HehadbeenastarterforthejuniorvarsitybasketballteamandIwasacheerleader, , , Iamasblindasabatandwastoovaintowearthem.
AsTerrysankahalfcourtshotatthelastsecond, thisextremelynear-sightedcheerleader, , , heonlyknewmeasthedingycheerleaderwhocouldnotevengethisnamerightwhenhehitagreatshot!
However, -sponsoredskatingparty, butalsoliterallypushedmeinhisparent’scartoridetotheskatingrink.Althoughtheskatingrinkwas15milesaway, , .
Afterwearrivedattheskatingrink, ’t! Afterabout3coupleskates, Idecidedenoughwasenough! ’sloudspeakers, Terryfinallyskatedsomewhatawkwardlyandstoodbesidetherailswithme.
“IguessyouwonderwhyIhavenotaskedyoutocoupleskate? ” , Ianswerednonchalantlyanddishonestly, “No, notreally.”
Thisguynotonlyignoredmytartreply, , hehumblyremarked, “Ididn’, wouldyoupleaseskatewithme?” ThistimeIdidlookintothoseeyesanddidmelt.
AsweskatedhandinhandtoAlwaysandForever, , letaloneworryaboutagirltoboot! Ihadfirstbeenattractedtohisbeautyontheoutside (whowouldn’tnoticethosebeautifulbrowneyes), butitwouldbehisbeautifulheartthatmademerealizehowtrulyspecialhewas.
IhadactuallyfoundmyPrinceCharming.
Eventhoughhewasnotridingonahandsomesteed (butrentedrollerskates), —notbecauseIwasafraidofmidnight—buttohelpkeephimfromfalling.
WhenIlookatourweddingpictures, ’shandtuckedneatlyinthecrookofherhusband’! Wewalkeddowntheaisle, afterbeingpronouncedmanandwife, justlikewehaddone7yearsbeforeatthatskatingrink—hand-in-handwiththepromiseofhelpingkeeptheotheronefromfalling.
, shehadfallen—falleninlovewithPrinceChamping.