I can’t remember how I ended up texting Louis and Mason. I can’t even remember when we became friends on Friendster. I just remember seeing a bulletin post of Louis on my dashboard home and how he teased how I smile. I also remember that Cha told me that Louis has a crush on Mitch for a long time. I also recall setting up Louis to Paige because they always ended up as each other’s partner. I don’t know how and why I did become close to Louis but one thing is for sure, I still did not think romantically of him at that time.

Soon, it was prom night.

I was partnered with Mason but he was not my first dance. It was Drew who danced with me first, saving me from my stupid monkey ex-boyfriend who was just a meter away and surely was walking towards me.

Maybe he thought I wanted to dance with him. Ha. As if.

I did dance with Mason as Louis danced with Cha, but Louis didn’t dance with me. I then went home with Harry who he kissed me on the cheeks.

Now I realized that I made different types of men step into my life. It looked ridiculous as I pictured it again. I was tangled in an unfinished business with Harry, with a loose string hanging to Drew, and there was Mason, too. None of them was confirmed, all unsure, and may even not mean anything to them - until Mason made a move.

Mason was one of the school paper’s cartoonists while I was the sports editor that academic year. And yes, I don’t know him or I didn’t know that he was part of the organization that I was in, too. I mean, I’d never seen him in meetings before! I just knew about this when he told me that he likes anime, which I do, too, and showed me some sketches of his soon after.

Mason got real talent in drawing. He is good. I jokingly asked for a Rozen Maiden poster and he did give it to me the following day. Then, he gave me another after another. Lucky, a male friend who was contributing as a sportswriter as well, noticed the posters on my desk one time and told me that no guy would put on such an effort for nothing.

Mason even hung out with us, together with Louis, after school. He texted me a little more than before prom. Soon, he asked me out. I didn’t answer and just stayed silent so my friends decided for me. Silly, silly, super silly, I know. They asked aloud, ‘Who’s in favor of the Mason-Anna couple?’ and that’s the reason why we started going out.

Louis sent me a text message after the two of them went home. He said, ‘Congrats!’

Silly. Stupid. Senseless. Simple.

I recall where Louis stood at that time. He was with Mason, the friendly guy that was helping his shy friend to talk to us - me and my friends, that is - while secretly making a move to Mitch.

I knew little about it.

I knew absolutely nothing about it until Mitch’s phone rang one time during recess and her friend, Nikki, squealed, ‘Louis is calling Mitch!’

Mitch uses a different phone network, she and her friends do, unlike the rest of the class. That phone call was followed by Louis who was briskly passing by with his phone on his ears so I confirmed that he changed his phone number then I remembered that he stopped texting us, me.

Simple, senseless, stupid, silly me didn’t care a little about it. Why should I? I have a boyfriend.

I am just wondering why I remembered that scene clearly. Did I pay it that much attention that it seemed to be engraved in my mind? Is that when it started? Did I like him already from that moment or before?

I can’t answer those questions up until now. All I know was I made a mistake when I started going out with Mason and it left an ugly scar. I closed my eyes and dropped the thought I called File #4.