As she brushes her teeth carefully, she glances down at her watch. 6:27 pm. That's about the time I went last time, she thought, although truthfully, she doesn't remember. Close enough, or was it?
She leaves in a hurry, making a mental note that the shoes she is wearing this time are different. "I probably walked faster in the white and pink sneakers. But it's hotter today, and that calls for the hot pink slightly wedged flipfops with sequins, of course." This is only said out loud in her head, of course. It's now 6:29 pm.
As she waits for the crosswalk light to change, she realizes that she is later than she was last time. Does that mean the plan is foiled? As she pretends not to care, she secretly hopes that it wont. Why does everything have to align on her end? Does everyone plan like this, or just her? "Standing at opposite poles, equal partners in a mystery." Maybe she is trying to hard to be true North.
As she steps into fluorescent lighting, she realizes that everything is different. Exactly two weeks ago, give or take 7-10 minutes, she stepped in this exact same spot. However this time, the faces are different, the accessories are different. The shoes are different. And the familiar face she looks for is not to be found. Silently, and defeatedly, she breezes through the crowd remembering the reason and necessity of the trip to begin with. She scans the aisles with a sneaky smile. Quickly forgetting her purpose other than tofu, juice and soy milk.
She leaves in a hurry, making a mental note that the shoes she is wearing this time are different. "I probably walked faster in the white and pink sneakers. But it's hotter today, and that calls for the hot pink slightly wedged flipfops with sequins, of course." This is only said out loud in her head, of course. It's now 6:29 pm.
As she waits for the crosswalk light to change, she realizes that she is later than she was last time. Does that mean the plan is foiled? As she pretends not to care, she secretly hopes that it wont. Why does everything have to align on her end? Does everyone plan like this, or just her? "Standing at opposite poles, equal partners in a mystery." Maybe she is trying to hard to be true North.
As she steps into fluorescent lighting, she realizes that everything is different. Exactly two weeks ago, give or take 7-10 minutes, she stepped in this exact same spot. However this time, the faces are different, the accessories are different. The shoes are different. And the familiar face she looks for is not to be found. Silently, and defeatedly, she breezes through the crowd remembering the reason and necessity of the trip to begin with. She scans the aisles with a sneaky smile. Quickly forgetting her purpose other than tofu, juice and soy milk.
2 Comments:
I'd like to hear more about the face...
HEHEHE Don't worry... things have a way of working out :P And you know that familliar face will be there again soon...
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