I am aware that I've been writing about sad stuff lately... That's the way I was feeling but ok. Today, I want to talk about something that happened to me approximately two weeks ago, I just hadn't found the time to translate it into words so here I go.
The social crisis in my country exploded a couple of months ago due to the government's poor management of everything, basically. This led to many difficulties in transportation due to the riots and all that stuff.
It was a Monday afternoon when I was coming home from having lunch with my friend Gee but time flew because time flies when you spend it with nice people, so it was pretty late when I was on my way home and the bus couldn't bring me to my station because of the riots in this part of the city. After some time trying to catch a bus, I could finally take one.
When I was able to get in the bus, I went to the back and as soon as I sat on the stairs, I heard a male voice that told me "I'll sit with you". At first, I was like "o....k?" hahaha. So this guy started talking to me and he seemed nice, he was like three years younger than me and he told me what his job was, his name, etc. We started making jokes and talking about the situation and all of that. I guess some car accidents had happened that day because the bus was so slow, it was awful and it was already very dark outside. We had been in the bus for like, an hour, and I was about to leave that bus and walk or something...
The problem is that when I caught the bus, I thought it was going to my neighborhood but it didn't, it started to go further and further from my house and I was so worried because I don't really know this part of the city although I live here... I don't like living here so I almost never go out.
I told him I was very worried and he tried to give me directions about the place where we were... but the worst happened: I got lost. I guess he saw the concerned expression in my eyes and he offered to leave the bus with me and guide me until I recognized a place from where I could go home. I accepted because that was the only option I had, there weren't any taxi cabs or anything, I was feeling so lost and stupid.
We left the bus and when he stood on my side I realized he was so tall and handsome, hahaha. His skin was white, he had brown eyes and short wavy brown hair. He offered me his arm and I don't know why but I took it, hahaha, you shouldn't trust people on the street but he was so nice and cool! He told me he had been living in the neighborhood for more than 10 years and that he had his mother and his sister and he wouldn't like them to get lost as I was. Many men should take notes and be like this handsome gentleman.
We continued with our conversation as we were walking towards my neighborhood and I realized that that fucking bus left me too far away! We walked for like, 40 minutes and I was still lost! Good thing, we were walking on the sidewalks and he made me change to the other side so he was the one walking next to the cars, he gave me his hand to walk down some stairs and all, it felt so nice.
The conversation we had was nice and fun and he was such a cool person and a true gentleman. He brought me all the way to my neighborhood and he never made a bad comment of anything, he complimented me and told me I was pretty in such a polite way. I am glad that good people like him still exist, I am glad that there are still true gentlemen out there.
We just came to the point where I knew the place so I could go home and I thanked him because I had been so scared in that situation, it was horrible to feel that lost. I wished him well and so did he and we shook hands and said goodbye. However, I was "wonderstruck, blushing all the way home", as Taylor sings in Enchanted.
These are the words I held back as I was leaving too soon:
"I was Enchanted to meet you".
-L
