No Limits

6. The First Encounter

POV : Ryan

It was the first day of my job at Dales. My next lecture was going to be in an hour. Until now, my day spent well. I was walking out of the building for the break. Unknowingly, I put my hand in one of my pockets and realized I haven't smoked since morning. I looked around and saw a far corner of the garden which was almost deserted. I thought for a while.

It was the perfect place for me to smoke and relax. 
It was my kind of place.

So I went there and sat on the bench beside a huge tree. Expecting its hugeness will hide me, I lit my cigarette.

"Excuse me!" 

I heard a girl's voice behind me.

I understood what she was going to ask me so I pretended not to hear her. But then, she called over again, this time, loud.

"Excuse me!"

Crap!

"I think you can't see that you're inside an University campus and we people don't want to fill our lungs with the stupid smoke from your cigarette." 

She said in her soft and furious voice.

Her rage, kind of, amused me. Don't ask me why. But I was there, smirking at her comment. So I replied in a way to provoke her.

"Who are the people? I couldn't see anyone around me." 

I said without moving my head.

"Except me! I guess?"

And there you go.

"Not at all. I can't even see you." 

There, I knew, I've succeeded in my mission.

"Huh, you know what, I'm really glad that you can't,  because if I'd have seen your face, it'll be really bad for me to complain about someone the very first time in my life."

Oh! So she got something for the first time. I wouldn't want to ruin that. Besides, she needs to know who she's dealing with.

"Well then, you should really see me. I don't want to ruin your first experience of anything." 

I put my cigarette into my mouth and turned.

And I saw her.

She was.... beautiful. Amazingly beautiful. Especially, her deep eyes. I was no longer into my cigarette, instead I was into her.

I hold my cigarette into my hands so that I can focus only on her face. 

There was a peace in her sight, a calmness I haven't felt for so long.

Can someone have such an effect on you just the very moment you see them? If you would have asked me before, my answer would have been no. But I'm feeling this right now.

What the hell is that I'm feeling?

I can't understand.

I couldn't take my eyes away from her. I just wanted to watch her as long as I can, to absorb all the peace I could from her view.

We remained looking at each other for a long while, when she turned away her eyes, making me realize what I was doing.

Shit!

So I turned away my eyes and said mocking her.

"Like what you see? Now go ahead with your first experience, kiddo." 

Her face puffed with anger.

"What? What did you just call me? You, old thing!"

I smirked at her.

"Really? You wanna know how old I am?"

"Do you wanna know how young I am?" 

She said bringing her face near mine, looking me straight into the eyes, probably, unaware of the fact that her action exposed a little bit of her smooth curves where my eyes drew unintendedly.

"I don't need to. I can see."

I couldn't hide my smirk.

She made a disgusted face on my comment. Perhaps, understanding what my words meant and where they're pointing.

"You, have some shame, man!"

"Oh! Teach me some " I said softly, getting near her.

As I said, her anger was pleasing me and I couldn't stop smirking, and staring.

"Someday I definitely will. I promise. But for now..."

She took my cigarette from my hand and crushed it over grass faking a smile. 

Her gestures are quite cute. I said in my head.

She's amusing me more and more with her every action.

I take out a packet of cigarettes from my pocket.

"I have another if you want one." 

She was apparently fuming with anger by now. If she had a knife in her hand, she would've killed me right there.

She said nothing and left, stomping her feet over the ground.

I watched her go. As I sat back on the bench, I was about to lit a cigarette when her words rang in my mind. Whatever I've said to her, I knew she was right.

I shouldn't be smoking inside the campus. So I threw the cigarette.

I smiled thinking of her. Ultimately, she won.

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