Bring the hell

At first glance she was alone. Everything about her screamed it. The wrinkles in his clothes, the way he hugged that pillow when sleeping, the dust of the backpack at his feet, and the small amount of things inside it. He couldn't see her face, but even that gave him signs. She didn't want to be seen.

He tried to make herself noticed, it was very likely that she would not expect company on the trip, but she was sleeping so soundly and it was impossible for she to open her eyes.

When the guard approached, he held her ticket and looked through her things, hoping to find it, hand it over and avoid waking her. But he didn't find it.

"Damn, she has to leave that stuff handy"

Finally she woke up, as soon as the cloth was removed from his face Vick held his breath. She was beautiful. Like a doll, her plump lips were red, the delicate blush on her cheekbones, and her hair, those waves looked as soft as cotton candy.

"What's wrong with you?"

She wasn't the first beautiful woman he had seen, but he felt so nervous. As the hours passed, when she returned to dream, he was aware, for the first time, of the space occupied. He was gigantic compared to her. He extended his fingers and placed his hand next to hers that rested on his chest. That only made his heart beat faster.

He opened the book hoping to calm down. That had a logical explanation, of course it did, he blame the lack of sleep, the rush of the trip, the lack of air in there, everything except his feelings.

About twenty minutes, that was the amount of time he thought about waking her up for dinner. She had her phone clutched in her hand, as if waiting for a call, then he realized that, since the beginning of the trip, he had not seen her use it even once.

A young woman was traveling alone on a night bus and no one sent her messages to find out if the trip had started?, or how she was handling the trip?

Narrowed his eyes. He didn't want to continue with those thoughts so he woke her up and tried to appear disinterested, natural as the waves of the sea, his heartbeat resembling a turbulent sea when she made to leave.

She probably thinks you're a nuisance, he told himself while waiting for her to arrive. The difference in height seemed precious to him, he imagined hugging her, her head would fall right on his chest where she would hear the heartbeat, and, when he wrapped her in his arms, she would feel protected, contained and that sadness in his eyes would no longer exist. Hit his face many times.

"What the hell is happening with you today?"

He took several photos of the sky, he didn't really focus on anything in particular, he just didn't want to see it when she returned.

During dinner he distracted himself by chatting with his mother and best friend. The first asked him about the trip, the second asked him about the food. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her turn on her phone, scroll through a few apps, and then turn it off.

The desire to hug her only increased as the minutes passed.

He fell asleep for a few hours.

Then opened his eyes slowly, the shape of her face silhouetted in the darkness, the brightness of her eyes reflecting the colors of the screen. He observed her. She smiled at their expressions, she looked comfortable, imagine the voices in her head stopped while she enjoyed the movie.

The female lead cried on stage at the loss of her partner, flashbacks of her happy memories appeared in the background. A tear fell, then another and another. Vick had the following feeling: those tears were not just because of the movie.

He felt like an idiot, an idiot child. What did he gain by giving her those tissues? The trip would end and they would lose contact.

"Stay with her".

The bet was made, one in which he would definitely win. When they got off the bus he would have her number, he could write to her later, he could see her again and, eventually, the day would come when he could hug her and share her pain.

And there it was. In the back seat of mama's cars, arms crossed, feeling the wind on his face and wanting to give his kidneys to turn back time.

"You idiot, why did you lose sight of her?"

Everything was going well, he offered her a ride to his apartment. And she accepted. But when the car parked there was no sign of Lyra, nothing. It disappeared like a dream.

He waited for her for minutes and never returned.

-Idiot- he hit the door hard. She was alone, on her own in a city new to her. And, instead of taking care of her, he had let her go.

-Hey, this car is your inheritance. Be gentle with him, will you?- his mother warned him with a murderous look in the rearview mirror.

-Sorry- he murmured. He was angry, with himself, with the world, with life. With all the time what passes without her.

-Don't worry, you can ask at the office- said his mother-, they keep the passenger records. If you explain the situation to them, I'm sure they will help you.

What situation should I explain? Good morning, I met a girl on the last trip here, I was in the last seat and I fell madly in love with her, could you please tell me her name and where did shelive?,as he imagined the conversation he could hear the laughter that would get in response.

No one would give him that kind of information, it was against confidentiality, and, in fact, he preferred it that way. If it wasn't him asking, if it was some crazy person, some stalker with bad intentions then it was fine, his information shouldn't be shared with anyone.

-I'll go ask- he said without further ado, expecting a negative answer.

-She will be fine. If she had the courage to travel alone, then she can make it to her apartment, don't you think?

No. She was not well. Shee wasn't brave, his hands shook the entire time they spent outside the bus, her ayes wandering over the entire place. He didn't doubt he could make it to the apartment, but she wouldn't be right later on.

He cursed under his breath.

"You should have taken her hand and never let go"

He made a promise to himself: the next time he saw her, that's what he would do, and if something tried to separate them, then he would bring hell to avoid losing her again.

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