He had loved a football team since he was 10. He had always dreamed of having his hat signed by his favourite player. She had met him only two years ago, but since day one She knew all about his love for the team. So, naturally when his birthday came along, She did not have to look too far for the perfect gift. But, that’s where the challenge was finding a way to get his favourite play to sign it. It took her about two months, until She found someone who knew someone in the support staff of the team. Finally, on the day of his birthday, while everyone was having cake, She took him to a corner. She gave him the box, hugged him and said, “Happy Birthday my darling, I love you and your love for your team. I hope you like it.” As He opened the box and took out the hat signed by his favourite player, all that He could do was smile…
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She always wore a hat when She went outside during the day. She got off the bus and it was quite a windy day. It was right at that time that her hat decided to run away. She began running behind it, and it landed on his face. He was in the middle of a conversation, when it landed on his nose. He told his friend, He would call him back and then began searching for the hats owner. She was huffing and puffing when She reached him. She looked like an angel with her hair flying all over. She politely asked him to return her hat back to him. He told her on the condition that She would go out for a cup of tea with him. That was almost 30 years ago, She looked at him reading his morning paper, and smiled wondering how her hat was still in his custody…
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He worked part-time at his family’s store. He was in charge of the hats section, as it barely had any customers, so He got to study while He was at work. It was just another day when He was sitting behind the counter reading some material for his upcoming test, when She walked in. She wanted to buy her nephew’s a nice hat to wear to his birthday party at the baseball game. She chimed the bell, when She stepped up to the counter. He glared up through his nerdy glasses, and got lost in her eyes for a minute. She waved at him to wonder what had happened. She told him what She was looking for, He helped her pick out the right one, and She thanked him a billion times even twirled with joy and excitement. As She was about to leave, He asked her, “How about you thank you over dinner sometime?”…