she saw him standing outside...it was warm and so she reasoned he didn't need a coat. he had his hands in his pocket and was looking up at the clear evening sky. he looked even more handsome in the golden light of the setting sun. he was looking intensely into the horizon and seemed to be considering something very seriously. she then saw his lips turn upward slightly as if he suddenly had a funny thought, and then he had on this mischievous look in his eyes. he looked so adorably cute. she didn't realise she had been smiling too. then suddenly without warning, he turned and looked directly at her. she was startled and was embarrassed to discover that she had been staring at him without even bothering to look inconspicuous!
he was surprised to see her there. he wondered whether he had been dreaming again. but then it had to be real. there she was. her hair slightly dishevelled...her face showing that she was very tired...but her eyes wide and bright like a little child that had been playing in the mud all day and still hadn't had enough! he recovered quickly and smiled and said, "hi! fancy seeing u here."
she hardly heard him. she was wondering if he'd caught her staring at him and whether she should apologize..."what? oh yeah. i am a friend of the bridegroom's."
"oh"
" yeah. so u know the groom too? wonder how we never met before. did u know him very well? i'm glad he's found linda! he is so happy around her...." she stopped abruptly realising she was talking too much too fast and not making any sense! (it happened everytime she got nervous!) he was looking at her with interest, his head slightly tilted to the left, probably wondering whether i'm crazy or not, she thought!
she gave an embarrassed smile and said, "excuse me while i go and freshen up. i came over directly from work. i don't want to look like this at dinner!" and she turned and disappeared into the house, with a delightful giggle. she was glad to get away from him and decided to keep her distance. she wondered why he made her feel so nervous...she was torn. she was looking forward to seeing him later in the evening. at the same time, she wanted to avoid him! she decided she wudn't worry about anything and let things go the way they chose to. she had been talking too much unnecessarily. she didn't need to defend the way she was looking. who cared if she looked like she'd been through a tornado!!!
he kept staring at the door minutes after she'd disappeared, and smiled when he thought about how she had looked. she had been looking very cute! he cudn't understand what was wrong with him. he had always been such a stickler for neatness. even the women he'd been with had to be presentable at all times -- not a hair out of place! then why was he attracted to such a mess? maybe it was best for the both of them to stay away from each other he thought....