I run to the waiting car, just as I get close it moves away. "Wait" I scream, I just missed my office car. Now, standing here at the bus stop I am constantly looking at my watch for the last ten minutes. Can ten minutes stretch into eternity, I wonder. I must have looked at my watch at least about fifty times in this short time span. Where is that darn bus? It can't be late just when I need to be at my office on time for a client meeting. I can't get a cab either in this rush hour what do I do now. I go mad with worry.
Just then a cab stops by me, without checking to see if there is someone inside I tell the driver,"MG Road" and I try to jump in. The door opens automatically, I am surprised. A handsome young man smiles at me from inside."Hop in," he says in a cheerful voice. "I am late I need to get to my office on MG Road" I rattle on. "Yeah I heard that, just hop in," he says. "I missed my office car and the bus that usually comes at this time is also late. I'll share the cab fare with you," I rattle on again as I try to settle myself in the seat.
He pats my hand as I try to arrange my dress neatly around me, I lift my head in surprise, "Ralph," I almost scream. "Hi, thanks for the lift buddy" I say. Ralph is my neighbor, he also works in the same office as I, he occupies the cabin next to me. "Thank God you were late too, else I wouldn have been late for my client meeting" I go on speaking without giving him a chance to speak. He smiles a sweet smile which lights up his face but the look in his eyes, they confuse me. "You can depend on me," he says in a sugary voice which further confuses me.
I'll worry about this later I think, now I need to get to the office and meet my client. I refuse to meet his eyes and pretend to be busy staring intently at my phone. I don't want to hear anything, especially some line about how he loves me, surely not now. That will make me hopping mad, I need to keep calm, I think.
Thanks @mariannewest I hope all is well with you. There are so many communities here that I sometimes get lost. Glad to be on #dailyprompt once again. This is the fun kind of writing I love.
Yay! 🤗
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Such an engaging story! Loved the twist with Ralph being the unexpected savior. Keep up the storytelling👍