I've gotta have faith, faith, faith

Today was a big day… I lost my virginity! It was painful and difficult at the start my heart was pounding but I finally managed to do it. It was the most exhilarating thing I have every done! That’s right, I successfully completed my first Random Act of Kindness.

RAOK No.1 – Bellow a cheery hello at a vicar or nun.

Now in my everyday life I rarely bump into a nun or a vicar…well not knowingly anyway. So that was my first mission, to find an un-expecting vicar or nun to bellow a cheery hello.

I was on the train back down to London with my brother, and when our train terminated at Marylebone I was preparing for my hour-long journey across London to the wonderful SE15 - Peckham. Yes mate! Well I said goodbye to my brother and got onto the Bakerloo line. I sat there listening to my music – Roxette, Dressed for success (if you wanted to know). I was certainly feeling dressed for success, however, time was running out for me to find my member of the clergy, but I had faith (no pun intended). I finally ended up at Queens Rd station in Peckham and was yet to find my target.

I popped into my local shop on the way back to buy some milk and biscuits for a well-deserved treat after my train journey. As I walked out the shop…guess who walked in?

Oh yeah baby– you’re on it!

It was indeed a vicar, dog collar and all. I couldn’t believe it. This was it, this was my moment, this was the start of an unknown journey – It was meant to be. I felt my cheeks burn red, and my heart pound as I went to open my mouth and arms to bellow a cheery hello. But that is all that happened. I stood in his way in the door with open arms and a red face. Nothing else happened. He smiled at me and walked into the shop.

Balls – I had failed on my first RAOK.

Head down, looking sheepish I went to walk home. How pathetic had I just been? I couldn’t even say hello to a vicar. ‘Right William, sort it out!’

I turned around and waited for the man in question to walk back out of the shop!

‘HEEEEELLLLLOOOOOOOOO’  arms open, shoulders back, head up and a 360 spin. ‘Enjoy the rest of your day sir…you are an inspiration’

Bang Bang (said in a cheesy American voice) – I had done it! RAOK No.1 completed.

I went to make a quick get away and scurry round the corner to the safe compounds of the Peckham Palace, however, in my excitement and as a result of my 360 spin my bag had broken and my milk fell through the bottom of the plastic bag…darn you blue plastic bag.