woensdag 7 november 2012

girl in the rain

I sit on a bench at a bus-stop waiting for the bus and staring out infront of me. On the other side of the street i see a girl. Radiant as the sun she seems unaware of the rain coming down or of her surroundings. Her moves surprise me and catch my attention. Two quick steps forward followed by a jump just before a pirouette. Unaware of her surroundings she passes people that look at her with as much surprise on their faces as on mine. One leg goes up to her back as her upper body moves down. Then she moves up again, lowering her leg. A slow pirouette and then two steps back. For some odd reason she keeps being stuck in my gaze with a dreamy look on her face. The rain intensifies and more people take shelter at the bus stop, forcing me to stand up in order to see her. I happily give my seat to an elderly lady and move a bit forward. Still she seems unaware of the rain as she continues her dance on the other side of the street. Her leg goes up again, this time infront of her while she leans back. Her hands land on the ground at the bottom of a puddel. A short pause. The bus announces its arrival with the sound of its diesel engine and I look away from the girl to see if it is the bus that I need. When I look back I see the girl is standing normally again and looking at me. The smile she shows warms me inside and makes me forget my surroundings only to be thrown back into reality by the bus that fills my view. In the bus I look at the other side of the street to see the girl making a bow and waving at me, before the bus takes me away from her.

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