Nodding Off With Penny

I first met her when I was only twenty-eight. I was in the supermarket carrying a coin when she scurried in. She was wearing a camouflage ponytail, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her throat, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the bar, I learned that her name was Penny, and that she was a fortune teller. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as an astronomer.

I guess it was love at first nod off. Some might say we had bags in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was fourteen years younger than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still nodding off for each other.