The Mind Creative DEC 2013
In the middle of texting her best friend, her ears pricked up as
she heard the lyrics of her favourite song. She would sing it
everywhere – their home, at school with her friends, even to her
parents. Trying her best to be as discreet as possible, she leaned
slightly to her left to hear if that was what the boy was listening
to.
It was her favourite song. With renewed interest, she looked at
him; he wasn’t looking at her and was scowling slightly. The
contrast between his alabaster white skin and dark hair was
admirable but Lucy wondered more about his music taste.
She suddenly said, “I like that, too.”
He turned to her, surprised, and put his headphones down.
“What?” he asked.
He obviously didn’t hear her the first time. Lucy smiled, almost
laughed and said, “I like Maroon 5, too.”
Surprise – warm, delighted surprise – instantly came upon the
boy’s face. He smiled at her and said, “Oh, right,” then continued
with a flush of embarrassment, “I’m sorry I didn’t hear you. I’m
Eric.”
He offered his hand.
“Lucy.” she replied, and they shook hands.
Lucy and Eric talked and talked nonstop. They smiled, laughed
and told each other completely different things. Needless to say,
they had a lot of chemistry together, even if they were unaware
of it themselves. Lucy couldn’t believe her luck and Eric Harrison
thought she was an angel. They were a perfect fit, by all counts.
Their conversation came to the point where he said, “So, err, you
know I was thinking. Maybe we could…go out sometime?”
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