Upon seeing that he was the young man she had admired so long, Lilly felt her heart beat faster. His mother excitedly explained to him what had happene to the letter. David looked at Lilly in astonishment. “Gosh, you’re from the library? Thank you. I was looking high and low for that letter. ” He turned to his mother. “You see, I was accepted to the hospital’s medical program. ” Then he turned back to Lilly and smiled shyly, “Thanks again, Miss Uhhh... I didn’t get your name?”

“Lilly, ” she said, smiling her warmest smile. And so began Lilly and David’s life together.

But now for the whole story. After they had been married 25 years, he told us the truth about the letter. David was a 15)cardiovascular specialist by then and his dear Lilly, the mother of their three children was sitting by hi side as he told us. You see, David wasn’t that avid a reader as it turns out. He just wanted to see that pretty young librarian. He told his mother about the girl at his local library, but he was shy and didn’t know how to approach her. His mother 16)devised a 17)scheme.

Every time David went to the library, he was to drop an envelope addressed to himself on the floor. David’s mother hoped Lilly would retrieve it for him, call him over to the desk and give him a chance to strike up a conversation. So David 18)dutifully dropped a letter each time he visited the library but each time someone would see the envelope 19)fluttering to the floor and rush to 20)reclaim it for him.

“Oh sir,” he’d hear someone cry out. But when he turned, it was never Lilly. On the day he finally met Lilly, David waited till no one was left in the building but&nbs

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