You see...

After going to bed at 7am, I spent my afternoon in University.

Then I had to drink a galon of coffee and fly to work.

Then...

Ok, here we go...

Erm...

So... On the way to work, I made a quick detour, to buy tickets to these guys concert on January 18th:

Waiting on line to buy them, I call my friend to confirm he's still on for the concert, this is when the girl in front of me looks behind, and smiles for half a second. I can barely memorize her face, but her smile was enough to cause a blank in my head, in the middle of my phone call.

After the phone call all I want is another chance to see her smile again, but she doesn't look back again. I memorize absolutely everything about her from my standing point (yes, I was a total creep, checking her out).

Finally, it's her turn to buy tickets, the sweetest voice asks for 1 ticket to Cirque do Soleil, Balcony 2. She confirms it's for today, she says its okay that the seats aren't reserved, and she confirms its only 1 ticket. The way she confirms it's only 1 ticket completely kills me. A sweet, confident "yes". No problem at all, as if saying, I want to watch the show, today, I don't care if I'm going alone.

Wow.

So, yes, by this time I'm another smile from her away of buying the same ticket she bought and ask if I can be her date, I don't even care it's the same show I've worked for two straight weeks and I already know it beginning to end.

I'm seriously considering this shit (and I've done similar stuff before - although it involved being a bit drunk and I wasn't skipping work). Anyway... Boldness keeps flashing in the back of my head.

Catarina (errr... I may have noticed her name on the Credit Card... I KNOW, CREEP, STOP JUDGING ME), so, as I was saying, Catarina gets her ticket and walks away, organizing stuff in her purse. Before I could see her face again, the teller asks impatiently who's next in line. I understand her impatience, the line was getting huge, and she was working alone.

I think if I buy the concert tickets in a hurry I can make a quick search in the store for Catarina. I just wanted to see her smile again, without being distracted in a phone conversation. Maybe try and ask if we never met before "Aren't you Catarina? I think I know you from somewhere, I just can't remember where" haha creepy I know, but I couldn't give a fuck at that moment. I just wanted to see if there was anything behind that smile.

Of course, the teller can't spell the band I want to see. "NO-FUN-AT-ALL". The 4 easiest words in the fucking English language... She has to confirm a gazillion things, place, date, name, store comission, if I want a store card, AND THEN... "I'm really sorry, the system froze, give me a second"

GREAT.

At least 300 seconds later I have the tickets. No hope to find Catarina anymore. Besides, I'm already a bit late for work.

Weirdly enough, the episode leaves me in a great mood. The vanishing memory of her smile, her long, brown curly hair is a refreshing memory after the last few weeks.

I keep thinking this is a great sign. (Not that I believe in signs)

So, work goes totally normal, from my position in Balcony 0 today I'm in a great point to check Balcony 2, at least while the amount of people entering the arena is still smallish. I keep searching for those brown curls, until finally there are too many people entering my sector for me to afford being distracted.

Then, during a calmer part, I show a woman to her seat, when I give her ticket back and say the recorded part I have to say "No photos or video in this area please. Enjoy the show" with a robotic voice and smile, she takes a half second extra to pick it up, gazing at my eyes.

"Okay, thank you"

The sound of me dying for the second time that day is loud as fuck in my head.

I must be being Punk'd by God or something... (Not that I believe in God)

This one's smile was a bit more devilish, but not weird.

I have about another half a second to memorize her face, she is maybe 1 or 2 years older than me, long black hair, lively brown eyes and a simplicity about herself, that makes her gorgeous.

And that smile...

Damn!

I shake off my head and focus on the fact I'm working. I'm not going to pull any idea out of the hat. I already had done enough creepiness for the rest of the month, earlier this day.

I can't help but notice she is also alone. The people seating to her left and her right aren't with her.

Show starts, 2 hours and a half later the show ends. I have to stay inside the arena and monitor the exit of people from my sector.

Robotic record tape and smile again: "Have a good night. See you soon". In the back of my head, I can't help but look around for her.

She's already smiling at me when I see her. She climbs 5 or 6 steps more and she wishes me a Good Night. I smile like an idiot while I die again.

"Good night. See you soon" I answer.

I'm pretty sure I blushed like a little girl, and I couldn't wipe the smile of my face for the rest of the night.

Its worth what it's worth, but it feels damn great.

Besides, there's an innocent, gullible part of me that is confident this is going to be a great year.

And something's up...

Soon.