Hi therethanks for the love, comments and votes on the first part.
Here goes the next one :)
Song: Suga Suga by Robin Schulz - feat. Francesco Yates
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Three years had passed since he had started to work for this NGO as a social worker who deals with young adolescents to help them find a way back to society after being treated poorly in different situations. Yes, it was a very daunting and tiring job and it was not his first choice of carrier, after studying law, the only way he was able to reconcile with his own conscience was to become a social worker rather than a lawyer in this ruthless world. Measuring success in this way makes him feel more fulfilled than any amount of money would. Over a year now, he made it a habit to take the bus to work and back. It wasn't that he could not afford to go by car, it was rather a principal thing. He just preferred not thinking about the traffic after an exhausting day at work. Due to his working hours, he managed to get hold of a seat that was just perfect. It had the best position, the seat was comfortable, the window was not too shabby and he was able to have an overview of the whole bus without having to move his head around too much. Over a year now, no one had ever asked to sit next to him as at this time of the day, not too many people would use this bus.
The encounter with this girl was not at all a onetime occasion. Already the next day, around the same time at the same stop, it happened again, but with one major difference. She was not alone.
Neil's POV
"I cannot believe you're taking the bus. I am glad it's just two more stations for me.", he heard a male voice approaching. "Don't be like that, I am glad I don't have to take the train or car!", a more familiar voice accompanied his. "There are no seats for 2!", the guy continued complaining and I was not sure why my heartbeat started to pick up. "Is this seat taken?", the voice I hoped to hear again asked.
This time, as calm as possible, I looked up and looked right at her grinning face. I couldn't help it when the corner of my lips moved up, too. I nodded and she sat down next to me. The guy sat down next to her, but separated by the passage in between them. "Ah, finally!", the guy exclaimed and sank into the seat. Again, not to be called out again, I watched the streetlights pass by. "I am so hungry", the guy continued whining. "Ali, you almost ate my whole plate 30 minutes ago!" she retorted reproachfully. "It's not my fault that I have a fast metabolism, you should understand!", Ali explained himself. I felt how she started to rummage in her bag and then made a victorious sound as she probably had found what she was looking for. "Here you go, you garbage pot.", she said laughing.
Trying not to be inconspicuous I let my eyes wander around, now I was somewhat curious who this guy was, who seemed to have some kind of relation to this girl. Ali was tall, probably the same size as himself, his wild curly hair was probably his trademark, his squinty eyes and a lopsided grin on his face complemented everything. Ali was putting one cookie after the other inside his mouth and chewed like a happy 3 year old, moaning with relish saying "You're the best!".
Somewhat, the next thing that happened made me feel all sorts of things. Ali leant over the passage that separated him and the girl and pressed a kiss on her cheek, very close to the corner of her lips.
Startled, she let the bag in her hand fall down, which then landed on my feet. "Ali! Stop startling me!", she reprimanded and turned to look at me. "I am very sorry", she said with an apologetic impression and pulled the bag back up to her lap. "It's okay", I said quietly at which she looked at me with surprise written all over her face. It looked like she was surprised that I had spoken. Then she smiled at me and focused her attention back to Ali who just continued eating the cookies, unfazed by everything.
I was sure that the bag she was carrying around was containing a ton of books and I was able to have a a short glimps at one of them. It said 'Anatomy and physiology'.
At some point, the bus stopped at a station where Ali had to say goodbye, but only after giving the bag of cookies back to the girl, very unwillingly. I asked myself if there was even anything left, since he was eating like a hungry lion.
She was blowing the hair, which was falling into her eyes, out of her sight, and took one cookie out of the bag for herself.
I caught myself staring at her when she was putting the piece of sweetness into her mouth. She also chewed on it and closed her eyes in contentment, very similar to Ali a few minutes ago. She used her sleeves to get the crumbles away from the corners of her lips, and then she took another piece out of the bag, and looked at it, very intently.
I only realised then that I was now full on staring at her again, when she stared back at me with an amused impression.
"Do you want one?", she asked, smiling widely, which made her dimples show even more. She extended the bag towards me and looked on patiently. My eyes widened, but I forced myself not to freak out. I looked at her, slightly irritated but when she encouragingly shook the bag in front of my face, I hesitantly took a cookie out of the bag.
Before putting it in my mouth, I managed to say a quiet 'thank you'. I already knew those cookies were good, I might have politely refused the offer if it had been something else. When I looked at her again, she was already standing up, getting ready to leave the bus at the next station. "Bye"!, she said casually and I could only reciprocate the same as the bus stopped. "Bye", I heard my own voice. When I looked at the seat next to me, I realised that the bag of cookies was still there. Taking it to me, I got to know that she had just given me the last piece.
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Let me know how you think they'll meet next time ;)!
oooh and ps: The song choice was not only because of the title but also the singer's hair 😉. Check it out! 🥳
And of course as always > shameless self promotion:
Finished work on Avneil:
Tease - Avneil Drabble
Remember? - Avneil Drabble
No Interruption - Avneil Oneshot
Ordinary - Avneil Two-Shot (18+)
Pleasure - Avneil RS (18+)
Enchantment - Avneil RS
Finished work on Adiza:
Sweet Like Chocolate - Adiza Oneshot
TBC - sequel to 'Sweet Like Chocolate' - Adiza Oneshot
Taste - Adiza Drabble
How long - Adiza Two-Shot
Night Changes - Adiza FF ;)
On-going work on Avneil:
Bound Together - Avneil FF (18+)
On-going work on Adiza:
Floating - Adiza Threeshot
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