No Coincidence
The familiar yet still annoying ding-ding, signaling the bus to stop, woke Alex. He sat up, as the bus pulled over, and looked out the window to make sure he hadn’t missed his stop. Several passengers got off at the rear door as others boarded at the front. Alex noticed a very cute redhead that had got on and sat in one of the side facing seats. She gazed out the window. He stared at her gorgeous red hair and the archipelago of freckles across her nose. “She has the most perfect nose,” he thought to himself and just then she looked right at him. It was one of those strange instances when you don’t realize that someone you’re staring at has suddenly taken notice and you forget to look away. In that split moment when he realized she had caught him staring, she smiled. He immediately smiled back but a fearful look suddenly replaced her smile and she shoved her right hand into her jacket pocket. The dread evaporated instantly as she let out a sigh of relief and looked away.
