A Brief Encounter

He sneaked his way into the Lecture Hall like a thief, His greetings were brief, Glancing around the room with a friendly smile, he then rested a long gaze upon her face, She felt uneasy and thought he might be in the wrong place. A while later, he boldly slipped a note into her hand, with a one-eyed wink, Reading it made her cheeks turn rosy pink, She dashed to the water cooler and took a long drink, Her brain froze, and for a moment she couldn’t think. To her surprise.they were paired together, and now sat staring at each other; neither spoke, and neither looked away, Fate’s fire ignited and was ablaze, In a world of their own, their eyes locked in a silent gaze, It seemed Destiny was at play, ensuring them that today was their day. In the hush of that moment, the hearts of a naive teenager and the cool-as-ice young stranger entwined, And as they parted and joined the flowing tide, Embedded in their memories, the magic of their brief encounter will forever reside. By Zyrool