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In Africa • 2 min read • May 28, 2025 02:20a.m.
The Girl on the Train
<p>Certainly! Here’s another original short story—this time about quiet courage, chance, and connection.</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>**Title: "The Girl on the Train"**</p><p><br></p><p>Every day at 6:42 a.m., Leo boarded the same train into the city. He always sat in the fourth car, third seat on the left. He liked patterns, routines. They gave his life a sense of order—even if it felt a little lonely.</p><p><br></p><p>One Tuesday morning, she was there.</p><p><br></p><p>A girl, no older than him, with headphones, a sketchpad, and eyes that kept wandering to the window. She sat across from him, unaware of how her presence had disrupted his routine in the most delicate way.</p><p><br></p><p>The next day, she was there again.</p><p><br></p><p>And the next.</p><p><br></p><p>She never spoke. She only drew.</p><p><br></p><p>Leo began to notice small details—the way she bit her lip when she concentrated, how she always sketched with her left hand, and that her shoelaces were always untied.</p><p><br></p><p>One morning, as the train jolted, a pencil rolled from her sketchpad to his feet. He picked it up and handed it to her. Their eyes met. She smiled. He smiled back.</p><p><br></p><p>That was it.</p><p><br></p><p>But the next day, there was a folded piece of paper on his seat. Inside was a drawing—of him, reading a book, with the words:</p><p>**"I see you too."**</p><p><br></p><p>He looked up. She wasn’t on the train.</p><p><br></p><p>The seat across from him stayed empty for days. Leo felt foolish for how much he missed someone he’d never really met.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, on Friday, she returned—this time with a coffee and a second pencil.</p><p><br></p><p>She sat down, placed both on the table between them, and said,</p><p>**"I usually draw strangers. But you didn’t stay one."**</p><p><br></p><p>The train rolled forward, into the city and into something quietly beautiful. Neither of them would ride alone again.</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p>Would you like a more dramatic, magical, or humorous story next?</p><p><br></p>
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