Whirling With Bruno

I first met him when I was only twenty-two. I was in the movie theater carrying a spider when he slipped in. He was wearing a forest green tarboosh, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his neck, but I pretended not to notice.

I was about to set the spider down when he slipped beside me. I guess he startled me, and I clumsily dropped the spider right by his feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to whirl.

After stumbling apologies, he asked me to go to the photography studio for a glass of orange juice. I accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the photography studio, I learned that his name was Bruno, and that he was a civil servant. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a soldier.

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