Disclaimer: "The Big Bang Theory" belongs to Warner Brothers, not me.
The bell rang. Fourth period had ended. That meant it was lunchtime at Coleman High School. For most students, it meant time to socialize in and around the cafeteria. For Amy, it usually meant eating alone.
But not today. Today Amy had other plans.
For the last five years, Amy had a crush on Bill Nye The Science Guy. She watched and enjoyed every episode, even though she understood the content in greater detail than was conveyed on the episodes, mainly because Bill Nye was just so entertaining.
Sometimes she imagined herself falling in love with Bill Nye, marrying him, and having children with him. Then as she learned more about him, reality sank in. They were hundreds of miles apart. He was more than 20 years older than her. Last but not least, his background was in mechanical engineering, while she preferred biology.
That's why she was not pursuing romantic relationships. She felt the only people who would be interested in her would be too far away and scoop up girls better than her. She genuinely believed she would die alone.
But if she couldn't marry Bill Nye, she could find a way to get as close to that as she could.
So instead of heading for the cafeteria, Amy headed out of the school building and into a warm, sunny day in April.
I'm just getting started.