She’s wearing a jacket in a shade of orange I haven’t seen since Woolworth stopped selling refrigerators in it in 1976. Under it is a tee shirt in a green that makes me think of the Jolly Green Giant, or more specifically of Sprout.
Under that is another tee shirt in grey, probably with some kind of artwork on it.
Under that is nothing but her.
Her eyes are pretty bad. Her glasses are a bit thick and give her a slight bug-eyed look, but they’re crammed into stylish frames with the logo of a major designer on the temples.
Her hair is walnut-colored and straight. It looks soft. I want to pinch it between my fingers and feel it squish.
She’s reading Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” as the train speeds beneath the icy Potomac.
I’m staring at her uncontrollably. I can only drag my eyes away for a few seconds at a time. I have to tap out this entry word by word.
The train comes to a stop and she shifts in her seat. She keeps her place in her book with the thumb of her left hand. No ring on that hand, no tell-tale tan line or red mark to indicate that there ever was one there.
She catches me staring. Oh, god. Stone-cold busted. I snap my eyes back down to my BlackBerry to write this paragraph. I look up again.
She’s still staring. I look down again. Try to type. I can’t concentrate, my fingers mash the keys clumsily. I get frustrated. I hear something. Look up.
She’s laughing.
Oh, god. Now what do I do?
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Hi, I’m Jeff, love the jacket.
Tom Bridge
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 7:20 pm
“Oh, god. Now what do I do?”
I’m Jeff and .. wow that’s an arresting shade of orange. What do you think of the book? Really? Talk about it over coffee?
Anonymous
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 8:18 pm
You can post a “I Saw You” ad, and ask about that fascinating shade of orange.
Bravo Romeo Delta
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 8:47 pm
Oh, man. An actual, unedited ad from that site:
Freakshow!
Jeff Harrell
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 8:53 pm
Well, I do admit that most of the time there is something deeply fascinating about watching “car wreck”-meets-“lonely hearts”. Not necessarily something healthy, but occasionally fascinating.
Bravo Romeo Delta
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 9:19 pm
Reach out and grab that hair !
Trev
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007, 10:44 am
Say hello and smile for God’s sake. You have no idea how many times other guys besides you might have been too intimidated by her übercoolness to even speak to her. Smart/cool/funky chicks need love too. Hope you see her again.
T
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007, 1:46 pm