The next morning..
Waiting for the bus..
A black van passed her standing there in the cold morning breeze.
Fully focused on looking out for the bus..
Drifting off.. looking at the clouds..
The birds on the electrical lines above the trees.. singing.. arguing?..
The fishes underneath the bridge.. going about their business.
The black van stopped..
Reversed.
Stopping infront of Peanut standing there..
She looked at it..
At him.
He smiled.
Man:" Morning.."
Peanut:" Hello.."
Man:" Hop in.."
Peanut looked at him..
She didn't even know his name much less to be taking a ride with him.. alone..
But after a few months of sitting next to each other..
Fear..
She decided to dare Fear.. and took the ride.
He cleared the front seat for her .. she slid in and off they went.
She observed every inch of every moment..
He asked for her name..
"Peanut.."
Hard to believe..
Laughter.. which she got accustomed to from 10.. but it felt different.. coming from him.
She just looked his way..
Realising that was true..
He wondered why.. didn't ask though.
Looking out .. concentrating on the road most of the time..
He didn't say a word.
She didn't either.
Their eyes though drifted from time to time.. examining each others form.
Reaching at her drop off point..
Seat belt off..
She said thank you.. looking at him..
Their eyes caught..
Connected..
Peanut looked away.. breaking the connection.
She got out.. closing the door behind her..
She watched him.
Waiting for him to pull away.. traffic behind him..
He indicated for her to cross in front of the van..
They went their separate ways.
