The Birthday Of a Special Stranger

The girls were having a nice day at the gallery. They were both amazed by the beautiful artistic works.

"Wow! so many paintings, They belong to the same artist and they're all breathtakingly beautiful!". Liz said merrily.

"Yes They're amazing. Someone who paints in such a professional way must be a genius. It looks like I have a long way to go before I reach his level. I'll have to work hard on my painting skills in the future". Joleen replied while gazing at a painting on the wall.

"Liz and Joleen?"

They both turned around.

"Oh it's Henry! You came too!" Liz shouted.

" Of course I did! The owner of this gallery is my close friend and the son of my father's friend. I spent the last couple of days helping him organizing this huge event". Henry talked excitedly.

"So the guy who painted these is a friend of yours?" Joleen asked curiously.

"Indeed, he's my good friend. His name is Patrick, and he's a very talented guy". "Am I being praised by you? Now that's a rare sight". Said Patrick who appeared out of the blue.

"Hi Patrick! you arrived just in time. Let me introduce you to two of the most talented and beautiful ladies in our Art Department. This cute girl with short hair is Liz".

Liz bowed with a wide smile on her face.

"Hello, my name is Liz. Happy to meet you!"

"Hello Liz, I'm Patrick".

He gently held Joleen's hand and added

"And this gorgeous lady's name is Joleen. She's Our number one student in both talent and appearance".

" Come on Henry don't exaggerate it's embarrassing". Joleen said nervously.

Patrick's eyes were fixed on Joleen's blushed cheeks. He chuckled a bit before he cleared his throat.

"Miss Joleen, I can tell that he's not exaggerating. He's rather being as humble as possible in describing your unusual beauty".

Joleen was too shy to talk. She took a deep breath then bowed and thanked him.

"I appreciate your compliment Mr. Patrick".

"We're the same age so there's no need for formalities. Just call me Patrick".

Joleen nodded then tried to change the topic of their conversation.

"So Patrick.. did you paint all these? They look so authentic and cool. You must be really talented, I kind of envy you".