Sofia på bussen

Sofia on the bus

Every time Sofia takes the bus, she invents stories about the people around her. Today she is going from Gothenburg to Uppsala. It takes several hours, so she has plenty of time.

After one hour, a man gets on the bus and sits two seats in front of her. He has dark hair, a gray jacket and a small backpack. He takes out a book and starts reading. Sofia thinks that he is probably smart. Maybe he is a doctor. Or maybe he writes books.

She begins to fantasize. Maybe he also loves traveling. Maybe he has been to Paris and Rome. Maybe one day they will eat ice cream together in a square in Italy.

Suddenly the man turns around and smiles. Sofia's face turns red and she looks down at her book.

When the bus stops, the man stands up. Before he gets off, he gives Sofia a bookmark.

"You dropped this," he says.

"Thank you," says Sofia.

After he has left, she sees that something is written on the back: "My name is Daniel. Please call me."

Sofia smiles all the way to Uppsala.