English Rain & Tea 》p.l

d a y o n e

4:16pm

Phil sat in his regular spot on the bus, at the back with his headphones in, listening to music softly.
He was returning from his day from uni, where he was studying literature. He was hoping he could become an author, ever since he was a teenager he wanted to write, writing helped him through his dark past in high school.

The bus stopped in front of a book shop that Phil never seen before. He observed the book shop; the shop is painted black with old, coffee coloured books stacked against the window from the inside.

Black Books.

He opened his phone and opened the notes app, he wrote down the name of the bookstore and closed his phone again. He looked up to see a woman and a child, sitting just a few seats in front of him. The bus took off into the familiar streets that Phil goes past everyday.

He checked out the girl and child, glancing up every once in a while, trying not to seem like a stalker.
He tries to intake everything about them. He felt like once the bus stops, he's never going to see them again.

And that is exactly is going to happen.

The bus stops at his usual stop, he got up and walk towards the bus doors, he looked at the girl, who she looked back. Causing Phil to have a weird feeling in his stomach. He continued walking until he was outside, the girl didn't took her eyes off him. The bus took off and her eyes didn't move, she stared outside and catches her reflection whenever the shade overtook the light.
Phil turned his back to see the bus drive off, he stood there and stared until the bus was out of his sight. He turned and began to walk off into the direction to his home.

He felt as if he lost something.