David saw Ramya shooting pool at Rockefeller University's on-campus lounge. She thought she looked really cool, actually she was laughing like an idiot, and David fell in love with her smile. He asked her out every time he saw her—at Rockefeller, on the street, on a subway platform. Although she always seemed interested, it never went past a few polite texts. Until one day, they ran into each other on the sidewalk again. They said hello, and Ramya suggested they finally get that coffee, but David had heard this a few times and shrugged it off. After he got home, David saw a text from Ramya: "Tuesday, 2PM." ... August 21st, 2018 was our first date.