At 30, the author had given up on love and was preparing to move abroad, but a chance meeting on a bus completely changed her perspective. After a tough break-up, she was emotionally bruised and preferring solitude while commuting in London. One day, she met Will, a fellow commuter, and felt an instant attraction, likening it to reconnecting with an old friend. Despite her initial reluctance to pursue the connection, fate intervened when she asked him for the time, sparking a pivotal moment in her life.
I liked him instantly; he had an open, kind face and a calming presence. The most surprising reaction I had was a voice inside my head that said, "Oh, there you are!" as if I'd been waiting for an old friend to arrive.
I was 30, single, emotionally bruised from a break-up... and in the process of packing up my life to work in Sydney, 10,000 miles away.
But I dismissed this because it sounded kooky and deluded. I naturally presumed he was engaged/married/cohabiting, and it didn't cross my mind to find out.
When I caught his eye, and he smiled, I smiled back and turned away (blushing furiously). And that's when fate intervened.
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