**Just a girl**

A great day to walk, she thought

On this beautiful, random Tuesday

Not a cloud in the sky

She bounced down her steps

Unknowing with in moments

She will soon meet

Someone she has waited for most of her life

At the same time

The man she has been seeking

Left  his office around the corner

He yelled to his office mate,

“I’m running to grab a bite”

He acknowledged, stating “don’t be late”

Waiting in line, he notices

His time for break time is almost over-

Streets filled with strangers looking up 

Moving quickly

As the storm is drawing closer

The energy begins rising

Air growing in density

Leaves begin to rustle

It won’t be long before it passes over

The rain begins to fall

Little sporadic at a times

Loud crashes of thunder

Begin to stun a few passersby’s

Rain is now flooding the road as the cars drive on

He knows he needs to hurry now

Time is now gone-

Running and fighting his umbrella

He can’t seem to open it completely

He noticed it’s broken

Not helpful holding back water

She, just a few steps ahead  -

She hears,  fumbling behind her

Quickly turning not knowing what she will find, suddenly surprised her

In that split second

Their eyes lock

Without a word exchanged-

“Do I know” they both uttered, except neither knew the others name

Instantly they both feel something is different

Not experienced before-

Deep inside their being

He is still struggling with his umbrella still

Then starts to scream -

Like a frustrated child he gets louder questioning,

“who invented this stupid thing?”

“Finally!”, he exclaims, with a sense of victory

He looks again to her, smiles

With the eyes of a child -

Big, wide eyed he gazes at her

Motions to her, come under and  share his covering for a while

She smiles back to him in that moment

She knew he was the one

She couldn’t understand

She felt as if she had known him

His first words to her,not romantic , “which way you going “ he shouts

She giggles and says “I can’t hear you over the thunder”

He says again,

This time without screaming -

She smiles and points, this way

He nods in agreement

Beginning on their journey

Within a few short moments

She immediately feels at ease

 In this stranger’s company

There is no anxiety, both just able to breathe

Drop by drop their closeness grows, intensifying in nature

under the simple broken umbrella

They remain close together

Both In disbelief how they found one an other

On this random, Tuesday

They find their souls together

They can feel sparks between them

Not understanding why, or how-

Each accidental time their bodies touch

Their is a connection that passes through them

Almost electrifying somehow

Step by step-

Their hearts rate increases

Still both dont understand

What they are feeling -

Never expected this to happen

Still not knowing the others name

She arrives and expresses, this is my stop she continues to say,

“I can’t thank you enough”

(She feels she will have regret if words are left unsaid)

She smiles back at the stranger 

Before she knew it -

He grabbed her close in his arms

“Please forgive me, I know I am a stranger

This is crazy but I have to say,  when we make eye contact a strange feeling came over me.

I’ve been here before, not sure where or how-

He went on to tell her, what many men struggle to say:

He admitted these impeding feelings, he was open, vulnerable and confident in the words he said ….

She smiled back at him and agreed

“Don’t worry I understand what you are saying”

Before she could finish,

His eyes lit up like Christmas morning

He reached in and pulled her close

He kissed her like he was leaving never to be seen again

As they kissed, she looked up to the heavens

She said in her mind,

“hahah so you are there, I see”

Questioning how he got it all right

Everything I searched for

He seemed to be the match to

After all this time, I’ve  found him. 

She said to herself with certainty…

He even has the twinkle in his eyes, when he smiles looking over at me

The rain disappeared,

Both walking away in disbelief

How could it be?

Understanding moments like these

Often rare, Only come so often

Hesitate or blink

You will surely see; how quick

You can miss your person on a normal day during your week.