Frowning With Elvira

I first met her when I was only twenty-one. I was in the perfumery carrying a pink flamingo when she sashayed in. She was wearing a lime-green locket, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her little finger, but I pretended not to notice.

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

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the supermarket 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 supermarket, I learned that her name was Elvira, and that she was an air traffic controller. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a doorman.

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