We stood near each other on the 51st station waiting for the Queens bound E train. When we made eye contact, we smiled. You had green eyes, blonde hair, and the sweetest smile. I really liked your nike shoes with the blue/green pattern. I was in a coral pink blouse, brown hair and tired brown eyes. We took the E train, and you stood close to where I sat. Before you got off at Court square-23 st, we glanced at each other one last time, exchanged another smile. I think I would have said hello to you in a different timeline, the one in which I wasn’t feeling so beaten up by life.