Two Weeks, Wrong City
romanceEveryoneI opened my mouth, then closed it. She didn't look at me. Both our tickets said Platform 9 but the board had gone dark. I finally tried: "Weird timing, huh?" She glanced over. "Yeah." That was it. We went back to waiting. I wanted to say something else but the moment had passed.
Five minutes later she spoke without looking at me. "I'm Alex. Going to Venice." "Theo. Vienna." She nodded. "Why Venice?" I asked. She shifted. "Running from something. Trying to figure out if it's the place or me." "And Vienna?" she asked. "Same." She looked at me then, really looked. "Maybe we're both looking for the same answer."
What happens next?
2 ways forwardThe board lit up: Platform 5 for both. "Come on," she said, standing. We walked together toward the platform. At the gate she stopped. "You seem kind. Like you'd actually keep a promise." "I would," I said. She wrote her number on the back of a receipt. "Text me when you get to Vienna. Tell me what you find." I took it.