all of a sudden he laid eyes on me one evening during the youth meeting already , he was teaching the classes under my fathers tutelage i dont know , maybe it was the pretty royal-blue dress mom had made for me , and maybe not , but as his eyes fell on me when i entered the room a little late , he stopped in midsentence and just stared at me for the longest time , until someone cleared their throat and , embarrassed , he quickly returned to addressing the class .