When I heard the story about Julio and Gracia, I giggled a lot. They are very cute and playful. The last time I wrote on this blog, it was a story about a high school sweetheart, today, let me tell you another high school story - though it’s not a sweet story.

Julio and Gracia were from the same high school in Jakarta. Julio was a newcomer from different junior high school while Gracia was not. Everybody knew that Gracia was the best keyboard player ever in the entire school, she had been praised by teachers for her routine performance in school events and church.

On the first day of the new students orientation, the school president introduced Julio in front of everyone and claimed him as a great keyboardist. Julio played the music perfectly and from that day Gracia hated him so much - she was jealous with Julio's skill. She let her hatred grew for almost 3 years even though they never actually talked and introduced each other in school! Until the time when school had introduced them on an excursion.

The excursion leader asked Gracia to play a song for the night. For some reason, Gracia volunteered Julio instead of herself. Gracia didn’t feel any more hatred or jealousy at that time (maybe she was getting used to that feeling). But little did Gracia know that night, that Julio fell for her. Julio felt something different for Gracia. So that night was the turning point for this couple. Julio asked Gracia to teach the songs - he pretended to not know the songs so that he could grab Gracia's attention. Gracia felt a different atmosphere. Julio was a nice, talented guy. She knew at that moment, that she had changed her mind.

From that night, Julio and Gracia grew closer each day and their relationship is almost seven years old. They never broke up. Not even once. Gracia enjoys their relationship because Julio is a really good friend and also great lover.

They might not be the the high school sweetheart, but they are one of the sweetest couples to me :)