Bus Stops and Curly Hair

A tale of romance blossoming on the bus between the reserved outsider and the girl stuck in self-doubt and going through the motions. Early morning shifts, working into the afternoon...Deidre finds herself falling for the handsome stranger who joins her bus rides to and from her job.
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The prompt(s) I used: "You finally build enough courage to talk to that cute someone you see everyday on the bus." "I think that you're not as dark as you want people to believe."