'I'll find a way to see you again.'~From 'I'll Find a Way' by Rachael Yamagata
He sits down on the bench and waits for the evening bus to bring him home. Sitting on the bench next to him is a girl. He immediately recognises her from the previous bus trip that transported him to his current location. He glances at her, glances at her again, then glances at her once more for good measure
15 minutes pass and still no bus. He starts to fidget restlessly, wondering when the bus home will arrive. In the midst of all this a voice in the back of his head keeps bugging him to start a conversation with her. He reasons with himself, 'What's the point? It won't amount to anything! Don't bother!'
Another 15 minutes pass. He is well aware that the bus is supposed to come every 15 minutes and wonders why his ride home is taking so long. He glances at her another time and she turns her head towards him. The back of his mind starts to scream and before he knows it, a series of words escape from his mouth.
In a matter of moments they are on a bus exchanging various details about each other. The topics range from: places of birth (i.e., Kuala Lumpur and Perth); growing up in Brisbane; growing up in Perth; a love of French; wanting to return to Perth and complete a PhD; wanting to go to Switzerland then come back and start a career in law; and so on and so forth.
He loses track of time - engrossed in this brief exchange of life stories.
She suddenly interjects, 'Sorry, this is actually my stop. I have to go now.'
He is taken aback and before he knows it, she has stepped off the bus.
'Dammit! I should've got her number!' he silently berates himself.
He sighs.
'It was short, but sweet. I guess if I'm meant to meet her again then I will.'
A sardonic expression crystallises on his face.
'Hah! As if that'd happen!'
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