Thank you for sharing this journey with us.

Abel and I met 21 years ago in high school. Abel was a senior and I a freshman. My big mouth told our mutual friend Erica that I was attracted to him. Naturally she told Abel. And one day after the last bell rang, I was walking passed the pool, off campus where my mother waits to pick me up, when Abel stepped in front of me. For the life of me I cannot remember what he said to me. I just remember seeing my reflection in his sunglasses. He caught me off guard. We talked for a moment, and the rest is history. Our first date was nothing fancy, but so very memorable.