i know what i've been missing

a few months ago i was on my way home from school when i saw a girl. she's only slightly (quite) pretty but she has left a lasting impression on me because she seemed to be so happy, walking along on the pavement by herself.

she had a spring in her step and looked so ALIVE and filled with youthful exuberance, so much unlike every other mentally over-aged teenager.

at that moment i thought of 2 things: how great it would be if i could be more like her, and how great it would be if i could marry her. unfortunately neither happened.