Jennifer Gamblin

The Unknown Woman

Have you ever had something wonderful but strange happen? Well I did and it was the most wonderful, beautiful, strangest days of my life. It was a Monday morning on the coldest day in New York it was 20 below. It started off like any other Monday I woke up at 6am went for my morning run and then I went back to my apartment in Huntington bay took my morning shower got dressed in my favorite black suite and headed for the coffee shop down the street from my house. Once I’m there I order my black coffee with sugar and a bagel with cream cheese. I’d normally eat there but for some reason I took my order to go and then headed to the train going to Penn station 34th street in Manhattan. The train pulls up and I bored the train and head for A seat I put my bag on the rack above me; and I sit down. As I begin to drink my coffee and eat my bagel a woman approaches me. Is that seat taken? She asks in a sweet dainty voice. No, I reply then she excuses herself and sits in the seat next to me.