Beauty lies

"You are beautiful", he murmured, black eyes gazing intensely into mine.

I turned around and looked to my left and right. 'Wonder who he was talking to'I thought idly.

He put a finger under my chin and lifted my face up to meet his still intense gaze. "Yes, you. You are beautiful. You are."

I thought he had finally taken leave of his senses. I pushed my thick eye-glasses firmly up my nose and looked at him in mild annoyance.

"For the last time, I am NOT going to do your homework for you" I declared pompously.

"Darn", he grinned, "it was worth a try anyway", and gobbled up the rest of his tiffin box.