Chapter 1:
So, I have known this woman for about 5 years. Our school was the only reputed institution in my town, so kids carpooled their way to school. We used to live in the same neighborhood and thus, knew each other a bit and carpooled home everyday with other folks. She was the type of girl you’d have crushes on – quiet but cheerful. But since she was 3 years older than me, we were obviously just friends. I always found her attractive but never said anything. She eventually moved out for college and that was the end of it.
Until.. She lost her job in lights of recent events and came back home. My semester was over too and I was actually on my way back when we met each other at the airport. At first, I saw this gorgeous brunette walk past me so ofcourse I had to engage in a conversation. Eventually, I asked where she was off to and was quite elated when I found out she lived around my neighborhood. As we chatted a little more, we eventually recognised each other and shared a ride home. It was a fairly long drive and we caught up with each other along the way; it genuinely felt good to reconnect with someone after so long. At first, she was very skeptical about me being THAT scrawny little kid she hitched rides with back in highschool. To be honest, puberty did kick in hard for me – I am 6’1″ and on the university soccer team but back then, I was indeed a scrawny kid with dentures trodding in the halls of my highschool We reached our neighborhood and exchanged numbers and went our separate ways.