It was the second week of college I met Nancy. I usually ate my lunch outside, but this day it was raining like hell, so I decided to eat in the cafeteria. She was sitting there by herself just eating her lunch. Not reading. Not looking around. Just sitting staring straight ahead. In a world of her own. She seemed interesting.
For the next week I ate in the cafereria & watched her. The same thing everyday. Eat by herself. Stare straight ahead. When finished, get up, put her carbage in the can & leave. No one looked at her or attempted to say hi or talk to her. I looked & watched. Everyday I became more interested in who & what she was.
On the next Monday I waited till she came into the cafereria, sit down, take her lunch out of her backpack & start to eat, looking straight ahead.
I went over, sat almost opposite & watched her. She never even looked my way. I finally say hi to her. She looked my way & said hi & went back looking straight ahead. I lied & told her I had not seen her in here before. She said she had seen me. She showed no facial or tone emotions. She was a strange one alright.
"My name is Beverly" I said, as I held my hand out towards her. I couldnt believe it when she took my hand & with a smile, said" Im Nancy." We struck up a conversation. The more I learned about her, the more intrigueing she bacame.
She came from a small farming town where her father & mother owned a grocery & feed store. She was the oldest of nine children. When she got big enough, she was left to look after the others until they could look after themselves. Their house was right next to the store, so if there was a problem, she could quickly get her mother or father. There was only time for school, studying & looking after her siblings. Boyfriend, no. What were her plans? The sciences. To get her PHd & teach at a college or university. Boyfriend, sex, marriage. Never crossed her mind. Study, study, study. Little did she know I had other plans for her. A true v... Læs hele novellen
