#14, Jamie.

You were a flower shop customer. Tall, genteel, coffee-colored skin and glasses. Usually wearing a dress shirt and slacks, carrying shopping bags of some sort. Always smiling and polite, maybe just a little bit reserved. Eventually we got to the point where you would wait for me to be ready (or just give me the look when i was helping someone), and tell me "you know what to do", heading off to put your bags in the car. Fifty bucks tops, something big and beautiful; colorful. I always enjoyed making your arrangements. One night Nat and i went to see Hilary Hahn perform at Zellerbach Hall on campus, and i saw you there! We were both waiting for our dates to come back from the restroom. You seemed so astonished to see me there! I guess you never know who's gonna like classical music. A few weeks later, you came to me at work and offered me two tickets to see Baaba Maal perform (again at Zellerbach), because you couldn't make it. "Senegalese pop music?" i thought. "Hm, why not!" We went, and had an fantastic time. So, thank you.
I miss you Jamie!