Love at first sight

Waking up early in the morning, the only thing in Steph's mind was going to college and start looking for an apartment near the school. It didn't matter what she had to pay for it, but she really had to get away from all that surrounded her at home. She knew she needed space to think and figure out herself, and the environment around her was not helping at all.

She took her breakfast fast and took a cab to school. She hates riding in the same car with Sheila. She remembered they were good friends at first, though not that close, but at least they could talk in length about things, and one of them included their boyfriends and the plans they had in the future. But things began to come to a standstill after she became so close to Sam. He was my confidant, best friend, and he knew everything about me that not even my parents knew.

Sometimes she wondered if he went for Sheila because she was more beautiful or was she too ugly to be with him. The thoughts that run to her mind are so wild that she thinks maybe she is not good enough for anyone.

She was too deep in thoughts that she did not realize she was walking towards someone. She bumped into him, and she fell down, hurting her elbow, trying to find support. The guy bent over immediately, trying to help her out.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes," she said as she looked up to see the guy helping her. She could not help but stare for too long before snapping back to reality.

"Y- Yes. Sorry for bumping into you. I was deep in thoughts didn't realize I was walking towards you," Steph says as she tries to compose herself.

"It's okay. It happens sometimes." Says the guy as he looks over at her elbow.

"Let's get that treated at the dispensary before it gets infected," He says as he leads her to the dispensary. The school nurse cleans and disinfects the wound before placing the Elastoplasts on it.

' My name is George, by the way," He says, extending his hands to shake hers.

"Stephanie. Nice to meet you. Though I know, it was a little clumsy on our meeting.' Responds Steph shaking his hands back.

"Well, it was a bit hard, if I may say. You are one strong lady, to be precise," Said George playfully.

Steph stares at his feature carefully, leaving none behind as she comprehends how beautiful and handsome he looks. Though she hates being around men, this guy seems different, and a connection attracts him to her.

She shakes her thoughts. Well, Thank you for taking me to the dispensary though it wasn't necessary. But it was really kind of you.' She says as she tries to control her confused feelings.

"It was nothing. Anybody could have done that," He says as he watches the time and signs." It seems I am late for my class already, and it is almost over."

"OMG am late as well. Mr. Miles will kill me if I do not present my algebra assignment for my group. Have got to go. Hope to see you around, George. And thanks". Steph says as she runs off to the remainder of the class.

A few days had passed, but George had not seen Steph again since the dispensary. He doesn't understand what's going on. Since he bumped into her, all that was in his mind was her images as well as in his dreams.

"What's going on with me? Why can't I stop thinking of her? I really have to see her again." Thought George loudly. He goes off to the library to study for the upcoming exam but finds himself not concentrating at all. He packs his belonging into his backpack and leaves for the search.

He had been asking about Steph to his classmates since he was new and found she is in the same mathematics and computer science department. But since he has been here, he had not set eyes on her. He waited in the corridor they met to see if he could see her again.

A group of people passed severally, but there was no sign of her yet. He almost gave up when he saw her coming from the administration office. He couldn't help but stare at her suggestively, undressing her from top to bottom. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, though most of his friends found him weird not seeing him with a lady for most of his life.

It is not that he has never had an interest in having a girlfriend before. Still, he just had responsibilities at his company before in stabilized. Now that he had everything under control at the company, he had time to date and study. The best part of being a software developer, you can work from anywhere and anytime.

Steph is unique; something about her makes him want to be near her and know more about her.

She seemed to be deep in thoughts as she came his way, and he had to stop her before she could bump into him again.

"Hey. Do you always like to bump into people in the corridor?

"Wow. It seems it's only you that I want to bump into. Sorry. It's just that I have been having a stressful day and am deep in thoughts." Steph says, coming back to reality

"Anyway, how have you been? It's like a week we have not seen each other."

"Well, have been busy and missed almost most of my classes this week, but I am back now. So what's up?

"Nothing much was wondering if you could go for a cup of coffee with me at the Java house at the corner outside the school," George says expectedly and nervous. This would be his first time asking a lady out for coffee. It's not that he had never gone out for coffee with a lady before, but this would be his first doing it himself, not ladies throwing themselves at him.

"It's okay. I was going there anywhere, and I could use company at the moment.'

"This way, please. I parked my car at the North entrance parking lot."