Blanking Out With Anthony

I first met him when I was only thirty-nine. I was in the opera house carrying a bottle of painkillers when he slipped in. He was wearing a hot pink shirt, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his face, but I pretended not to notice.

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

After stumbling apologies, he asked me to go to the craft store for a cup of hot chocolate. I accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the craft store, I learned that his name was Anthony, and that he was a mathematician. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a guitar player.

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