The Meet
We both met each other in a coffee shop. At the time, we were both in nursing school, so the coffee shop was a popular stomping ground for churning minds and aspiring students.
But one day, Herbert saw Liza sitting in her corner, and turned to Eric and said, "She looks like somebody we know. I'm going to talk to her today". So, Herbert walked by Liza and noticed that she was studying for nursing. "Great! I have something in common", he thought. He got his drink, sat down next to Liza, and attempted to get her attention.
"Excuse me".
Nothing.
"Excuse me".
She didn't budge. Little did he know, she was in the zone with her headphones on. Herbert was persistent, so he gave her a gentle poke on the shoulder. "Hi. What are you studying for?" Liza, before she could respond thought, "What does this guy want? Can't he see that I'm in the zone studying?"
Liza replied, "I'm studying for nursing school". Herbert replied, "Oh cool! I'm in nursing school too!" Nothing really came out of that conversation, however.
Until one day, Herbert went into work for orientation and went up to the floor in which he works on. Little did he know, Liza was there working on some stuff for school.
"Oh hey. I didn't know you were going to be here", commented Herbert.
All the nurses were egging them on. But Herbert kept his cool. After some more small-talk, Herbert wrapped up the conversation, and took his leave. But, he never asked for her number! A mental battle was going on in his head. Should he make the awkward return to ask for her number? He turned around, went back to her, and muttered the words:
"So. We should go study some time".
To which she replied, "Um. Sure."
With Liza's number in his hand, he felt victorious.
...and that is the story of how we met.