Dorothy

I said in my Texting with Zhōng gúo rén post that I have a stalker.  I feel bad calling Dorothy a stalker because despite being a bit crazy, she has good intentions.

Dorothy was the nice woman who helped me join my gym.  I assumed she was about 40 and married with one child.  We didn't exchange phone numbers and I went months without seeing her at the gym.   My roommate ran into her outside of our school and she asked if she knew me.  Lorynn said she did.  That weekend Dorothy showed up at school.  She talked to Lorynn again for a bit but I never saw her.  A few weeks later I finally ran into her at the gym and we exchanged numbers.

When we met for lunch I was surprised to learn she is 33 years old, was divorced a year ago, and has no children.  During lunch she came off as very desperate for a friend and a bit depressed.   She asked me personal questions about my past relationships and how I made them work.  My answers were too complicated for her level of English and there was something about her that just rubbed me the wrong way.  I knew she wasn't someone I could be good friends with.  I definitely didn't want to go to Tibet with her like she suggested.

I received a couple texts from her during the weeks that followed.  One said 'I miss you so much'.  One weekend I was in the middle of teaching a class when Dorothy opened the door.  Luckily my Chinese teacher was standing right by the door.  She spoke with her and got rid of her.  Apparently she wasn't asking anything about me she was asking her questions about how she teaches - in the middle of our class!  She also stopped Lorynn in the hall and asked questions about how she teaches.  Our manager pulled Lorynn away from Dorothy and said she was a spy from another school.  She's told me before that she has come to the school looking for me so I'm pretty sure she's not a spy.

About a month later I got this text from her:
Dear Joy:  There will be a night club for people from America to dance and relax.  Would you like to join.  
A night club for Americans to dance and relax?  That wasn't very appealing and I thought it was best to continue to cut ties with her.  I wrote her back and said I was too busy.
She responded:  I do hope you are happy healthy :-) Take care. 

I still get a call from her every other week (which I don't answer) but I'm hoping this is the end of the Dorothy story.