At 21 he worked part-time at a sneaker shop in Potts Point and felt aimless. One December day he noticed a striking woman who returned to the store, prompting an immediate attraction. She mentioned opening a shop nearby, and he began visiting often, delivering coffees and using cigarette breaks to spend time with her. She invited him on Christmas Eve; they kissed but she placed him in the friend zone. He accepted the unreciprocated romantic feelings and continued to hope that persistent proximity and attentiveness might eventually convert his crush into a relationship.
At 21, I was floating through life with few concrete plans or aspirations. I had a part-time job at a sneaker shop in Potts Point and spent most of my shifts gazing idly out the window. In December 2011, a woman I'd never seen before wandered past. I was instantly drawn to this coolness she exuded, but as she walked on by I figured that was it, I'd never see her again.
As we chatted, Sam told me she lived nearby and was opening her own shop just a few doors down. I felt like such a kid in the company of this sophisticated business woman. A few weeks later, when her shop opened I casually popped in to say hello. Before long I was dropping off coffees in the morning and wandering down on every cigarette break in the hope that if I just hung around enough something might happen.
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