made my way down to the dorm entrance closest to the building where Suzanne's class was letting out, and sure enough there she was, just coming through the door. I was stunned to find I could detect her Suzie before she even saw me, then when she did, her signal hit me like an explosion. I had heard people talk about their whole life passing before their eyes, but in my case my every interaction with Suzanne suddenly passed into my memory – that first sight of her running on the track, the ZZZ party, that first time in her apartment, the first walk over to Lara's place with her – it all zipped through my mind's eye like the best movie ever made. Every scene was right out of my girlfriend hall of fame gallery. When she made eye contact with me, it got even worse. I didn't know if I was standing or sitting, I forget to breathe, I forgot my name. But I knew then and there I would never, ever forget Suzanne.

As usual, heads turned as she walked toward me, and expressions strained as she fell into step with me and I put my hand on the small of her back and snuggled her into me. Guys and girls alike wore faces that said they just couldn't picture the two of us together. Too bad, suckers. We walked into the dining hall and got in line, the yeasty smell of cheap, high volume institutional pizza filling the air. I heard her Suzie buzzing and felt her hips pushing into mine. Life was good.