Debbietiyan:


He had been staring at me since forever. I have every item of my list in my shopping basket but I’m still walking round the aisle, hopefully waiting for him to pucker up courage and come talk to me. I keep stealing quick glances trying to register his current position – I want to be ready with my knock-em-down killer smile when he actually does come. He’s with a friend – I only just noticed that. Screw it I’m leaving. I walk up to the counter. A couple of swiping and packaging later, I’m leaving, disappointment etched on my face to think I had imagined our first kiss.

“Natural light looks wonderful on you.”

His voice is everything I had imagined. “Hi” I turn, my face mirroring surprise and then shock and finally disappointment. He’s right there, the voice is speaking but his lips aren’t moving. I glance over to the owner of the voice – his friend, and my heart pummels to the ground.

“You’re more beautiful – now that I am standing so close, I thought I had seen it all, but apparently…I haven’t. My name’s Damian” he stretches out his hand.

“Well you don’t look so bad yourself,” I lie, he looks terrible in comparison with his mute friend.

“Do you mind?” he asks, handling me his phone. “It’s my friend’s phone. I have a flat battery,” he explains “could you put in your number?”

I grudgingly type in my number. ”Nice meeting you.” I say, looking only at the mute friend and then walking away.

Five steps away, I get a text.

‘ I’m sorry I tricked you into getting your number, Damian is a good friend. You looked so beautiful, I thought you weren’t real. I was literally speechless as I fear you noticed‘

I look back and "he" is waving.

Divepen1:
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