Falling Asleep With Gina

I first met her when I was only nineteen. I was in the haberdashery carrying a peace pipe when she lurched in. She was wearing a navy blue pair of heels, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her larynx, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the newsstand, I learned that her name was Gina, and that she was an umpire. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a marketing manager.

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