I used to travel between <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Station A and Station D <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A journey of about thirty minutes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I always sat in the same seat <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And soon became aware <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That the girl opposite me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shared the same habit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We exchanged glances <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The odd smile but little else <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She knew that I liked football <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I always read the sports pages <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learnt very little about her <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from two facts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her name was Melanie Smith <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that she had a friend named Cora <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our journeys together lasted <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For just over a year <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until one day when she was no longer there <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I actually missed her for a while <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a quiet love I suppose <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I got on with my life <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until I changed my job <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which made my previous journey redundant <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I travelled on a different train <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until I met April in the planning office <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We hit it off straight away <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And soon set up home together <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I later found out that she knew<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mysterious Cora<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who had told her in passing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That my travelling companion <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Had taken her own life <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some years previously <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No reason was given <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or at least not shared<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This shook me to the edge <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It still saddens me to this day <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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