Magical Moment

Jessica's Point Of View 

It was 10.15 a.m. as I read the time from my sports wristwatch and realized that I only have another two minutes to make it for the bus ride. I would have made it on time if it hadn’t been for my massive breakfast. I noticed the bus stop was completely empty and there was not a single soul. I was amazed as downtown Manhattan is usually crowded with New Yorkers rushing for work, shopping, dates, etc.

As I glanced at the rising sun, I noticed an elderly man in his seventies holding a cane with his right hand. He was with someone whom I couldn’t see clearly due to the person’s face being drowned by the shadows of the tall skyscrapers. The light separated them as the elderly man had sunlight on him. They approached the end of the sidewalk and proceeded to cross this extremely large road opposite me. I looked at the incoming traffic and waited for my chance to cross the road and hopefully lend a helping hand. I had just taken my first step when a pickup truck almost hit me as it roared by. Luckily, I managed to jump back in time.

When the sunlight finally stopped glaring at me, I saw a shadowy figure next to the elderly man appear from the corner of my eyes. The sight of her drove my senses into ecstasy and my mind couldn’t find the right expression to describe her beauty. Her young beauty was so intense that I couldn’t take my eyes off her. While I was mesmerized by her, they had already crossed the street and were standing four feet behind me.

“This is the first time you will have to make the trip by yourself, my love.” 
“Be careful and use your cane.” says the elderly man. 
She was walking fine I thought to myself. 
“I’ll meet you in Central Park after your appointment, sweetheart.”

The elderly man brushes her hair back and kisses her on her forehead. While I was looking at them, she took a quick glance up at me while the elderly man had his back facing me. I lifted my wrist to my chest to pretend to look at the time. The elderly man finally said goodbye and went the opposite direction to where he came from. As soon as he could no longer to be seen, she tapped on my shoulders gently. I felt a sense of relieve as the tension in me eases and every tap feels like a massage. I snapped out of my daze at her third tap.

She hands me a note and it reads, “Can you help me get onto the bus and tell me which stop is Union Square?”
“Yes” I mumbled in a barely audible voice and nodded my head. 
Then she hands me another note that says, “Sorry but I am going blind and I can’t speak so I really appreciate this kindness.”

I think she must have written these notes before she came to the bus stop. I felt so sorry for her and it wasn’t because she’s blind but because of what she is going to miss out on. She will definitely miss out on seeing her own appearance in the mirror. These include her hair which is the very essence of her beauty which ran down from the left and right of her cheeks down to her chin in layers, her ruby red lips, her flawless nose and her beautiful eyes. Her eyes are the most beautiful part of her face as they glimmer with pure innocence.

She held a notepad and started writing. I was hoping she will write a note telling me she is attracted to me. She ripped the freshly written note and handed it over to me. 
It reads, “What time is it?”

What was I thinking? She probably can’t see clearly and I am hoping to attract her with my looks. I looked at my watch and just as I was about tell her the time, the bus finally came.

The driver opened his doors and as I stepped into the bus, I noticed it was a high step from the sidewalk to the bus. I also noticed that the sidewalk has a two feet ditch where the bus stopped. Hence, I hopped back off the bus, grabbed her hands and helped her into the bus. I let go of her hands to pay the driver my fee and I noticed there wasn’t a free seat in sight. I turned around to see her trying to pop her fee into the deposit box. She looked helpless but she was determined. I ran back to her so fast that I almost fell. I helped her pay her fee, held her hands and whispered into her ears. 
“There are no available seats and it is 10.30 a.m. I’ll accompany you during this ride.” 
She nodded her head and smiled.

There was an empty handrail about four steps away. I guided her towards the empty handrail. We ended up in a position where her back was against my chest and her hands were on the same handrail as mine. I moved my hands closer to hers on the handrail and I could smell the sweet and creamy scent of pure fresh flowers as her head was directly beneath my nose. At that moment, I hoped that the twenty minutes of bus ride could last longer.

As I stretched my neck towards the left side of her face, I noticed her smiling and I whispered, “If you don’t mind me asking, why are you smiling?” 
She lets go of the handrail, turns around and wrapped her left hand with mine. She took her notepad and started writing. While she writes, I admire her beauty and try to memorize every detail, every aspect and every moment so that it will never be erased from my memory. 
When she’s finally done with the note, it says, “I’m smiling because you were trying so hard to relax your hands on mine but at the same time not trying too hard. I know that because I could feel the warmth of your hands on the handrail.”

Soon, I realized that the bus is almost at her destination.
I have to tell her how I felt so I said, “Sorry to be straightforward but the bus is almost at your destination and that’s when you get off and I will probably never see you ever again. I have to tell you that you bring pleasure to my senses and stir emotions through me because you are lovely, graceful and delicate. You are definitely the most exquisitely beautiful lady I’ve ever seen.”
The whole time I was telling her that, she was smiling at me with an angelic smile. 
I asked her, “What’s your name?” 
She writes the words “Seohyun” on my hand. No other name can come closer to what I’m seeing right now. 
As the bus finally comes to a complete stop, I said to her, “This is your stop.” 
She nodded and proceeds to grab my hand. At that point in time, the song “This Magical Moments”  started ringing in my head.

I helped her get off the bus and there was a doctor waiting at the bus stop. 
He asked me, “Is This Seohyun?”
I said, “Yes.” 
“Well, asked her to come inside when she’s done.” 
“Ok.” 
When I let her go, she turned around and hugged me. While she was walking away, she turned around one last time, looked at me straight and smiles. I boarded the same bus and went back to the same spot to relive those magical twenty minutes.

When I got back, I found a letter in my pocket and it reads, “This is the first time I am outside on the streets by myself and I was lucky to meet an amazing and caring gentlemen. I used my last ounce of eye power just to look at you when I turned around to hand you the note in the bus and all I saw was a warm and caring heart. That was all I wanted to see, thank you so much.”

After that day, I rode that same bus to the same place standing at the same spot everyday. However, I did not see her ever again.

Author's Note :

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