He couldn't believe his eyes, the girl he grew up with, played with, whom he practically knew all his life, felt like someone he met for the very first time. He was old enough to be her grandfather and as always she was vibrant, young and enthusiastic. He had not expected that from her and hence it came as a shock. He knew on some level she was seeking his approval, and probably wanted to talk to someone whom she knew will not judge her. He felt bad at his reaction, she wanted a friend to talk to and the expression on his face after meeting him, how much ever he had tried to hide had been judgmental. It was quiet difficult for him not to react that way, maybe if he didn't care much he could let go, but he knew her so well, it was difficult to accept it for him. He figured that she would never call him again, especially after seeing his expression, she knew him equally well, he can't really hide anything.
He felt like apologizing to her and he remembered that she had given a missed call on his cell and picked up his phone. There were three numbers without any name and he wasn't sure which was hers, but anyway he decided to try them all. He tried the first two and they were not hers. He was about the dial the third one, to his surprise he received a call from the same number and picked it up instantly and called out her name. It was her on the other end and she wanted to meet him. She asked him if he was free and he instantly replied he was. She sounded a little upset and asked him for his address and said she will be there in about forty minutes. He was not very keen on having her in his house as it was a total mess since he hadn't had a chance to clean up in the last couple of weeks. But she didn't wait for his response and had decided to visit him and had disconnected.
He cleaned up his house; at least straightened it out like a humming bird gathering honey from as many flowers as possible before the sun sets. He rushed into the shower and took a bath so fast it was like a child who is scared of the swimming pool splashing some water over instead of actually jumping into the pool. He hadn't cooked anything in his kitchen in the past couple of weeks and in was spotless. His laundry basket was full as he hadn't done his laundry, but closet was well arranged as his sister had stopped by sometime last week and had taken care of that. He grabbed a glass of milk and a toast as a quick breakfast and before he was done the door bell rang.
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