Coming Along With Hunter

I first met him when I was only sixteen. I was in the movie theater carrying a barbell when he set out in. He was wearing a fuchsia towel, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated his foot, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the grocery store, I learned that his name was Hunter, and that he was an inventor. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a nuclear physicist.

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