no place to run to baby

While I was out on the ice this AM for my Ice Skating Class, these strobe-ish lights began flashing and some sort of alarm started sounding. My first suspicion, most likely a throw-back to my Roller Rink days, was that this commotion was some sort of precursor for music to start blasting through the ice rink!

I started preparing to break it down to "YMCA" when I realized that we were being ushered off the ice for a fire drill. Disappointed that there would be no dancing to The Village People AND confused as to what threat FIRE posed to individuals on ICE, I reluctantly glided my way out of the rink with my peers.

So, we were standing in the doorway of The Shell with other fellow athletes who were waiting to get back to their workouts/activities when this young man in workout-attire walks up next to me. I immediately notice how good-looking he is, of course. Also, there's something familiar THEN IT HITS ME -- I know him. Met him at Brats one night but ditched him post-bar. He had seemed quite nice and we had exchanged digits and all... but there is something increasingly appealing about going home alone (OR with platonic friends) and very comfortable about going to sleep alone. (I know, WHO AM I?!)

Anyway, I turned to the wall to conceal my mouth-agape expression and when I turned back HE LEANED TO ME AND ASKED if the fire drill had been going on long. I searched his face for any trace of recognition while quickly informing him that the drill had just started and should be over soon. I thought I caught a glimmer of memory passing through his gorgeous eyes, but what was there to say?

"Hey, remember me? I ditched you after Brats that one night. You'd have made excellent one-night-stand material, BUT I'm just not into that right now..." ???

I have to laugh at encounters like that. I suppose I should be used to it since they happen to me all the time, but MAN, ice skating?! Now that I'm over my crush on my TA (RIGHT) I thought Ice Skating Class would be a safe-haven free from Sudden Fool Syndrome!