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The first time I met her, I thought she was beautiful. And maybe you wouldn 't think that, if you saw her; she was fairly ordinary. Dark brown hair, loose and flowing like willow leaves in a storm, and bright eyes, the rich colour of a dying sunset. You wouldn 't have seen her like that, probably. I think she didn 't want to be seen. I was always good at seeing people. The first time I met him, his hair was even darker than hers, and his eyes burned like the last breaths of a dying fire. He wanted to be seen this time, and he got his wish. Not a single person who passed him by could take their eyes off him, least of all me. There was a spark to him, a kind of magic. I wished I could be magic. The last time I saw her, she was …show more content…

The entire boring school day was normal - same boring lessons, same tasteless food, same strange conversations with the same strange friends I always talked with. Of, course, we were all wondering why we had assembly; After all, we were on Fridays, not Tuesdays. We all walked in and sat down, preparing ourselves for another half hour of mind numbing boredom to add to our days. Then she stood up. She was lovely, like an old statue of some ancient goddess. Her hair cascaded in a waterfall of dark silk down her shoulders, her bright amber eyes throwing back the overhead lights in a way that made them shine like the moon. My sharp inhalation echoed off the walls of the near-silent auditorium, and in the aftermath you could practically hear the flush that filled my face. My blush only darkened when she sought out my eyes and her face settled into a mirthful smile. It still didn 't stop me from smiling back. "...Like her to introduce herself." I jolted back to myself at the sound of our Year Head 's voice, glad for once to hear him raise his voice. I 'd been so lost in my thoughts, (and definitely not this new girls eyes) that I 'd almost missed her name. "Hmm..." She paused, as if she was having trouble remembering her name, before saying "Ellie. I 'm Ellie - it 's going to be very nice to get to know you. All of you." She dropped a smirk in my direction on the first 'you ', and I

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