I took a deep breath and prepared myself as best I could for this long, boring ride home. Every stop more people got on and I was tired of being pushed into the person next to me, who kept giving me dirty looks. I was equally irritated with getting hit with these damn backpacks. What the hell was in them?
I looked around, made eye contact with some people and smiled a hello.
More people were boarding, when I saw him. He was on his Bluetooth, he laughed. He had dimples. That made me smile. He began walking towards me, smiling.
He moved past people, still laughing and talking. I pretended to look down at my phone.
I looked up to see where he was and he was there, in front of me. He winked . I smiled a hello and looked down quickly.
"I know your not shy." He says.
I don't look up. I'd be so embarrassed if he was talking to whomever was on the other end of his phone.
He squats in front me so suddenly, that people actually move.
"Ms. Lady, I'm talking to you." He says to me.
I play dumb. "Oh, my fault." I smiled.
" Where are you headed?" He asks.
"To the end." I replied. I was about to say something but the train suddenly stopped and a person hit me with their damn backpack.
I rubbed my head. That shit hurt.
"Are you ok?" He asked me.
Before I could answer, he stands up and comes to examine where I was hit.
"Can I touch you?" He says gently.
I look up at him. I can't talk, the way he asked.
"Don't be shy. I know what you want." He encourages me. I realized he caught me staring at his "print".
I look up at him. I look around. The train was more packed. I look back up.
"What are you waiting for?" His smile. dares me.