excerpt from a book i'll never write - nine.

they caught her eye, and so she watched them from afar.

it was the way he put his arm on the small of her back and stared at her smile, as his friends introduced themselves to her.  she watched his lips break into a smile as she joined his friends in conversation, and realized that was what she was waiting for.  for someone to look at her like that, like she had brought absolute joy into his life, like she was a breath of fresh air.

but would he ever find her?