She went, "Aaccchhooo!"

He said, "God bless."

She looked upon his face,

a face so full of grace.

Her cheeks turned crimson.

His did too, in unison.

She shyly walked away,

with her happy meal in a tray.

He stayed back in the queue,

waiting for his food...

The next friday,

she was sipping on her latte;

wondering how his beautiful smile

was still lingering on her mind.

The same friday,

he stood in the queue with a tray;

in the same eatery,

when he wasn't even hungry.

She was dreaming of him.

All the lights went dim.

Soft music filled the air

and he came to her chair.

He bowed and asked her for a dance.

The cafe was filled with romance.

She placed her hand in his

and they were just about to kiss..

When a snap jolted her out of her daze

She saw his face with an eyebrow raised.

Her eyes grew wide in horror

and wished the ground would swallow her.

For it was not his soft lips,

but her glass of coke, she was about to kiss.

A hundred fridays later,

The evening couldn't have gotten any greater.

Their cheeks still turned crimson

As they celebrated years of unison.

Together cleaning the after-party mess

when,

She went "Aaccchhooo!"

And he said, "God bless. "

-Nazneen Meethal ❤️