We ran into each other on the street and I walked by with
a calm greeting and you smiled and I kept on down the sidewalk and turned a
corner. That's when I realized I missed my chance. I had no way to contact you
so I had to act now. I turned around and ran back from whence I came, dodging
the humanoid automations that wander in my mind. Down the sidewalk, around that
same corner, and sprinted to you. You hadn't gotten far. You turned around as
you heard my approach. I smiled a tired smile... And then the scene changed and
you were seated on the bus looking out at me as the door was closing and I said
"let's get a drink." and you smiled again and nodded yes. The door
closed. It was like a subway door. I made the motion of "call me" making
my right hand into a phone. I then stood there for a few moments as your
bus left me.