Edward could have stayed to chat
longer. Instead, he took out his wallet and proceeded to motion Danny over to
tip him. Edward handed it to Danny, and Danny smiled as usual, thanking Edward
and wishing him a safe trip. Edward walked out the door, seeing his BMW in its
usual space. He got in, and turned the key in the ignition, but saw the
silhouette of a woman hailing down a cab without much success, preventing him from
leaving.
Isabel was flagging a taxi cab
down. One by one, they drove past. Isabel saw an empty slow-moving cab
approaching. Suddenly, the cab sprinted past, splashing her with standing water
from the street. She took a little time gathering herself before looking for
another cab, but every single one seemed to be occupied. Edward suddenly felt a
wave of compassion come over him. She almost looked like a woman he dated a
long time ago ... someone he had loved and lost. It stung to have remembered.
During that relationship, love hadn’t been enough.
He called out to Isabel. “I’ll
take you home, if it’s ok?” he asked her, his offer stunted by another
splashing of the standing water.
She hesitated, but the downpour
wasn’t getting any better. He seemed trustworthy enough. She weighed the pros
and cons of letting her favorite author take her home in the midst of bad
weather. He might have been her favorite author, but he was also a total
stranger, a handsome articulate one no less.
It wasn’t a difficult decision to
make. ”Sure. That would be wonderful,” she said with a smile.
- Dulcinea, Insanity By Increments, Author: Alaric Cabiling
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