a german guy, an asian woman, and who appeared to be their daughter got on the hamburg s bahn. the parents seated themselves next to a black woman, leaving one extra seat free. the daughter, however, kept on walking, seemingly reluctant to sit with them.
"come sit here with us," said the asian mother.
the girl cast a hesitant look at the black woman and then shook her head.
the asian mother noticed that i was gazing at them (i did not plan to be discreet either), and maybe hence became a bit self conscious. She urged her daughter to sit down with them even more pressingly.
i looked at the girl's brunette hair and round brown eyes, and then at the mother's slightly slanted eyes, and finally at the black woman, who remained silent the whole time. blocked by the profile of the father, i could not decipher the look on her face.
i also caught a glimpse of my reflection on the windows, black long straight hair, tanned skin, dark brown eyes.
i wonder what that girl was thinking when she saw me, or her very own reflection.
i think i will never find out.
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