Chapter 1 Or is it??

It was September, or thereabouts. All the end of summer stuff was coming to a close. Soon, Thanksgiving and Christmas would be right around the corner. She couldn't wait for it to be over. Another crummy year with nothing getting any better. Time took it's toll on her. She was not getting any younger and had saved herself for what? Two failed marriages and being out of shape and in her mind, not attractive enough for any man. It was all down hill for her. She never even thought about another man nor even wanted one. She thought of herself as retiring and being alone. Thank God.

Friday. Time to get along. Time to go. Time to plan for the weekend. No time for this or that. She couldn't wait to leave her job and go home. At least at home she could hide. No one to make her do things. No one to try to get along with, compromise with. No phones ringing. Ahhh, quiet and peace. There was nothing missing. Just time. All the time, time missing. When could she quit. When would it be over. She would need to plod through a few more years. All miserable years, she thought.

When she bumped into him he was walking backwards, she was watching her feet as they looked rather large in those boots she just got. Wham! She plowed her tooth into his shoulder.

"Ouch", she rubbed her cheek and tried to pretend it didn't hurt at the same time.
"Oh sorry, I didn't see you, are you okay?"
"I think I bit your shoulder, but yeah, I'm okay."
He chuckled and put out his hand.
"I'm Ramiro."
"Liz", she said, grabbing his hand.
"Nice to meet ya'! Maybe we'll bump into each other again sometime.."

That was it. That was the day that everything changed. Well, not that day, but every subsequent day after became something, which she didn't even know how or why or what and the least of it was that... well, I'll tell you later.... much later.

5:0' Clock and she was out the door. Let me out of here, this shit hole. Ugh, she said to herself. As soon as she got home, she turned on the television, wrapped herself up in a blanket and fell asleep on the couch. It was morning before she finally took off her work clothes.