Frowning With Clarisa

I first met her when I was only fourteen. I was in the office supply store carrying a stick of gum when she crept in. She was wearing a fuchsia set of camo fatigues, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her nose, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the butcher shop, I learned that her name was Clarisa, and that she was a nutritionist. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as an astrologer.

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