It was the end of the day. The Sun laid itself down behind the mountains to allow for Moon to come out and play. Bus 602 bustled along its usual destinations from stop to stop. The bus driver was weary from the relentless traffic and constant on-and-off push of his feet to the peddles. At the bus stop awaited a young couple who was also strained from the day’s toils. Bus 602 pulled over to the curb and opened its creaky doors to let the two in.
The couple walked towards the back of the bus and took a seat. It wasn’t as if there weren’t many choices, the bus was hardly occupied as there were only a few people speckling the seats. The couple wanted to sit in the back, it was the seat they were most familiar with and the one they always took.
The couple didn’t board the vehicle unnoticed. The driver wanted to comfort them and so he switched on the radio shortly after they sat down. He had a special knack for choosing the right songs for people at the right time. There was something magical about it.
The music that poured out of the speakers reminded the couple of candlelight dinners, rose pedals and sweet chocolates, sending a tingling down their soul; they wanted to dance. The man stood up from his seat and offered his hand to the girl. She offered her hand back in agreement and they made their way to the middle and started a slow and elegant dance.
As they held each other in one another’s arms they could not think of anything else but their partner and the music. The people in the seats watched with smiles on their faces, reminded of their own loves lost many years ago.
The people in the cars driving next to bus 602 were in too much of a hurry to notice the scene that was taking place inside. A small girl in the backseat was the only one to notice. Her eyes filled with wonder and amazement, so much so that as she glanced upon the couple while passing by her jaw dropped with awe.
The bus driver was pleased. It wasn’t the first time a couple found romance on his bus, and it wouldn’t be the last. Knowing this, he was able to finish the rest of his route that night with a renewed vigor and warmed heart.