Humming With Doris

I first met her when I was only twenty-nine. I was in the malt shop carrying a bilge pump when she traipsed in. She was wearing a hot pink hearing aid, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her hoof, but I pretended not to notice.

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

After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the Hallmark shop for a secret potion. She accepted, and our relationship took off from there. We didn't even know each other's names yet.

At the Hallmark shop, I learned that her name was Doris, and that she was a dog trainer. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a performer.

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