To the brunet boy on the bus who smiled at me instead of scowled

I didn’t mean to fall over, but there we no seats and I’m too short to reach the bar. On my way back, I completely fell and you smiled where everyone else just looked annoyed.

Thank you so much for understanding, you’re very sweet. I felt so much less intimidated.

The little redhead in the headscarf

This article appears in Feb 12-18, 2009.