'That will not make you smile' - by Her

She is very certain that he was already attracted to her even back then, regardless of what he says now.





Anyway....





So he went back to Melbourne over the long weekend.


Her phone rang. On the other end was his deep voice telling her he needed to vent out his frustration. She listened to his rant patiently. She is good at that, friends turn to her because she is a good listener. But she hardly talked about herself , not especially to him.


He asked, ' Do you like shiny things?'


She knew what was going on. Herbal tea whilst she was sick, banana cakes, phone call from Melbourne, and, shiny things.

' Girl, remember what happened in the past? Don't jump to it ,' her voice reminded herself.

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The following week she went to a breakfast appointment with her cell group leaders, straight after a long night shift.

She was told he would be there too.

Why was her heart fluttering at the thought of his attendance?

It was almost 30 minutes after the proposed meeting time. He wasnt there so they started the breakfast without him. She didn't dare to ask her friends if he was still coming. 45 min. 50 min. 1 hour. He wasnt there. Her heart sank a lil bit.


Her friend's mobile rang. The silly boy went to the wrong cafe. But but but... he insisted on coming, even though he was 1 hr late.


She saw him walking into the cafe from the corner of her eye. She was busy talking and eating. But she noticed him.


'Hi!...' almost tonelessly, she hid her slight excitement behind her tired face.


Their friends left after the breakfast. They hung around a lil bit more. He pointed at the photos on the walls, and asked if she had thought of selling/displaying her photos in public.


No one has paid so much attention to her photographs.


She told him about selling her photos to magazines/calender publishers, or even furniture shops.


He listened to her crazy ideas , paused, and said, 'No, I don't think that will make you smile.'


She might forget how she started to notice him. But she will always remember what he said that morning.


No, I don't think that will make you smile.


She had underestimated his depth.