Trembling With Shelley

I first met her when I was only nineteen. I was in the sandwich shop carrying a duffel bag when she ambled in. She was wearing a fuchsia scarf, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her palm, but I pretended not to notice.

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

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the clothing store for a glass of water. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the clothing store, I learned that her name was Shelley, and that she was a courier. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a welder.

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