Fascination

Have you ever wondered where she is? What she's doing now?
It's nothing, really.
Just a girl whose name you didn't know but whose front gate you'd always give a second glance when you walked past. Just a girl who'd catch your eye and smile at you but whom you'd never plucked up the courage to introduce yourself to.
A girl from when you were too young to understand love and only knew fascination. The swish of her straight black hair and the way her eyes disappeared when she laughed had made you crash your bike on more than one occasion.

Do you ever think about the times you rode past her house and tried to peer over her fence? Do you remember the sun beating down on your back, the dusty roads and the stillness of the afternoon?

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