The Art of Us

The Surprising Experience

The clamoring city of New York never appeared to stop. Individuals hurried to their objections, retained in the unremarkable surge of day to day existence. In the midst of the confusion, Ella Montgomery sat unobtrusively in a comfortable corner of a little, concealed bistro, her fingers apprehensively tapping against the outer layer of her espresso mug. The delicate murmur of discussions and the ringing of espresso cups were recognizable to her, yet her brain was somewhere else.

Ella was an essayist, one who tracked down comfort in the composed word. In any case, recently, her imagination had been smothered by the tension of cutoff times and the heaviness of assumptions. She wanted something — anything — to ignite her creative mind. It was during these snapshots of vulnerability that she frequently looked for shelter in this little bistro, a safe house where she could get away and permit her considerations to uninhibitedly stream.

As she gazed through the window, she saw a man going across the road. Tall and certain, his dull hair somewhat disheveled by the breeze, he appeared to be awkward in the surge of the city. There was something about him — a demeanor of calm secret that captivated her. Briefly, their eyes met, and something moved in the space between them.

Ella immediately turned away, humiliated by the startling association. In any case, as she went after her journal, the man entered the bistro. He strolled with reason, his look examining the room prior to choosing the vacant seat opposite her.

"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" His voice was profound, yet warm, conveying an unpretentious sprinkle of an unfamiliar highlight.

Ella flickered, shocked by the unforeseen interference. She looked around, acknowledging there were a lot of different tables accessible, yet something made her gesture.

"No, you can stay here," she said, her voice somewhat milder than she expected.

The man grinned, a veritable, incapacitating grin that appeared to illuminate the room. He plunked down opposite her, and briefly, neither of them talked. The air between them was unusually agreeable, as though they had known one another far longer than the couple of moments they had shared.

Ella made a sound as if to speak. "Please accept my apologies, I didn't intend to gaze," she said, feeling somewhat abnormal. "It's simply that… you appeared to be not the same as every other person."

The man's eyes relaxed, and he shifted his head somewhat, like captivated by her remark. "I guess I ought to be complimented," he said with a laugh. "I'm Luca, coincidentally."

"Ella," she answered, offering a little grin.

A long quiet followed, however it wasn't awkward. All things being equal, it seemed like the quiet before a tempest, as though something critical was going to unfurl.

"Thus, what carries you to this edge of the world?" Luca asked, inclining forward marginally, his interest provoked.

Ella delayed, uncertain how to reply. It wasn't like her to share a lot with an outsider, yet there was something about Luca that encouraged her, like he would comprehend.

"I'm an essayist," she said after a beat, "however I've been battling with my work of late. It resembles I've lost my flash."

Luca's demeanor relaxed, and he gestured in understanding. "That's what I get. Now and again, the hardest part is finding the right words when it seems like they're getting ceaselessly."

Ella's eyes augmented marginally, astonished by his understanding. "You're an essayist as well?"

He shook his head. "Not precisely. I'm even more a photographic artist. Yet, I understand what it resembles to gaze at a clear page — or for my situation, an unfilled camera outline — and can't help thinking about how to fill it with something significant."

Ella grinned. "I never considered it that way. I suppose we're the two specialists of sorts, looking for motivation."

For the following couple of hours, both of them talked — about their interests, their fantasies, and the difficulties they looked in their particular imaginative universes. They shared tales about their young lives, their #1 books, and the spots they yearned to visit. As time passes, Ella felt an unquestionable association with Luca, something she couldn't exactly articulate. He caused her to feel seen, heard, such that she hadn't encountered in quite a while.

As the sun set, projecting a warm brilliant shine over the city, Luca looked at his watch and moaned.

"I need to go," he expressed, standing up. "Be that as it may, I've truly partaken in this discussion, Ella. It's few out of every odd day I meet somebody who feels… genuine."

Ella felt an ache of disillusionment at his takeoff, yet she gestured, understanding. "Me as well, Luca. It's been… reviving."

Before he went to leave, Luca delayed the slightest bit. "Do you suppose perhaps we could proceed with this discussion? I don't have the foggiest idea, perhaps over supper at some point?"

Ella's heart skirted a thump. She hadn't anticipated that, yet it felt right. She grinned heartily, her vulnerability disappearing.

"I'd like that," she answered.

Luca's eyes illuminated with a flash of trust, and he gave her a little gesture prior to leaving the bistro. Ella watched him go, feeling a feeling of expectation mix in her chest.

That night, after she got back to her loft, Ella couldn't resist the opportunity to replay the occasions of the day in her psyche. There was something about Luca that captivated her, something that made her need to know more. She ended up grinning to herself, envisioning what their next discussion may be like.

Little did Ella know, this apparently common experience would make way for something undeniably more significant. The universe, in its secretive way, had united them. Furthermore, in the days that followed, their lives would entwine in manners neither of them might have predicted.