I guess I found land

[JksD]

I was in the car with kid, on our way to brekkie before work and school.

The sun was in my eye as I was driving and I fumbled for my sunglasses. To my surprise, there was something not quite right with the fit. I thought that I must have put on a bit of weight before I realised that it was actually another inane first world problem.

My lash extensions were so long that they were pushing the sunglasses away. I couldn't help but giggle. And then Uptown Funk came up on the radio and I felt so much better.

So there I was in the car, with lashes too long for my glasses, bopping and popping along to Bruno Mars. Kid was in a too cool for school mood to join in the fun.

Short, funky guys with raspy voices have that effect on me. I think it's more the raspy voice than the lack of height that does it for me.

We stopped for brekkie and pma was pretty good. Kid was facing me while I was facing the entrance. Suddenly, kid waved excitedly to some random guy who queued up next to my seat. I turned to see who it was and lo and behold, first world problem number 2 of the day. A problem that was infintely less fun than the first one.

There was the x. I had totally not noticed him coming in. And he wasn't an easy person to miss, not with his current girth.

I looked at him and then continued with my brekkie. He didn't greet me so I didnt think it was necessary to greet him. And then the x became very fidgety. He switched queues. He kept coming over to kiss kid and smile at her. And he kept looking at us.

Maybe I was missing something. But when I looked at x, it was like, 'Oh. There is x.' And life, as we know it to be, continued.

There was the guy for whom I had broken hearts for, and who in the end, had broken mine and kid's. Until recently, I would have faced the derision and opposition from friends and family to give us a second chance.

Now, to channel Gotye, he is just a stranger that I used to know.