February 16th, 2007 by Atomictumor
OK, if time is not a constant, then right now, 11 rotations of the sun ago, a boy at UT is talking to a beautiful girl, one who was a good friend who he hasn’t seen in a few months. He’s nervous, because he’s found, while she was gone, that a part of him was missing, and he’d like to make sure that part would stay.
He was always awkward around girls, never the ladies man, and he wasn’t sure how to make his intentions known to her. They were walking down to Krystal to get a bite to eat, and he invited her to a party with him.
In a few minutes, they’re going to be sitting down at a table, and talking about past relationships. He’ll offer to be her boyfriend, with nails in his stomach, and adrenaline flowing. This beautiful girl, this goddess on the earth, will say “sure”. She will be with him for all of her days afterwards.
If I could go back in time, and watch this table in Krystal, from across the store, I’d see the beginning of something beautiful. I’d want to tell that boy that he is doing the thing that will make him what he becomes. And that he will be the luckiest guy in the world. I’d just want to look at the girl, maybe shake her hand, or kiss it, if it weren’t too bold (it’d make the boy pretty darn uncomfortable tho, so I probably wouldn’t).
I’d see two paths converging, and intertwining. I’d see love born. Just 11 rotations backwards, right now.
At this moment.
February 16th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Bless your beautiful memory! Lovely.
February 16th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
*hugs- thank you for sharing-
February 16th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
I think I shared with you before that this is also the anniversary of the day my husband asked me to go out with him–20 years ago today. Such beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing them with us.
February 16th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
My husband and I celebrate our anniversary on the day we got together as well. It took us another three years to get around to getting married, but it was a foregone conclusion from that moment.
February 17th, 2007 at 1:48 am
That made me tear up. Your writing is beautiful.
February 17th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Sweet.
February 17th, 2007 at 8:09 am
I wish you could go back, AT. Have you read “The Time Traveler’s Wife”? Given this post, I think you might enjoy it quite a bit.
February 17th, 2007 at 8:55 am
Beautiful boy
Beautiful girl
Beautiful love
Time is not a constant.
Love is.
February 17th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Funny you should mention “The Time Traveler’s Wife”. That’s about the only book that actually made me cry at the end. It’s one GAC loaned me sometime in the months before she died. She must have really liked it too.
AT, my prayers are with you. You and GAC and the boys are on my mind a lot, even if I don’t call you often. I miss her, too.
February 17th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
AT, after reading the responses to your post, I suggest that you really are a lucky man. While you can’t turn back the rotations of the planet…neither could you produce such love from friends and family.
February 17th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
I love that “sure”.
February 19th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
I have goosebumps and a tear in my eye.
February 19th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
i don’t (didn’t) know either one of you. but this absolutely breaks my heart :(