Digesting With Carina

I first met her when I was only twenty-seven. I was in the drug store carrying a magnifying glass when she stalked in. She was wearing a sea green cat suit, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her eye, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the magnifying glass down when she padded beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the magnifying glass right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to digest.

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the police station for a grape soda. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the police station, I learned that her name was Carina, and that she was a sales clerk. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a professor.

I guess it was love at first digest. Some might say we had bells in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was nine years younger than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still digesting for each other.