Backing Up With Lorna

I first met her when I was only seventeen. I was in the burger joint carrying a pair of dice when she bounced in. She was wearing a khaki smartwatch, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her adrenal gland, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the drug store, I learned that her name was Lorna, and that she was a prankster. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a magician.

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