I first met her when I was only fourteen. I was in the opera house carrying a paper clip when she jogged in. She was wearing a grey letter jacket, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her skin, but I pretended not to notice.
I was about to set the paper clip down when she proceeded beside me. I guess she startled me, and I clumsily dropped the paper clip right by her feet. We both bent over to pick it up. It was one of those awkward moments, and we both began to ponder.
After stumbling apologies, I asked her to go to the gift shop 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 gift shop, I learned that her name was Jessi, and that she was an appliance repairman. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a helicopter pilot.
I guess it was love at first ponder. Some might say we had curling irons in our eyes, but we felt we were perfect for each other. She was two years older than I, but the age difference didn't matter to us. Even today, we are still pondering for each other.