The Peoples Choice

We both attended Alabama A&M University but had never met during our time there. On May 1, 2021, the AAMU Atlanta Chapter hosted a watch party for the SWAC Football Championship. I had no intention of going, but a dear friend convinced me to stop by—just for a minute. As I sat in the car, I saw Curtis walk in and thought to myself, Ohhh, I remember him from college… and yep, he's still fine. Fast forward to the party—we’re all watching the game, and I’m sitting across from him. I noticed there was no ring on his finger. Then he poured everyone shots and made sure I got one. At that moment, I knew I was going to shoot my shot. I started giving him The Syl Eye—if you know, you know! Haha. When he got up to go to the bathroom, I took my chance. I slid into his seat and started chatting with his friend Darius. Curtis came back, and I asked if he wanted his seat back—knowing full well he’d say no (he better had, anyway!). We started talking and exchanged numbers. Later that night, we met up at the after-party, where we talked and danced like we were the only two people in the room. We ended the night sitting in a parking lot, deep in conversation until about 2 or 3 a.m. After that night, we hung out several more times that week… and the rest is history.