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January 03, 2004

 

Dear Boy in row 10,



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I saw you as we waiting for our flight to board. We were departing from Orlando FL and flying to Chicago. It was right before Christmas 2003. I was returning home from vacation with my family, you were flying solo. Maybe you were going to see someone special for the holidays or returning home, I'm not sure.

I saw you from across the chairs sitting there pretending to sleep, cocking your head ever so slightly, maybe to get a better look. (That may have been my imagination, but I know my neck was sore from doing the same thing.) The woman started calling numbers for people to start boarding. I knew I would be one of the last to be called as we were sitting in the 9th row. I listened and watched for you to board the plane. Wouldn't it be cool if he was sitting next to me, I thought. A cute boy to talk to for a few hours, (sigh...yea right I thought. the chances of two seats next to eachother out of 100). The woman called rows 10-30, and off you went. Yep I thought to myself, hes got row 29 or 30. I wondered how I would crane my neck to scope out the plane and find you.

We climbed on board and went to our seats. As I looked for which seat mine was, there you were, right behind us, sitting there smiling in row 10. I called 'isle seat' and my brother said to me, 'it was yours anyway dork'. I sat down, excited but apprehensive. My Dad was to my left and you were right behind him. I couldnt talk to you with my Dad right there. I cant do a lot of things in front of my Dad, he listens and people watches. Damn why couldn't he switch with my Mom. We shared a few smiles and laughed at the wierd man who was sitting next to my brother, but moved, thank goodness.

Well I guess I just wanted to say sorry. Sorry I didn't have enough confidence to say, "Hi, I'm Toni, whats your name?" I think about what could have been, it kills me that I am always doing this to myself. I don't want to be the girl who regrets everything she does and doesn't do. Happy Holidays Cute Boy in row 10. Maybe we'll see each other again some time.

See ya,

 

The girl who sat in front of you

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