How I Met My Man
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 9:08AM The commute was always the same. At 10:30am I ascended up the stairs onto the floor my office was located at, and headed straight through one of the many lounges Google is so well known for. It was a warm September day, I was wearing black leggings, a short white t-shirt dress, and my favorite 3 inch Tsubo heels. I was a sorry looking 5'7'' tall 105 pound skeleton of a woman whose whole world collapsed just a few weeks earlier, when a loved one betrayed me. In six weeks, I shed 20 pounds, monthly periods, and an appetite. I lived on chocolate and blueberries, which my good friends fed me in fear of loosing me completely.
As I was passing by a white couch, I recognized a familiar face of a friend (another Slovak engineer). He sat on a couch next to some bearded guy. I stopped for a quick chat, catching up. He had some great news (he just got married) and I had some not-so-great news. People would feel sorry for me when they heard what happened, but this guy saw the glass half full. "So that means you're single now?", he asked. "Okay. This guy next to me is single, and he is a really great guy. I know him and I swear to you, he is a great great guy. Do you want me to hook you up?" he said (in Slovak, of course). I moved my eyes inconspicuously to the person to his right and checked out my man for the first time.
I remember him vividly. Brad was looking down at his laptop, having no idea we were talking about him. He was wearing red buddhist praying beads around his neck, disheveled hair and a gnarly long beard, but I noticed his built up body and masculine shoulders right away. After about two more seconds of scanning I nodded and said "He is pretty cute".
Little did I know, Brad asked my friend about who I was and whether I was single right after I left the lounge.
When I got to my desk, I checked out Brad's photo on the company intranet. And what I saw gave me a funny tickly feeling in my stomach. I get this feeling to this day.
Reader Comments (6)
Very well written. I'm so glad for you that you've found love of your life :-). I know how it hurts to be betrayed (I experienced it myself), but it seems it had to happen to make place for the right One ;-).
I heard this story before, but I never get tired of hearing how you can find your loved one when you least expect it. :)
This story is so simple, but so beautiful. It is a true example of serendipity. Perhaps you could share it through a publication, such as the website www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/
that's how amazing life is, all you need to do is go with the flow, there's a lot of surprises waiting for you at the end of the road..
Lovely words Petra, I met my Polish sweat heart at her English lesson, i came as a friend of her teacher, I asked if she was married my friend said she was not sure, she asked her teacher about me, now we are together 3 years, due to be married in September :-) and I thought I was going to be left on the book shelf alone, I also have a scooter, cheap fun and good transport in London.
Colin, congratulations to meeting your soulmate. Wishing you many wonderful years together.