The room was crowded in the way that makes you feel alone. She stepped in and, as her eyes moved over the sea of faces, she stopped on one she knew. He looked up and froze, his eyes locked into hers. She walked over and leaned over the table.
The slightest smirk crept across her lips. “Hello.”
“Hello,” he managed.
“Honey, you’re staring,” she said, sitting down. “It’s like you love me already or something.” He watched her, the corners of his mouth tugging into a smile.
“I do.”
“Good. That makes two of us.”
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It was the early 1980s, and I worked forty hours per week and also helped teach martial arts three nights, taking my daughter with me to karate. My good friend at the time was a black belt, like me, and we were both judges in local karate tournaments. After class, we went to Godfather's Pizza for dinner. I ate salad at their salad bar many times during those years and loved it. She and I would watch all the karate and kung fu videos, so popular then, at either her place or mine on weekends. We loved the cheesy kung fu movies. Our bodies bobbed and weaved with each punch and kick. We would holler out and watch the unbelievable stunts. We discussed all the films with our martial arts friends. There were many with unknown stars, but also the Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris movies and, later on, Steven Seagall ones; we were entertained by them all.
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Lucia, I liked this story! It felt like a couple meeting after a very long time or a married couple reuniting after a long day of work! Very sweet and reliable! Great work!