The countdown!

We went to the same college; I was a sophomore, and Anthony was a freshman. We were not in the same friend circles, but our paths crossed on every occasion. I saw Anthony around campus in the fall semester but never spoke. Then we went on winter break, which was when COVID hit, but it wasn't over. Eight months later, I reached out around late July, early August. We talked on and off for over a year after we first spoke, wanting to meet, but life got in the way. On January 21st, 2022, Anthony reached out and asked me on an official date. We talked every day until a week later when we finally had our first date. We both were nervous but when he arrived to pick me up, he was waiting on the icy stairs for me to walk me to the passenger door.