the two of them
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I held tightly onto the handrail, balancing myself.
“She’s doing it again,” he whispered, nudging me lightly.
“What?” she asked, looking up.
“You’re glaring,” he said.
“I’m not!” she retorted.
“You shouldn’t do that,” he replied. “It’s rude.”
She sighed, exasperated and closed her eyes.
“She’s like a pig,” he murmured.
I laughed.
“I’m still awake!”
When the train reached the next station, I got myself a seat. He continued standing protectively in front of her as she nodded off, her shoulder leaning closer and closer to the lady on her right. When the lady got off after a few stops, he immediately settled beside her, his sturdy shoulder becoming her occasional cushion.
1 more stop, I signaled when I met his eyes.
“She really can sleep anywhere,” he mouthed.
She stirred slightly in her slumber at the light noise but fell back asleep soon after. He pointed to the sleepyhead beside him and made a face.
I smiled at the
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