After a few more hours, Katie's shift was over. She now headed back home to cook and clean for her mother, who was still at work.
Putting on her coat and hat, Katie said goodbye to Coran and headed out into the city. The sidewalks were busy with people. Not as bad as the mornings, however. Everyone seemed to be out in the morning. Ignoring the people, she moved along with the crowd, heading towards the subway.
The city was decorated with Christmas decorations and Santa clauses ringing their bells in ask for money. Displays in the store windows shined brighter than ever. Snow started to fall just as Katie was going down the steps to the subway.
When Katie got down there, she saw only a younger boy on his phone. He had black hair with a white strip in the front. He made horrible faces as he listened to the person on the other end. She checked her watch then looked around the station. The train was not going to arrive for another two minutes. No one else seemed to be there but the boy.
"Yes mom," the boy said before sighing, "I love you too Mom." He hung up and put his phone back into his pocket.
Katie glanced over at him. The boy checked his watch impatiently. She couldn't help but to watch the boy out of odd curiosity.
The subway train screeched to a stop in front of Katie the doors slid open and the people filed out. Before she got on, she stole another glance at the boy, but found him missing in the crowd. There was something about the boy that made her curious.
The car Katie got on was crowded with hardly any seats left. Spotting an open seat to her left, she slipped into it before someone else could. The train lurched forward, an electronic voice announcing the next stop.
She pulled out her phone to check e-mails. Once done, she went back to her home screen. Without meaning to, her fingers slipped and the camera opened.
"No, I didn't tell you to do that," Katie hissed in a whisper, coming face to face with a reflection of herself.
She paused when she saw someone she recognized on the screen. The boy that waited for the train with her was sitting on her right with his head down.
She sat up, blushing as she hoped that he didn't notice her. Katie questioned herself on why she was blushing. She had started to shake, not knowing what to do or feel. She accidentally elbowed him in the arm.
"Huh?" The boy said looking up at Kaite.
Katie gasped, "Sorry, I didn't mean to do that."
"It's fine, nothing to worry about," The boy laughed, putting his hands out to still her's from their fidgeting. "You're okay, no damage dealt."
"That's good to hear," Katie sighed, trying not to blush. She looked away to avoid eye contact.
"Take a deep breath," The boy instructed smoothly.
Katie met boy's eyes and took a deep breath. It seemed to help settle her shaking body. Although, she found herself trapped in his wonderful, dark eyes. She tried to force herself to look away, but the fight was useless. The boy also seemed to be stuck. Both trapped in each others eyes.
After a few minutes of looking into each other's eyes, the train screeched to a stop once again. The sound of the door's opening and their beep made the two both jump and tear their eyes away from each other. Katie and the boy turned towards the outside to see if it was their stop. Luckily, it wasn't and people shuffled on and off the train cars.
Katie and the boy didn't look at each other for a while as the train continued on it's way through the city. When the train stopped again, Katie got up and headed to the door, without looking back at the boy.
"Bye," the boy called.
She heard the goodbye and nodded her head. Just as she stepped out of the train, she turned back around to the boy.
"Bye," Katie called back. She then headed up the stairs into the busy streets of New York. The fresh snow covered the sidewalk as she ventured down the sidewalk towards her home. She couldn't help but to blush as her mind wandered over to the black haired boy.
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Neville got out of the cafe late, and headed towards the subway. He hoped to catch the same train as Katie.
He reached the station and saw Katie in a train that had begun to pull away. He raced towards the train, but was too late.
Neville kicked one of the benches and sighed. He was going to have to wait for the next train. Although, he was okay with it, but he just didn't want any boys looking at Kaite. He tapped his foot in annoyance as he waited for the next train.
There better not be anyone looking at my girl, or they will be sorry. Besides, the last cute girl I followed ended really well and nothing -not even her husband- got in my way.
An evil grin split the man's face. The next rain pulled up and he boarded. I also mustn't come home late. I need to check on my ladies. Someone needs to hold them and keep them warm. They are so cute when they try to get away despite their bounds...