Meeting An Old Friend: A Tale Of Friendship And Longing

That day in the museum, I met her for the first time in so many years and she was wearing a rose pink dress while I kept staring at her with so much yearning in my heart. Today when I think about that encounter, I feel disheartened in friendship and love. That day, she was coming down the high, almost square stairs and I was scared for her as her heels clicked on the concrete. My heart clenched tight with the mere thought of her toppling over those stairs hence, I started creeping closer by dragging my feet on the ground. I had brought bright yellow cheerful sunflowers for her but didn’t know when to give so I had them hidden behind my back. I clutched them so hard that they probably wilted a little due to my touch however, the moment she came down her face was lit up with a huge grin. I forgot all about the flowers and was about to greet her when she told me that she had a surprise for me. My mouth felt heavy, like a bag of stones but I still plucked up some courage and asked her about her surprise. She smoothly like a snake entwined her hands into my arms and started walking towards the exit, stating that she was hungry and could smell sweet scent of fresh beans and cocoa. I felt we needed to sit somewhere and catch up because the loud noise of traffic impacted our conversation as well as our feelings.

We finally found a small and oval structured table of a coffee shop and we sat while that very instant I remembered the flowers and I held them in-front of her face. She made a face that clearly reflected the flowers smell like rotten eggs and she did not like them at all. Her whole demeanour changed and she abruptly left without saying goodbye. I will never forget that day and I still feel a longing to change the flowers and see her face one more time.

1. The little girl loved the bright yellow cheerful sunflowers her uncle brought for her.

The young woman was going to meet her beau wearing a rose-pink dress.

2. The dog was climbing high, almost square stairs with ease.

The small and oval structured table in the front parlor was antique.

3. The man took long and quick strides with black shoes that clicked on the concrete.

The little boy started crying with the loud noise of traffic.

4. Mother was making hot chocolate which wafted with sweet scent of fresh beans and cocoa.

The garbage behind the park smelt like rotten eggs.

5. The dead body felt heavy, like a bag of stones.

The murderer slipped into the house, smoothly like a snake.

7. The goal to become a doctor is like a yearning in my heart.

The young boy’s heart was clenched tight as he saw his mother cry over his father’s dead body.

8. The woman has been old and disheartened in friendship quite some time.

The father was longing to change the flowers on his son’s grave.