String of Fate

Chapter Thirty Three

I was listening to music, the sound drowning out the noise of the busy train station so early in the morning. Sadly, it was the one train that I needed to catch up for school. I hated how busy it was in the mornings before school, but I honestly should have been used to it by now. Usually, I just tried to concentrate on the music and my phone, and not the people around me.

I loved the song that I was playing at the moment – it was my favourite song by my favourite band. It appeared on all my playlists, and had done for the last four months since it had been released by the band. I headed onto the busiest platform and leaned against one of the pillars as I usually did while I waited for the train. There weren't many benches, but they were always full, especially at this time in the morning with all the commuters.

I was a bit surprised when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I pulled the buds out as I turned, seeing a young guy looking at me. The smile on his face probably meant that I had jumped. Then, I noticed that he was holding out my home made keyring for my bag. "You dropped this. Well, it fell from your bag. It's a good choice of band."

"Oh, thank you. I love this band, do you like them?" I wondered, taking the key ring that I had made from him. Since I had wanted a charm of some sort to hang from my bag to show that I liked my favourite band, I had searched for one online, but hadn't found one that I liked, so, I made one instead.

"Yes. I really like the new album that they have just released, have you heard it yet?" The tall guy questioned, coming to stand next to me. I followed his movement, noticing that his wrist had some nice bands on it – thin leather straps that had been braided. He wore about four in total – all miss-matched colours. "Where did you get the keyring from? It's really nice but I've been struggling to find one like it online. If I'm going to be completely honest, I saw your one a couple of weeks ago, but I have been struggling to find one like it online."

"I actually made it." I admitted. He seemed a bit surprised by that comment. This conversation had been going well, however, I had decided to go and ruin it by starting to ramble. "I was also struggling to find one online, too. It didn't actually take too long to make, and I actually love how it turned out."

Since we were a little early for our train, we ended up standing there and talking while waiting for the train. It was the first time that I had actually not listened to my music. The conversation changed easily and it was such a nice conversation. We started talking about our favourite bands and artists, moving onto what school I was in and the college he was attending, including the course that he was on. We didn't even share our names with each other. We were just strangers talking whilst waiting for a train.

Then, the train finally came. I gestured for him to go onto the train first, trying to be nice to him. Also, if I tripped on the way to the train, he wouldn't see it because I would be behind him. There was a method in my madness. "Go on, I'll get on after you."

"Oh, I'm actually heading home after the last train. I only came onto this platform to give you the keyring back. I get Friday's off in college and I've just finished a shift in the club where I work. Have fun in school." He explained to me. "Anyway, I better be off. It was nice meeting you. Maybe I'll see you again next week, though."

"Maybe. It was nice meeting you, too." I replied quickly, smiling at him. I didn't want to miss my train, so, I got onto the train and watching him as I waited for the doors to close. He smiled at me and watched me for a little bit. Then, the door shut and he turned to head off the platform. The train began moving, and I couldn't help but look at him until he disappeared.

I couldn't help but wish that I had found out his name before we had parted ways. As I put my earphones back in, I began wishing that I would run into him again. It would be great if I could get to know him a bit better since we had seemed to get on so well.