I genuinely didn’t think I would ever see her again. I didn’t even know her name. But today, completely randomly, I ran into her again at a community centre. It took me a second to recognise her, but when I did, I think my brain just paused for a moment because I wasn’t expecting that at all.
We both sort of awkwardly acknowledged it at first, like “this is actually happening again”, and then ended up talking properly. It was a lot more normal this time. At some point I told her about the post I had written here and showed it to her. She looked slightly annoyed at first, probably because I had basically turned that moment into a story for the internet, but then she started smiling while reading through the comments.
We ended up talking for a while after that. Nothing dramatic, just a proper conversation this time without any chaos or confusion. Before leaving, I did manage to ask for her number, which honestly felt like a bigger step than the entire café situation.
The funny part is, after all of that, I still couldn’t bring myself to ask her out for an actual date. I don’t know why, I just didn’t. Maybe because the whole thing still feels a bit unreal or maybe I just didn’t want to mess it up again.
I did tell her she should start using Reddit and maybe join this sub. So if by any chance you are reading this… would you go on a date with me?
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