Saturday, July 21, 2018

The guy on the 7.28 am train

Nina, fashion columnist, a young girl in her early 20s took the 7.28 train everyday to work. She always exchanged smiles with her co-passengers who also boarded the same train. Be it rains, wind, or unforeseen strikes, Nina never missed her 7.28 train.   

It not just helped her reach on time but also was a great kick start to her day. She always waved at her friends, met her fellow passengers and also caught a quick glimpse of 'that guy' before the train pulled into the station. 

For several months this was her routine. 

It was love at first sight for Nina. 

Being shy, she always wondered how to approach him. She never understood how easy was it for her other female friends to approach men. 

He always stood with a bunch of his friends, hence it became harder for her to approach him. She asked her female friends and they gave her tips on "How-to-start-a-conversation-with-a-guy". But every time she saw him, her heart melted and she lost all the courage she had gained through her friends.  

Its been a year since she has a crush on him. 

But she has zero knowledge on his profession, his workplace, his family, his name ! She did not know if he noticed her as much as she noticed him everyday. Even if she wanted to look out for him, she did not know how. All she knew is they both lived in the same city.
A city which she thought was small, seemed crowded and populous enough to her as she never ever bumped into him at any other place.

Nina's friends questioned her each day on the progress on her story but all in vain.

Was she ever going to approach this mysterious extremely handsome stranger?





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