I remember you hadn’t talked to me for like three weeks or something crazy like that, so you honestly weren’t even on my mind like that. Which is why it still trips me out that I just so happened to be in Trader Joe’s, in the freezer aisle, minding my business… and BOOM here YOU come walking down the exact same aisle.
You were walking hella fast, but I swear to the universe, everything slowed down in that moment.
My mind went completely blank; my heart was beating so fast. All I could think was, “Okay… here it is. What are you gonna say? Don’t stare… STOP STARING!”
But then, to my surprise, and honestly, relief you just kept walking. You didn’t even notice me. Which was both great… and not great at the same time.
I must’ve completely left my body for a second because when I snapped back, Emerson was asking me if I was okay. I told her yeah and tried to go back to focusing on the frozen food like nothing just happened.
Then I felt a tap on my shoulder.
And I hear the cutest voice say, “Excuse me.”
I wanted to disappear.
I turned around slowly and looked up at you, thinking, “Wow… she is tall.” Then you asked, “Is your name Octavia?” And of course, I said yes.
It was awkward, I’m not even gonna lie lol. But I remember the small talk, introducing you to Em… and even though the whole interaction was probably only like two minutes, it felt like eleven.
After we said goodbye, I made a straight beeline for the register so I could get out of there.
And to this day, I still think about how crazy it is, I rarely ever go to that Trader Joe’s. What even brought me there that day?
I don’t know what was going to happen with us before that moment, especially because I had already kind of given up. But looking back now…
I’m really, really glad it happened. Like… so so glad.
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