“Have fun with the fish” State St and Gilman, noodles on the ground,

Madison WI

Description

I was walking down state street with three orders of mac-n-cheese for me and my buddies, I try to be environmentally conscious, so I had declined the bag they offered me and was carrying the three clamshells stacked on top of each other. As I approached Gilman St I saw you waiting to cross the street. You had long, curly golden/copper hair and were wearing a denim jacket. Your back was to me, but I noticed your hair right away. You were on the phone and there were a few other people waiting to cross the street. I wanted to see your face but didn’t want to, like, shimmy around you like some sort of pervy crab so I just waited to cross the street with everyone else. I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation, you were talking to someone about fish, eventually I realized you had visited an aquarium recently which piqued my interest. The light changed and we all started to cross, I was watching you and did not notice the crack in the road, I stumbled and… well the mac went everywhere. I could not have been more embarrassed. I knelt like someone intending to pickup the papers they had dropped… but cheesy noodles on asphalt are kind of a lost cause. I had scraped the noodles into a little pile before I realized the futility of my actions. I went to stand, and as I brought my eyes up, they found yours. You had turned around and were kneeling down to help me. You were wearing a mask so I couldn’t see much of your face, but your eyes were so bright and kind (albeit somewhat confused/concerned). Fearing that you too would get your hands covered in cheese sauce and road grit I blurted out the first thing that came to my mind “It’s fine! I shouldn’t eat cheese anyway!” The words came out much more forcefully than I intended, and I think you were somewhat taken aback. You just said “Ok” and got up and walked way. When you looked over your shoulder, I just waved a cheese covered hand and said, “have fun with the fish!” then, recognizing how completely insane I looked and sounded, made a run for it. If you’re out there reading this, thank you for turning around to help me. I’m sorry I wasn’t more appreciative in the moment. And sorry if my fish comment creeped you out, that certainly was not my intent. Thanks again