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She looked up , and on the dusty path she saw him slowly sauntering towards the house, the girl accompanied him. She felt the anger arouse in her, why should she always accompany him? , cant she leave him alone ? how does she even think she can understand him better than I can? . The anger raged like a forest fire in her and she turned her head away , she could not see the girl fondling his hair!. She heard her cooing to him "humph, these gals so atypical!". He looked calmly at her, she knew he was looking at her , she could feel the warmth of his glance down her neck. She looked back at him , her dark eyes filled with hope , it has been 5 years since she first saw him, handsome , dark and tall. All that a dream guy would be. She was not exactly what anyone would call a beauty . He lived in the mansion opposite her hut and she had grown up in the grinding heat and soothe of the dusty city streets, her skin was roughened by the long walks and search for food, unlike him who had to take walks to work out an appetite , she had to walk to satisfy hers. She sighed "men..." , she looked back , he gave her a fleeting glannce and the gates closed.

She got up and walked ;"I need to get my food, he is not going to be seduced by my rough looks, I know so much for sure. But why why cant i stop the pulse from racing and my thoughts going wild everytime I see him? , love how did i fall into it? mama adviced me against it always ,like she said "you'll suffer , even suffering would be something you would love, for thats the strenght of it my child ,its a furnace you will willingly throw yourself into!" . ha ha how true!, for five years all I have got from him is a glance and yet, i cant stop myself from being there when he gets out of his house for his walks. I can sometimes hear him late into the night , talking loudly and to me there has been none other soothing lulaby . I chided myself and walked further , and there in front of the hotel they threw out the leftovers of the day, i ran upto them to get the choiciest leaf , quickly i gobbled all i could and ran to the nearby tap to quench my thirst. I dint have the luxury of enjoying any meal, it had always been a struggle to survive, he i knew would be served in a kingly manner . As i bent to drink from the mud puddle I saw my reflection and shrank away from it "you look beastly! no one in the wildest of dreams could possibly like you! ..dear me but who can stop one from dreaming?". I drank from the puddle neverthless, my taunting reflection could not stop me from doing the needful. I turned to face one of the ugliest of my clan. He looked at me and snickered "so gazing at your reflection , huh? you still eyeing prince? , even magic cant turn this toad into anything beautiful". I glared back , but his words stuck the truth hard in me . "he does not love me, am being a mere fool . I did rather spend time searching for more food rather than simply staring at the mansion hoping to steal a glance of him!". I walked past the villianous creature , I could hear him screaming out insults and my heart ached every word seemed so true."He doesnt love me ! he just doesnt not even for the fleeting moment he sees me when the gates close, not even then".

The sun was setting and my feet were taking me down the same path, I involuntarily found myself approaching the mansion , it was the time he came out. I stopped midway ... he seemed to have come out earlier today, "no I dont want to look again", she was there today with him but he seemed restless. I wished I could ask why , but enough there was no love and I did rather accep it now. I stood there staring at him I couldnt move , he was more restless , I felt a sudden impulse and turned and hurtling towards me with headlights glaring and horn blaring was a huge lorry , I was seized with fear, then all happened in split seconds, he tugged he pulled hard and the girl had to let go of the leash , he rushed towards me and banged so hard that i howled in pain as i hurtled into a ditch , my howl was drowned by another and a wail let out from the girl. I looked up and along the dusty path , his sleek body lay ....

I got up from the ditch and walked towards my abode , I lay down in front of my hut, and closed my eyes.

I could sleep now, The fleeting glance before the gates closed was all that we shared , and all that I could treasure. He had loved
I heaved .... next day I had to rise soon ....for the hotel opens very early