Friday, October 27, 2006

One minute audition...

Okay, I’ve being so engrossed with work I haven’t had time to write, actually let me rephrase that… I’ve been so engrossed with work I haven’t had much fun in a while… ok, that’s not entirely true but today was…. Well weird…

The cold early autumn breeze blew across my face as I stepped out of my office building, looked as though winter was approaching fast. I squeezed the belt on my belted jacket tighter to provide more warmth for myself as I made my way across the road towards the station. My thoughts were swamped with things I had to do tomorrow… I had an important meeting at work tomorrow afternoon, I had to pick up the new Pro Evolution Soccer 6 video game at the game store tomorrow morning and I’m going for celebratory drinks with some work mates tomorrow (celebratory… long story… trust me you don’t want to know). I then remembered why I had left work at the time I did, I wanted to see Extras on BBC2… (Later learnt it concluded last week… damn… that was one good show). I made my way over to the West bound platform and looked at my reflection in the glass demarcation between the platform and the tracks… my hair needed some trimming… wasn’t quite sure if I should cut it or leave it grown but trimmed… anyway I thought I looked good for someone who was on his way home from a busy day at work… my tie hung lose from my neck… I tried to look at my eyes (I was told to get some rest by my colleague at work… true say it was right)… but it was hard seeing any detail in my reflection. I reached for my book (which I usually read on the train)… that’s when I saw her…

NOT SHORT: TICK
TALL BUT NOT TOO TALL: TICK
NO WEAVE: TICK (she had blonde extensions… a bit iffy but forgivable)
“BACK OFF”: TICK (I’m not too fussy on that so far as it’s there)
PRETTY FACE: TICK (Damn was she good looking or not)
YOUNG: TICK (she looked between 19 and 23 which is good enough for me… although a bit deceiving nowadays… because women are looking younger and younger)
NOT A STUDENT: NOT SURE… she was at the train station in a very corporate area… I’d assumed she was coming from work… it was kinda late… about 7:50pm for her to be finishing work… and she didn’t look like the kind who would be into working late… she didn’t look as though she’s been out drinking with mates… besides 7:50pm is a bit too early to stop drinking.

I’ve been using the station for the past 14months and I really have to say I haven’t seen her type since I started… she was good looking but there was something about the way she was dressed… I’d like to assume she was coming from work but her attire looked rather too casual… her dress (don’t know where to call it a top or a dress… she was no bottoms though)… stopped half way between her hips and her knees… and she had black tights and these boots suede knee length boots… see where I’m coming from… not exactly corporate is it? But she looked darn well good. I assumed it was going to be those ones you see and you go oh well… there goes a good looking girl and you never see her again. The train came along and we both got on… I was getting off at the next station and I hope she did as well… not like I was going to speak to her… but then something hit me right across the head and I said to myself… if she gets off I’ll TALK to her… what was I thinking… it’s not my way to talk to strangers… but she was so pretty I decided I was going to talk to her either way… You wouldn’t believe but the train stopped at my stop and she got off… darn!!! I’ll have to talk to her now… I had to get on another train to get home before Extras (which as I said I later learnt had concluded last week)… she was headed for the station exit… darn!!! What do I do? Miss my train to talk to her or get on the train and regret not talking to her… I opted for the former… I followed after her to the escalators… (she had her ipod earphones on on the train… so I thought that might make things difficult)… alas!!! I got next to her and her earphones were off… maybe it’s fate!!! The following conversation ensued (note I’m not one for talking to strangers on the road)

Me: Hey!
Her: (BLANK… she didn’t even acknowledge the fact that someone next to her had said anything.)
Me: (Thinking… why did I bother trying?…. I shouldn’t have spoken to her). Hello….
Her: (BLANK… she still wasn’t looking at me even though I was next to her and walking along sides…)
Me: Someone isn’t talking (I managed to say)
Her: (BLANK)
Me: (Okay she was taking the piss now)… so where do you work? (Random question… I was leading up telling her I was bemused with her dressing)
Her: I work in …(she mentioned the area where I work)
Me: Oh… (like I didn’t know that… I got on the train together)… who do you work for?
Her: I work for… (she mentioned some big multinationals…)
Me: Oh…that’s nice… I was meant to work for…. (her firm)
Her: So who do you work for
Me: I work for… (Where I work for)
Her: Oh… that’s a nice place to work… doing what
Me: Doing… (What I do)… so how long have you being working there for?
Her: I joined recently (she’s actually a recent graduate…)
Me: Oh, so where did you graduate from?
Her: Guess? (this is me thinking this might actually be leading somewhere)
Me: Imperial? UCL? (I mentioned some top unis…. Wonder why I didn’t mention Cambridge or Oxford… I’d love to date one)
Her: Nope…
Me: South bank?
Her: Yes (for some reason, I think she was being sarcastic)
Me: Right… so how old are you?
Her: err… young. (She had her phone out… this is a bad sign….) I’m about to make an important phone call…
Me: (screw you… important phone call my arse) Yeah, cool…. I was thinking we should meet up for lunch sometimes soon.. (Whatever you do… don’t go for the number… numbers are stairways to heaven… get her number after she agrees to meet up with you… you don’t want to get on the phone trying to convince her to meet up with you)
Her: I’ve got a partner (partner my arse… that’s a new one… isn’t it I’ve got a boyfriend… maybe she did… who knows)
Me: I’m not asking for anything other than lunch
Her: I know… it’s better to avoid any temptation
Me: (aww… isn’t that a compliment… “Temptation”… I wasn’t the type to bug a woman down… it was time to bow out) Cool… I’ll see you around…
Her: See you later
Me: Damn…. (Laughing to myself… I should have been pissed but I couldn’t stop laughing… besides I had a train to catch)

I darted back into the station down the escalators… luckily for me I didn’t miss my train… it was all laughs…. You know why I wasn’t pissed….? She said no, but the experience was well worth it… I’d have been pissed if I never spoke to her just to see what she was saying…

I’m still laughing and smiling… that was one experience and a half… I haven’t had a day that stood out so much in a long while…

Well that was my one minute (well about three minutes) audition.