, I'm going to tell Mike Nedrow stories until I have no more Mike Nedrow stories to tell. Not sorry.

 I lived in Garrett County for five years. During that time I took thousands of photos. I just went through ALL of them and these are all I have of Mike. We spent so much time together, and this is all I have. Granted, he didn't like his picture being taken, but I wish I would have forced him. Anyway, here are my only photos of my dear friend Mike Nedrow.

In 2008, my first semester at Garrett College, I was in Mike's bio lab. He and I had talked a little bit but only like very superficial normal student/teacher talk. One day, a few weeks into the semester, he was handing back some papers and he came up to me and stared at me. He looked down at the paper, then back at me, back at the paper again and back at me. His face turned bright red, he smiled, and his blue eyes sparkled.

"You DO exist," he said, as he handed me the paper and slowly backed away.

Needless to say, I was confused, so I told my friend/math teacher (Barry) about it. Barry laughed and laughed. Apparently, Mike had seen my math homework, which stood out because I always did it on pink Hello Kitty notebook paper (hey, I am who I am). According to Barry, Mike would always look at it and comment on how perfect the handwriting was, among other things. Barry told Mike that I was also in his bio class, but he didn't believe him! It wasn't until he finally, for the first time all semester, gave us back our homework, that he made the connection.

Obviously we very quickly became excellent friends. And the rest is history! And will be posted as I am able.