Looking Puzzled With Kendra

I first met her when I was only twenty-eight. I was in the laboratory carrying a tube of toothpaste when she pranced in. She was wearing a blue overcoat, which caught my attention right away. It really accentuated her chin, but I pretended not to notice.

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

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

At the mortuary, I learned that her name was Kendra, and that she was a mason. This was fascinating to me, coming from my career as a zookeeper.

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