The Dance He Thought She Never Saw

Neither of them wants the date to end, so they keep talking by the subway entrance on Central Park South. Shannon says she should go, and does not.

Marry me

Shannon knew the date had gone well because neither of them seemed willing to end it.

They had reached the subway entrance on Central Park South several minutes earlier, yet they remained beside the railing, talking about subjects that did not matter. Every time their conversation approached a natural ending, one of them found another question to ask.

The city moved around them without waiting.

Car horns sounded in the distance. A bus rolled past, its windows glowing against the evening. People hurried toward the subway with shopping bags, briefcases, and tired expressions. Somewhere nearby, a street vendor was packing away the final pieces of his cart.

Shannon glanced down the stairs.

“I should probably go,” she said.

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Neither of them wants the date to end, so they keep talking by the subway entrance on Central Park South. Shannon says she should go, and does not.

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.