BPOV
"I think you need to pause the analytical side of your brain for a few minutes and let your creativity shine! You need to get inspired by this apple!" I said.
"I'm sorry... I'm not seeing anything here... It's just the stupid apple!" He said.
He had asked for my help on reworking on the 'Apple' painting. He said this was messing up his overall credits and he at least needed a B plus.
I agreed to help him, but maybe I shouldn't have! He was horrible at this!
"C'mon... You can do this!" I said, "You're seeing it just as an apple... But it's not just an apple! Every object has some feelings... Some characteristics... Some history... Some layers..."
"Go on... I think I've begun to get inspired..." He said as he stared into my eyes.
God!
Why was he looking so intensely at me?
"Umm... Yeah, it's not just an apple... If you try to focus, you will see much more behind it... What do you see? Happiness? Sadness? Loneliness?"
"Hmmm..." he said.
Hmmm? What did that even mean?
"Ummm... You need to look at the apple..." I said.
"Ummm... Apple is boring..." he said as he finally stopped looking at me, "I think I'm getting inspired by your eyes." He said he started looking into my eyes again.
Umm... what?
"Your eyes are beautiful," he said.
And then I also started looking into his eyes unconsciously...
"I've never paid so much attention to anyone's eyes before..." he said.
Yeah... Me neither!
They were so... green!
So deep...
I could get lost in them...
"I'm seeing a lot of things... Some loneliness... Some spark... Some sadness..." he said, "Should we do a painting of an eye?"
What the fuck were we doing?
"Umm... No... We need to focus on the apple!" I said.
"Stupid apple!" he sighed.
One thing that I liked about him was he was persistent. He didn't stop until he was ready to get the B plus.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" He said to me.
"You did a great job!" I smiled.
"Ummm... Do you want to go out with me?" He asked, "I think I owe you an ice-cream!"