Chapter Zero

The first time I saw her, she was perched on a stool, filling out forms. Anyone else would have looked absolutely mundane, but mundane is a country in which Colleen would never set foot. Not for me, at least.
There are times I can recall forever. This was one of those times. I knew that one way or another, this moment would matter. Now matter is a word with multiple meanings. The physical definition of "matter" refers to the stuff which brings an entire universe into existence.