THE BEGINNING

I stepped inside the library that hot Monday afternoon.

"Back again?",the librarian asked.

"yes",i replied,Why wouldn't he know me,a guy so unpopular,would only be regular in a library.

From the librarian's desk i looked at my seat,where i have been sitting for the past two years,situated at the very corner of the library.

Surprised i was.

"Who's that girl?", i asked the librarian pointing towards my table.

"First time",the librarian replied.

I wasn't happy,walked 2 miles in scorching heat.I wanted that table,my table.

I walked towards her,thinking "what should i say".

Well,i wanted my table and the choice of words are going to decide.

"Hey..umm..hi",i stammered a bit initially.

She was quite engrossed in her book it seems,my greeting did not effect her at all.

"Hello",i asked in a bit raised voice.This time she did hear me.

"Yes?",she asked back.

"Well,you are sitting on my table",i said in a authoritative voice.

"who told you this?",she replied.

"look,i have been sitting here for the past 2 years"

"so?",she replied again.

I lost all my confidence with such a reply.

So i decided to come earlier next day.

The next day,the table was empty.I was happy to get that table,my table.

As long as i sat down,somebody entered the library.

That was her,Wait,She uses crutches to walk!

She started taking small steps towards me.And i started acting as if i didn't see her.

"So you came earlier today",she said with smile on her face.

"well now you see why i was not willing to change my table yesterday",she continued

"I'm sorry",i apologized

"You don't have to be"

"This is something i was born with,so,i am used to it"

"Yesterday i didn't had my crutches,My brother dropped me here.That's why was a bit reluctant to change my table.Sorry about the way i talked to you though."

"Ah...no problem",i said and helped her to sit on the adjacent table.

"So,new in the city?"

"We moved here few months ago",she explained

"I used to stay at home earlier,thought this would be better place to pass my time."

"Hi,I'm Daniel"

"Hi,I'm Lizzy,i mean Elizabeth"

"What's your genre",i asked

"Thriller,what about you?"

"Romance",i replied with a shy face

"ooh la la",she exclaimed laughing

She had an honest laugh,one which is not common these days.

A ringing laugh.Her cheeks now looked red.

So beautiful she looked!!!

I asked myself the reason for looking at her in such a fashion

We talked for a while and then read books for couple of hours.

Her phone notified her of something

"i gotta go",she told me

I wanted her to stay but i controlled myself not to say it.

I helped her to collect her belongings.

"Bye.see you tomorrow."

"Bye",i said

Sad i was of her leaving so early.

"Why is it so?" was the question i wanted the answer to.

She left taking small steps with the help of her crutches.

And i kept on looking at her walk away.

Love is the answer to all those questions,i was beginning to realize.