Bianca

Memories about someone I thought I couldn’t live without.

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“Is there something or someone that you could not live without? If so, what or who is it?”

- 301 Writing Ideas

I discovered this prompt yesterday inside the book 301 Writing Ideas. I know that I couldn’t live without writing and I don’t want to imagine what my life would be like if I never created another literary work.

Has there ever been a time when I thought I could live without someone? Absolutely. There have been plenty, but the one who sticks out the most in my life was my former coworker, Bianca.

We first met at a staff training session that she was facilitating as a corporate trainer for the company we worked at about confidentiality and privacy back in the fall 2000. I couldn’t believe how gorgeous and fine Bianca was wearing her black dress and complimentary jacket. Her physical appearance reminded me so much of the actress Theresa Randle (of Girl 6 and the Bad Boys movie franchise fame) from her brown skin, shoulder-length hair, sultry voice, and curvaceous body. If someone put a gun to my head and asked me to discuss what I learned during that morning, I sure as hell didn’t know because I was too enthralled with Bianca. Our paths didn’t cross much in the workplace since we worked in separate departments. Occasionally, she…