Patient #2/Trent

So now that I know people will text back (not that I really doubted they would) I have a little more faith in the project. It's nice to feel a part of others lives, even but a brief few moments. In the last post I hope maybe that I occupied Robert C.'s attention long enough for him to not be bored at he awaited his time in court. I know from waiting in airports and waiting rooms that just sitting somewhere where you know no one, can be a bit boring and demoralizing, so having someone to talk to is nice.

So, two more failed text tries before we hit on Patient Trent.

me: hello, how is your day going?
T: who's this?
me: My name is Sendam and i text random people to find new people
T: well i'm workin so i can't text you bro
me: that's fine, hope your work day goes fast
T: thanks

Now at this point he was just another non player, at least it seemed that way to me at the time. So I went on with my day trying to get some one to bite with no avail. But later in the day, as I was preparing my dinner (spinach tortellini Alfredo if you need to know lol) when I got this text

T: hello?

Now because I'm punching in random numbers, my phone doesn't tell me who this random text is from, but am intrigued to say the least. This first, was weird. Up until now it's been me invading their space lol, but now, with this person texting me after I had moved on, was equalizing the playing field so to speak. Obviously Trent had something he wanted to talk about. Something he needed another person to participate in with him. So I picked up my phone and texted him back.

me: hey, what's up?
T: you texted me earlier right, i was at work couldn't talk to you
me: right, i remember (i get a few of those a day so i didn't specifically remember this guy)
T: I got a promotion at work today :)

You could almost feel the pride coming through the words, but a humble pride. The pride of a man that never really gets to feel proud, the average mans pride. Pride in the hands of prideful men is generally bad, but in the hands of humble man ,pride leads to hope, and hope can lead to happiness.

me: wow, that's cool. how's that make you feel?
T: it's my first, i'm very excited i don't know what to do lol
me: you tell the people that would be proud of you
T: i don't have anyone, i'm kinda a loner
me: oh, i see
me: so what does your promotion entail? anything cool?

I feel semi bad that Trent doesn't have anyone to share this with, so much so that he texts me, probably the only text he got today, to share the news with someone. It makes me feel good to facilitate his need to share. I have family, and I have friends, not a lot, but they are there, so knowing first hand that Trent is one of those people that no one knows, a person that if he were to die in his apartment or house, that the distinct possibility that he may go days with out being missed, bothered me.

T: i actually get to oversee people, 3 to be exact
me: you're the boss of people now? thats cool!
T: now that you said that haha i feel a little nervos
me: i can see that you have to tell people what to do
T: yeah, they are just kids though college interns
me: still man this is great for you...you're management now lol forever now you get to put management on your resume's lol
T: your right i'm mgmt.
me: what are you going to to do with the raise? there is a raise right?
T: oh yeah a nice raise probably put it in the bank
me: sure you could put most of it, but you got to do something for yourself you earned it
T: i guess i could do something

at this point my wife phoned and I needed to talk to her, so I informed Trent that I needed to go, but would love to know what he did with his raise when he decided what he was doing. So we saved each others cell numbers and ended our conversation.

Trent really seemed like a nice guy, that just didn't have anyone in his life that cared. He seemed like a person that would be nice to know, but lacked the confidence and personality to go out and make friends. I'm glad that i have never really had a problem making friends with people, my biggest problem has been making friends into good friends. Time and time again I have had friends wonder in and out of my life and have it not really matter all that much to either party. Hopefully the future holds more friendships for Trent. Hopefully gaining confidence from the promotion and raise will allow Trent to believe he can make the leap into talking freely with people on the mission to making friends. Everyone should have someone to believe and care for them. Here's hoping you all do or at least will one day.

Until next time, here's hoping someday when you get a text asking "hows your day going"...I hope it will have been a good one.

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