Story 5 : The Perfect Stranger

Within an hour the train is already fixed. I went inside and went to its cafeteria area. It wasn’t big and fancy but the products are good.

I asked for some black coffee and a bread. They gave it to me with a huge smile on their face. I’m so happy I met this people! I know this is only their job but I’m really happy that all of the staff are good people.

I look for a seat and did found one near the window. I put down my coffee and bread and started taking of my notebook and pen again. But before I can even write someone talked to me.

“Excuse me? Is this occupied?” A male with a sexy voice asked.

“Uhm. No you can have it if you want to”

“Thank you” He answered and smiled.

I did took a sip from my hot coffee and stare the window for a while. I didn’t notice that my notebook was accidentally open.

“So you’re an author too?” He asked.

What? Too? Does is mean he is an author?

Of what? I look at him for awhile and he does seems familiar. With his black undercut hair and attractive eyes with a black contacts on it. He’s handsome by the way.

“Do you have a girlfriend” without even thinking I asked him accidentally.

He stared at me for a minute and laugh.

“I’m sorry!” I apologized.

“N-no it’s fine haha!”

He laughed for awhile and suddenly stops laughing.

“I used to have a girlfriend but it was too complicated” He explained.

“Why?”

“Well come closer let me tell you”

I did come closer to him. I let my left ear come near his warm mouth.

“She’s a celebrity” he whispered then smiled. I really don’t know if he is serious or not but I’m digging it.

“So how did you two met?” I asked.

“Accidentally”

“Hmm. Cute”

“How bout you?” He asked.

“Nope! I don’t have boyfriend! I’m single” I proudly said and once again he laughed.

Because of this coincidence, this situation reminds me of someone’s story. Lisa’s story. A beautiful girl with her blonde hair and blue eyes. She’s a campus crush. I met her when she performed for the battle of the bands.

And she told me her story.

Lisa always take a train whenever she’s going to attend school and when she is about to go home. It became normal to her that nothing happens everyday.

Going inside the train. Wearing her earphones and play some music. It was her daily routine until one day-

Lisa bumped into someone’s legs because someone accidentally pushed her. She bumped a guy’s leg named Marcus. A quiet gentle guy. A muscular handsome guy in addition.

As soon as Marcus woke up he unplug his earphones and started looking at Lisa. He immediately stood up and said-

“You can take my seat” Marcus said.

—damn. He’s tall. Lisa thought.

“Tha-thank you” Lisa replied then wave her hair to her ear.

Marcus continue doing his own stuff. Once again plug his earphone and listen. Lisa can’t take her eyes off Marcus. She even realized that he is from another school based from Marcus’s uniform.

Lisa thought it was only an accident meeting Marcus but-

“Oh! It was you from yesterday!” Marcus cheerfully greeted Lisa.

Without Lisa knowing it. Her cheeks become red. Both of them are only perfect strangers but end up meeting in a unusual way.

“Ye-yeah? Hi!” Lisa answered awkwardly.

“I’m Marcus by the way” while offering his hand.

“I’m nice to me- I mean Lisa! Nice to meet you Marcus” then she grab his hand.

Starting from that day they talk to each other everyday except if it is weekends. They talked about how much they love or hate each and every day. But they only talk for only one hour a day.

Until.

“I should say goodbye now! Your stop is already here” Lisa said while waving her hand.

“Well not this time”

“Eh?”

“I’ll just take another train after dropping you into your stop” Marcus said then smiled.

Lisa does not know what to respond but her cheeks easily responded. She blushed.

“You’re blushing by the way” Said Marcus.

Lisa did her best to touch her cheeks as fast as she can.

“N-no I’m not blushing!!” Lisa shouted then cover her face.

Marcus just laughed. People even stared both of them. Yep! If I were inside that train I would love to stare at them too. Bitterly.

When they arrived. Before Lisa going out the train Marcus touched her shoulder and said-

“Hey. You really look cute when you blushed” Marcus said then pinched her face. Lisa froze for a minute and because of that Lisa didn’t have the time to respond. The door closes.

In that same night. Lisa realized her heart is calling Marcus’s name. She realized that she likes him.

But.

After that. Marcus didn’t arrived the train. Lisa thought that he might be sick for a day but it was almost a month. Lisa heart became cold. She thought that Marcus just played her heart.

Little did she know something happened.

After almost two months. Lisa arrived with the same time inside the train. With the usual routine. With the same music. With the same heart.

With the same person inside her mind.

Hoping that they might see each other again. Then suddenly coming from nowhere someone blocked her eyes with a huge and warm hands.

“Marcus?” Lisa asked.

The hand slowly fade from her eyes and started looking back. It was Marcus. Smiling at her. And as she looks closer.

They were wearing the same uniform.

“I’m sorry It took me so long. I was fixing my papers to transf-“ Marcus wasn’t able to finish his sentence because Lisa grab his necktie and kiss him.

Marcus was surprised and couldn’t think for a minute.

“Dont ever do that ever again” Lisa said then glare at him.

“Yes ma’am” Marcus said.

“Good” Lisa said with a cold voice.

“Lisa?”

“Hmm?”

Lisa turned around and felt something warm from her cheeks. Marcus was pinching her cheeks while smiling.

“How can you be so cute and beautiful in the same time? That’s why I love you” Marcus said then kiss her.

—End

“Well hey. It’s already my stop. Nice to meet you” Said the guy in front of me while waving his hand.

I was about to say goodbye but-

“And by the way. Don’t worry if you dont have a boyfriend right now. I know for sure that one day someone will knock your heart unexpectedly. Always expect the unexpected” He said then went outside the train.

After that I realized who he is.

His name is John Maxwell.