Dear Distance by Luis Joaquin M. Katigbak

Author:Luis Joaquin M. Katigbak
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789712733109
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.

THE GIRL ON THE BUS

It was a rainy Saturday night in Makati, and I was glad to get a Philcoa-bound bus that was uncrowded. I sat near the middle, and noticed a girl across the aisle from me wearing a party hat and eating Jello from a cup. She could have been anything from 16 to 26 years old. I wondered if she was coming from a party, or headed towards one; it was late—or early—enough for either to have been plausible. I stole glances at her as we trundled down EDSA, and wished I could talk to her. I wondered whether she was an artist, or somehow damaged in the head, or both. Or perhaps everyone on the bus was headed to or coming from the same party and I was the interloper. I resisted the urge to stand up and look around at the other passengers. Around the Cubao area, she pressed the buzzer, and stood up. “Here,” she said, handing something to me, “you can have the rest of my Jello.” She exited. I looked at the plastic cup, slightly sticky in my hand. It was empty.

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