The International Lover

Seattle

When I went from Vancouver to Seattle, the same day when Anna and I have been almost attacked by a crowd, the date remained the same: March 15, 2005. I mounted on a giant bus, which could take people around Canada and America then people, including the driver, looked at me. Needless to say, they recognized me as Annabeth Gagne's boyfriend, who was a Filipino politician and businessman, and I smiled at them, being replied with either a nod, blank, or a smirk. It was 11:55 a.m when the bus started to drive from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Seattle, Washington, America. It was 2:00 p.m when we reached Everett, another city in Washington, and I was hungry, but it did not bother me because a red-headed American girl mounted on the bus, and she sat beside me. We looked and smiled at each other.

"Hi", I said.

"I think I have seen you 3 hours ago", she replied. "Oh, yes, you are that Canadian model's boyfriend"

"Usually, I would keep my mouth shut, but for you, I will clarify that we are only friends", I whispered. "We talked about it"

"Oh"

Then, she introduced herself.

"My name is Sally"

"Perhaps, you know my name from the gossip 3 hours ago", I replied.

"Is it Joseph Enrile Cruz?"

"Jose Enrique Santos", I corrected. "I guess you live in Seattle?"

"No, I live in Texas", Sally replied. "I visited some relatives in Everett, and I'm going to Seattle to see more about the Evergreen State"

"Did you say you live in Texas?", I asked.

"Yes, I did", she answered.

"That explains why you sound like a cowgirl"

Sally smiled.

We reached Seattle and booked a room at a hotel.

"I'm sorry", the woman at the front desk said. "We only have one room left, so unless you can share or one of you can sacrifice-"

"We'll share", Sally and I replied in unison.