This story took place around five years ago, but I still remember it quite well…
I had graduated college, and got a job in a small town. Finding nothing but overpriced rentals in trashy neighborhoods, I decided to buy a house of my own. I finally found a fixer upper right on a quiet street that was surrounded by mainly older families from what I could tell. Between a cold winter, work, and remodeling, I didn’t meet any of the neighbors other than a passing wave. Not much changed until spring had passed, and a warm summer was arriving.
I was outside doing some landscaping one day when I noticed a car pull into the house directly across the street. I could see the back seat was packed full of bags and boxes. I put two and two together and realized it was a college student returning home for the summer. My full attention was focused that way when I first saw the long blond hair come out of the car. I watched as a beautiful tall, fit, tan body emerged from the car, as I tried to not stare. Fortunately she was busy gathering bags and boxes to carry inside and didn’t notice me across the street. Since she was only wearing a tank top and shorts, I could see her toned arms, shoulders and legs, and knew she was obviously an athlete. The basketball hoop in the driveway that I hadn’t really noticed before suddenly became obvious. She carried her things inside and I did not see her again that day.