It was a steady rain that fell onto the pavement the woman was walking on, her pace fast, the breath reflected as mist in front of her as she walked. She was fighting an endless battle for her umbrella to keep the right way up, so far she was losing against the wind. It was times like this, she thought, that I wish I'd purchased a car.
The rain began to drop heavier as she headed towards the EL station, as she entered the woman dropped the broken and battered umbrella into the bin and headed up the stairs. Stopping on the fifth step she listened intently then returned to her journey this time running as the sound was indeed what it was she thought it was however much she hoped it wouldn't be. The train was in. She'd continued to run and just about managed to slip through the closing doors accidentally bumping into the man leaning against the side of the metal wall.
"I'm really sorry" the woman said apologetically still with her hand on the strangers shoulder steadying herself.
"Don't worry about it, it's really my fault" The man explained " I always stand here by the doors to get a quick exit, it's not my favourite choice of vehicle to travel in, however from doing this I'm now prone to collisions, so please I'm sorry"
"It's okay then". She said chuckling and continued to make her way over to an empty seat, once sitting down her head fell to the back and hers eyes closed just taking a moment to herself, it had been a very busy day. The moment didn't last very long as she felt someone's eyes watching her and as she opened hers she noticed it was the stranger she'd just bumped into.
As he turned his head quickly to avoid embarrassment from being caught the woman began to blush and smile. It's been a while since she'd felt attractive to anyone, her thoughts continued as she put her head back to the way it was. Her current relationship had gone a bit sour and she felt like she was living with a friend then a serious boyfriend. She gave herself one chance to capture a look at the man who had been staring at her and was pleasantly surprised by how good looking he actually was, she'd never given herself chance to look at him before from embarrassment of bumping into him. It soon came to an end though as realised she was at her stop.
She felt different walking past him this time, a little nervous in fact, as she continued off the train the man with a shaved head and clear blue eyes gave her a smile that made her tummy flutter but the moment was gone as the EL continued on its journey taking him with it.
Finally after another ten minute walk she was home, a second floor apartment in what could be called a nice area. Walking in, she knew she would be alone as her partner was working nights that week at his hospital, an hour away. She took her red hair out the bobble and dumped her personal items that had been in her pocket on the table by the front door. The I.D she had placed down was a Fox River badge with the name of the worker printed on it, Dr Sara Tancredi.