Chapter One: The meeting
Red tiny roses fell on the bench which was under a tree at the school relaxation centre. I took my
handkerchief to clean so I could sit, when I saw a different hand cleaning the bench. To behold was a tall
guy whose appearance was comely. He said hello with a husked voice and I didn't reply but rather gave a
smile. Hey beautiful! My name is zahir, he said. What is yours, he asked. I am Margaret but you can call
me Maggie for short. I replied. Maggie, can you be my friend, he chuckled and I smiled. He was surprised
because I have been smiling to all his questions. And he said, are you always smiling to people or it's just
me? I said, maybe smiling to you is the best answer to some questions. I checked my clock, it was almost
time for my second class. I told him, I had to go, I am running late for class and he insisted on walking me
down to the lecture hall and waved goodbye. Getting into the hall, I tried to settle down when I heard a
voice saying; The lecturer has cancelled the class for today due to some personal reasons. He sincerely
apologised and promised to make up for the lost hours. Zahir just spoke as the class representative, I
muttered. I was kinda surprised that he didn't tell me he was in the same department as me. But I gaRed tiny roses fell on the bench which was under a tree at the school relaxation centre. I took my
handkerchief to clean so I could sit, when I saw a different hand cleaning the bench. To behold was a tall
guy whose appearance was comely. He said hello with a husked voice and I didn't reply but rather gave a
smile. Hey beautiful! My name is zahir, he said. What is yours, he asked. I am Margaret but you can call
me Maggie for short. I replied. Maggie, can you be my friend, he chuckled and I smiled. He was surprised
because I have been smiling to all his questions. And he said, are you always smiling to people or it's just
me? I said, maybe smiling to you is the best answer to some questions. I checked my clock, it was almost
time for my second class. I told him, I had to go, I am running late for class and he insisted on walking me
down to the lecture hall and waved goodbye. Getting into the hall, I tried to settle down when I heard a
voice saying; The lecturer has cancelled the class for today due to some personal reasons. He sincerely
apologised and promised to make up for the lost hours. Zahir just spoke as the class representative, I
muttered. I was kinda surprised that he didn't tell me he was in the same department as me. But I gave it
a thought because I never answered any of his questions, rather I smiled to each questions he asked
under the tree. I waited for him to come to me but he acted like we had never met. So I left for home.ve it
a thought because I never answered any of his questions, rather I smiled to each questions he asked
under the tree. I waited for him to come to me but he acted like we had never met. So I left for home.