Some moments in life can’t be measured by
how good they were, or how bad. Some just have to stand alone and be remembered
as a once in a lifetime feeling.
He saw her
standing at the bus stop on a dreary winter day. She was shivering, her small
frame no match for the bone freezing winds that almost toppled her over. She
had a scarf around her neck that covered half her face only leaving her eyes
exposed with frozen lashes. He sat in his warm car stopped at the light wanting
so badly to go to her rescue, but he knew that wasn’t in the cards.
Sitting at the
light on a beautiful summer day he saw her again standing at the bus stop. She
wore a colorful dress with red high heels. Her hair was long and pulled back
with a ribbon of blue. There was no scarf hiding her face this time, so he saw
how beautiful she was and how deeply he wanted to offer her a ride but knew how
foolish that would be. It wasn’t in the cards.
Today he stood at
the bus stop as his car broke down and it was going to take days to repair. He
had taken a little extra time this morning making sure his clothes were clean
and his face shaven. He wanted to make a good impression. He looked at his
watch every few seconds it seemed, but she was nowhere in sight. His heart sank
a little as the bus approached and people filed in. He was last to climb on
board looking one last time, but he guessed it just wasn’t in the cards.
It was a Saturday, and he usually didn't work but a large project was
coming due, and he decided a quiet day at the office was what he needed.
It was a beautiful Autumn day, and he decided to walk to the bus stop and let someone else do
the driving. He was in no hurry, so before going into the office, he stopped at
a small café for a coffee. It was busy for a weekend with quite a line waiting,
so he decided to try the next café down the block a bit. Entering he stopped
dead in his tracks, it was her. Standing behind the counter was the girl from
the bus stop. She smiled at him asking for his order, but words wouldn't come
to him, not yet anyway but they would, it was in the cards.
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