A story made for, and inspired by, a friend of mine whose companionship I dearly miss. It meant more to me than I was able to express.
All characters are legal age and all scenarios are purely fictional.
*****
It was nearly 1:00 am when I found myself stood alone on the platform. I took a deep inhale of my cigarette, holding it for a moment before exhaling slowly into the cold air. The smoke floated out above the tracks and was blown away as the train came screeching into the station. I staggered and stepped back. In my half drunk state, I hadn't noticed the trains approach. I took another quick pull of my cigarette before flicking the rest off the platform. There was a soft ring as the doors opened.
Despite it being New Year's Eve there were surprisingly few people taking the train tonight. Most people had likely made plans to stay the night or found other means to get home. That had been my plan originally. I had arrived in the city much earlier today expecting to head home the next morning, but circumstances often change when it's most inconvenient. At least the trains were free tonight.
I stepped off the frozen platform and into the delightfully warm train car. To my surprise, the train was even emptier than the platform. There were only 2 or 3 other people now occupying the cart with me. All of us sat apart in our own corners for a quiet ride home. It would be a long one for me as I live in the next city. I would be lucky to get in my front door before 2:00. I leaned back in my seat bringing a foot to rest on the one in front of me. The train seats were arranged in booths, two seats side by side with another two across facing them.
I checked my phone to see a number of "happy new year" texts from friends, family, and some people I haven't spoken to a single time that year. I began going through my phone deleting all the numbers that applied.
It was about fifteen minutes after departing the station that we arrived at another. The train came to a gentle halt before the doors slid open. This time a decent amount of people stepped on, but not enough to fill any of the three seats around me. Instead, there was a group of four people in the seats across the aisle.
Two men and two women who looked to be leaving a party of their own. The men were smartly dressed and the women followed suit. Much fancier than the bash I'd left. They all appeared to be deep in conversation when one of the women glanced across the aisle to catch me staring. We locked gazed for what seemed like minutes before I realized I was probably coming across as creepy.
My eyes darted away to the window to my left. Luckily I was just drunk enough to skip the awkwardness I would have felt otherwise. It was the soft giggle that brought my eyes back again, this time carefully and consciously, to see the woman smile before turning back to rejoin her friend's conversation. Thinking nothing of it I returned to my phone screen.
I had already finished deleting numbers at this point and was only using my phone as a scapegoat for taking periodic glances at the group. Specifically the short, curvy woman in her dark purple dress and black stilettos. She sat with one leg draped elegantly over the other, one hand on her knee and the other on the leg of the woman sitting next to her as the talked and laughed. The straps came up around her neck in such a way that left a window to her cleavage, the train rocking causing her large breasts to jump with each one. I found myself tracing her smooth dark legs with my eyes, trailing over each curve that I could see.
Trying not to get caught I would only observe a second or two at a time and let my imagination fill in the gaps. A part of me wondered where she was going but more of me was wondering what she was wearing underneath that low-cut party dress. I gave my head a quick shake and focused on my phone screen again.
"Happy new year" a voice broke the silence of the train car. It took me a second to register what had been said and that it was being said to me. I looked up and scanned the train slowly. There was one person sat in the next section in front of me with their back to me. I continued along until my eyes once again met with hers. Other than the person sat ahead of me we were the only two people in the train car. How had I not noticed everyone leaving? She stared at me, raising her eyebrows in amusement at my confusion.
"Oh..." I muttered and coughed. "Happy new year" I replied awkwardly. The alcohol had worn off a bit and this time I felt discomfort creeping over me. "Where did your friends go?" I asked in an effort to get as far away from my own awkwardness as possible.
"They got off at the last station. I'm a bit further out," she replied. I couldn't be certain but I swear her eyes had gone up and down a few times. She glanced to the other person on the train and stared at the back of their head for a moment. I slowly looked to see where she was looking and once I had turned my head away I felt her move out of her seat and into the one across from me obstructing my view. She smiled warmly and settled into the seat, again I saw her scanning me.
"Have a good night?" she asked. It was at this point I could smell her perfume. I wasn't keen on brand names but whatever it was made something within me begin to stir.
"Didn't end as well as I hoped, but overall it was alright I guess" I stumbled through the sentence hoping she wouldn't notice how off she was putting me in this situation. I wasn't one to shy away from women, but with how spontaneous she was being to accompany a complete stranger on the train ride at this hour was curious to me.
I often fantasized about meeting women in these kinds of situations but never thought it would ever happen. I did my best to push those thoughts aside. It would only serve as source material when I was back in my apartment with nothing to do but masturbate and sleep off the alcohol.
"Man, that sucks. I know what you mean. One of those guys I was with was supposed to come home with me but changed his mind when his friend mentioned another party" She huffed, her chest rising and falling as one of her legs slid out to graze against mine. She had looked off to the side as I did as if to pretend it hadn't happened. She was certainly much shorter than me by how far her leg had to stretch to reach me. Far enough that the act almost seemed intentional.