Train Reaction
I was running late for the subway. The party I went to ran a bit later than I had expected. As I rounded the turn style I saw the doors starting to close. I bit my lower lip and darted through the doors.
Tired and out of breath I flopped down onto the nearest seat. After a few moments I had caught my breath and began to look around the car. It was just another woman and myself. As I looked at her again I could see that she was visibly upset. I got up from where I sat to sit closer to her.
As I made idle chitchat I found out she was supposed to meet her boyfriend for dinner and she’d sat there for an hour or so before he called her and cancelled. I moved my arm around her shoulders, watching her face as she told me about her horrible night, she was crying. I brought my fingers up to her face and wiped away the tears as I looked into her eyes. She was beautiful. I took a chance...
