Dallas found his Dom while in one of the most unexpected of places: on the school playground.

In the pecking order of third grade he was considered both the cutest boy ever and the loner. Merely for his adorable, slightly feminine features and his tendency to just avoid people. His classmates that were girls sent him small gifts of candy and chocolate every Valentine's Day. Whenever he got them, he would push those glasses up the bridge of his nose and shake his head. As if saying "Not a chance,"

He swung his feet back and forth on the swing, hearing it creek and groan with every pump of his legs. The chains rattling like they were going to fall off any minute, rust covering one side while the other looked brand new. He bent down, stretching an arm to reach his blue bag a few inches away from him. Upon reaching it, he opened one of the zippers, took out a book titled: How to Care for a Guinea Pig, he flipped to the page he was on, and started reading.

I-is anyone there?

He stopped reading the section about cage cleaning and quickly looked around. No one seemed to be talking to him; no one even seemed to notice him. "I'm here," he whispered.

I'm gonna marry you someday, whoever you are. That's what my older brother says!

He was taken aback at the statement, his cheeks turning red and his heart beating a little bit faster than usual. "Why?"

That's what my older brother says, that I'll marry whoever can get into my head.

He giggled softly and grinned, picking his book up again and reading. "Bye-bye, whoever you are,"

Bye-bye.

His mind after that, was slightly reeling from the mental experience. He had tons of questions: Who was the person? What did he/she look like? Was he/she nice? What was his or hers favorite food? So many that he wanted to ask, but he couldn't answer himself.

And so he stayed up until 10:00 –an hour past his curfew-, trying to figure it out. But an 8 and a half year old couldn't solve who a person was based on voice only. After a few minutes of thinking, he gave up and just went to sleep.

Good night, sweet dreams.