Game Shop Girl

Tonight, a friend and I were wandering through the mall. He had to make a pitstop, so I kept strolling ahead till I reached the mall's video game shop. Peering through the opening, I saw her.... the vision of perfection that I had sought from the day that I had gotten seperated... my geek goddess.

Just a bit of history for those new to my life, I've been on a multi-year quest to find my "geek goddess". Someone into movies, video-games, rpgs, pretty much all of the geek standards. I've come close to finding perfection... and at least once, I discovered everything I was looking for, though she was just out of reach. Maybe this time would be different.

I sat there for a moment, peering inside. Trying to figure out if I was dreaming or not. My friend rejoined me, and we proceeded inside. The closer I got, the more I realized that she was everything I'd hoped for... only several feet away. Eventually, she crossed my path, and gave me a cute smile, as she continued about her work. Maybe this is it. Maybe it's finally going to happen. We continue browsing, and my friend decides to strike up a conversation. Soon enough, we were all talking. She was a gamer for sure... ranting and raving about the Wii, and Zelda Twilight Princess. Discussing levels as if she had lived inside the game all her life... she was amazing. Then it happened... "My boyfriend already beat the game just after 2 weeks..."
Ugh... that was it. The infamous "insert boyfriend here" to prove that she wasn't interested. Just seems like something that always happens... just when conversation is getting good, and there truly seems to be some interest between all parties, the mention of a boyfriend and/or husband comes up just to let you know that they either aren't interested, or are already taken. We make our purchase, and like an injured dog, I slowly creep out of the store.

I had truly thought that the geek goddess was a figment of my imagination. Nothing so wonderful and perfect could exist in nature. It's just not possible. Once could be accounted to a fluke, but twice now, I've found everything I've ever wanted in a girlfriend, only to face the fact that it's not in my cards. Sigh. Part of me feels that this could be possible. Finding what I'm looking for once is dumb luck... twice means it might just actually exist in the wild. Perhaps I'll renew my search for the geek goddess. Move away from the game that I've been playing with myself, and concentrate on what I want most. She's out there, somewhere. I just have to find her... and find a way to win her heart.