Man, I was so nervous

Jamaica is the fourth largest island in the Caribbean (traveltips.usatoday.com) and for the first time, I stumbled upon a tall, slender, handsome Jamaican in Times Square. Well, more like I tripped and he caught me as I fell for him deeply in his stare. "Ehhnessy Vargas" is how my name slid down his tongue and escaped his pink lips. It's almost too cliché to say that he gave me butterflies, but man he did. Fighting with the tingly feeling in my stomach and my stuttering, I manage to get to know more than just his name and number. Chemistry, more than just atoms and molecules, an instant connection when our eyes met and our hands touched. A gentle kiss is what he placed on my little sweaty caramel balled up fist after he called me a queen. Man, I was so nervous.       

 As we continued our journey in Times Square, he was interested in my fascination in the many things that are beyond what we can see with our naked eye. Stars, planets, galaxies and other beautiful things tucked away in the dark, really far away from us. I love those things beyond the earth’s surface because it is so beautiful on its own, you know, without the touch of a human. He made me realize that New York City is so bright that we’re unable to see at least five stars at night. The young Jamaican reminded me of that time New York City had a black out; I was only eight years old. I was allowed to sit on my fire escape with my older brother, looking up at the sky beautifully painted by the stars and the moon sat so selfishly around the stars providing millions of people with some source of light. The fire hydrant opened with tons of water flowing out of it like spilled milk, with the moon looking at me through its reflection. Kids running wild and wet. Shortly I snapped out of my fondest memory that I still remember like a dream tattooed to the inner walls of my long-term memory when he held my hand. Man, I was so nervous.




Luther, Carol. "The Biggest Caribbean Islands" USA TODAY. n.d. USA TODAY. Web. Feb. 7, 2014.