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Remembering the Gravity

Remembering the Gravity

Author: JMFelic
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Chapter 1 The Encounter

Word Count: 1944    |    Released on: 27/02/2019

iend as she twirled the phone wire gently with her finger. She was leaning against t

anne, but if you can spot me some cute guy in the library, then I might c

ed and roll

n some books I borrowed there and maybe check out anot

tly chu

ine, Lianne then heard a

or a library visit. Thereafter, she took three books she used for her History thesis and placed it on a paper bag. It was sti

ains up. Upon seeing this, it instantly made her feel awkward again, the same feeling she had b

stairs, taking her shoulder bag labelled Hermes with her as she pass

waiting on the roadway,

sked with an Asian accent, his eyes directed on

City Library, Sir,

adjusted the voile scarf around her neck, expecting a gush of wind to welcome her. She wore a white flor

This kind of weather would indee

at with its collar adjusted up, standing at the porch of the library's second floor. He stood there just looki

moment, their eyes met. She speedily looked away, blushing faintly, and quickly

ting sweetly the lady librarian as she took out the bo

kind woman in her own way, she was like Lianne's adv

What good timing. There were two students that kept on coming back here every hour checking if

r actually gave us a project of making a thesis about these books when there are only j

miling. "Here, sign this." She handed her the bor

ne Di

her name neatly i

said and then handed

r you." She reached down for her table drawer and then pulled out a

nfused look. "What i

rrive. He looked kind of in a hurry though that's why I wasn't able to ask him his name or ask if he is your friend. But seeing that you're so beautiful,

blushed and then hurriedly took t

h her head to the stairs and continued, "I'll be on m

just smiled ag

ved something like this. Mostly her friend, Jen, would be the common target of these love notes - if t

wing part, but before she could reach her favorite place, her eyes caught a

nding on the

until she reached the sofa chair. She placed the should

tears streamed

but for some reason it pri

asked herself as she gazed at the

in your

ly connected to the words. Her mind was blank, lost, empty, unable

pproaching her. She snapped out when a hand brushed her tears away. Lookin

ingers towards the porch of the library. "The man that handed me that has just gone outside of the library. I didn't notice

an's statement, Lianne

to know what h

d that he was wearing a black coat, it caught her attention. She wanted to make sure w

she peeked below the porch and there she sa

t. She wanted to shout. Call for h

orch where Lianne was. At that moment, their ey

t stood there mystified by it, still confused who he was but felt she had met him somewhere, l

this to me?!" She held the piece of paper up and waited, but he did

her, but she was hel

man continued to walk to

shouted i

dashed down the stairs in the hop

entrance door. However, upon arriving there, he was nowhere in sight. She scanned the w

er, it would be their first time meeting, but it was rather unu

t yard of her apartment. This time, the rain did pour down hard. Now,

om her shoulder bag and

independent in all aspects of her life. Her parents died of a plane crash when she was six, after which her auntie took her in and sponsored her studies. After her aunt m

de the flower vase at the console table

s the street of her apartment. She didn't clearly see who it was but when a car illuminated the man's fe

her thoughts. Has he been f

talker-ish, but her h

to talk to him, but when the next car pass

then. 'Shit. Am I seeing thi

red the words written on the paper and immediately, her

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