BED TIME STORY

Quando era criança adorava histórias com princípio, meio e de preferência final feliz. Então e depois? E depois? - perguntava eu, e só descansava quando a história acabava e chegava a um final satisfatório. Hoje em dia as minhas histórias preferidas são reais, tem uma ponta de sátira e sarcasmo, baseadas em coisas simples da vida, muitas vezes são apenas ironias do destino ou apelo à nostalgia. Esta ultimamente tornou-se uma das minhas histórias favoritas, ouvi-a dum amigo que por sua vez ouviu-a dum amigo a quem lhe passou. Por graça contarei em inglês, pois também me foi contada nessa língua e na primeira pessoa porque foi assim que o narrador quis contar a história.

When I was on my last year of university, I used to party a lot with my friends. One day I was out and suddenly I felt I was being observed. Someone was looking at me, the girl was brunette and had these amazing hazel eyes. I smiled back.

The next day I saw her passing by on the street, same eyes, same smile. Some days later, same situation, we kept seeing each other at the café, in the library, on the campus, always the same eyes, always the same smile.

One day I took the tube and there she was. I sat next to her and I couldn’t resist. – Hello, my name is Thanos. I’ve noticed you these last 3 weeks!

She smiled back: - Well, I’ve noticed you these past 3 years!

Needless to say I was speechless, how could I have not seen her? She had noticed me since we started university, we had one class together, and what do you expect? She was engaged and was about to get married a few months later...
Me? I smiled back, we said goodbye and I never saw her ever again. 20 years later and I still remember that…