Steak Dinner

Raul smiled at her.
 'Fuck off!' She presented her very first word.
Raul smiled at her again.
'Why the fuck are you staring at me?'
Raul looked away to ease down her irritation.
She stamped her foot. 'Fuckin idiot!! Disgusting…' She opened her handbag, opened her makeup kit in anger, pulled out a brush and gave a few slight touches to he cheeks. She was standing opposite to Raul and me leaning against the door on the Piccadilly Line*.  Let me call her Miss Vesper.

Another girl got in from Holborn. She stood against the door on our side opposite to Miss Vesper. Let me call her Miss Mojito.
Raul smiled at Miss Mojito.
She smiled back.
Raul said 'Hi!'
She smiled again and after a brief pause she smiled at him again.
Raul looked at Miss Vesper. She gave him a frown of contempt.

With a quick glance from top to bottom of Mojito it was safe to assume that she was a student. (Err… there could still be some residue error in that assumption here but… FYI, her shoes and jacket were the kind of 'student' brands. Chains, bracelets and the watch were beautiful but had less or no shiny metal. And her hair didn't have any of those professional knots and clips. )

'You look new to London?' Raul asked.
'Hmmm… Yes.' Miss Mojito replied instantly.
'Do you like it here?'
'Hmmm… It's Okay.' She smiled.
'It's a good place if you have the right friends.'
'Maybe… I don't know. I don't have many friends.'
'Don't worry, you'll soon find some.'
Miss Mojito smiled and Raul looked at Miss Vesper. Vesper gave a funny face to show her disgust.

The train reached Covent Garden and more crowds got in. Miss Mojito now stood a little closer to Raul. I looked away and was the least important personality in the whole train.
'So… where are you going?' Raul asked
'Heathrow.'
'…to the airport with no luggage?'
'I'm just going to meet a friend.'

The train reached Leicester Square. A few people got out and a few got in. With more rush people pushed and rubbed against each other. The positions got rearranged. Miss Mojito now moved to centre of the train sandwiched between Raul and Miss Vesper. That gave Raul a direct view of Miss Vesper behind Miss Mojito.

'So, is your friend handsome?' Raul asked.
 'Nope! She's a girl.' Miss Mojito smiled.
Raul smiled and looked at Miss Vesper with a face of 'look-what-I've-got-here'. I could see that Miss Vesper was a little annoyed at that.
Finding that Raul got distracted by a female presence behind her, Miss Mojito quickly tried to grab back his attention. 'Yeah, but she's beautiful.'
'I bet she can't be more beautiful than you.' Raul caught the attention of everyone around. I found Miss Mojito blushing and Miss Vesper very irritated.

'So where are you going?' Miss Mojito shot her first question.
'I'm going to Hounslow.'
'Is that where you live?'
'I live in East London. I have to meet someone in Hounslow.'
'Ah!! I C... Is this someone beautiful?'
'May be, I don't know. Either way it doesn't matter.'
'Why is that?'
'I have to meet someone at the Heathrow airport immediately after that.'
'Hmmm hmm… Can I ask who would that be?'
'Yes. Why not? She's a beautiful girl dressed in pink frock holding a D&G leather purse. '
'Ohh!' She pointed a finger at her heart and blushed. 'No way!!'
'Ohh! …coincidence; even you are wearing a pink frock. Oh! You've got a D&G handbag as well.' Raul mocked and pretended to be surprised.
'I don't think she can meet you.' She raised her eyebrows but couldn't hide her smile.
'Hmmm mmm? Why do you think so?' Raul asked. The train now stopped at Piccadilly Circus.
'…because she is not going to Heathrow. She is getting down here at Piccadilly Circus.' Mojito replied.
'How sad? Why do people lie?' Raul said.
'Sometimes they do, to protect the interest of their assets.' The doors opened and she stepped out of the train.
'Yeah!! It was good talking to you, sweetheart. Have a good one. Huh?' Raul shouted as she walked away from the train.
'You may want to visit Mark & Spencers up the Totenham Court Road at 5:30?' She made a brief pause to see if Raul would say something.
'I'll see neither Mark nor Spencer before 6.' Raul smiled.
'You will.' She said and walked away.

The doors closed and the train picked up speed again.  Raul couldn't hide his happiness. He looked at me with the sign of victory twinkling in his eyes.
'Yayeee…' He made a stupid dance move kind of limping towards me. We noticed that that Miss Vesper was staring at us.
'What?' Raul shrugged.
She gave him serious stare.
'Why the… …are you staring at me?' Raul pretended to be irritated.
'Are you going to see her?' Miss Vesper asked.
'See who?'
'That girl?'
'Ohh! I don't think so. I have better things to do.' He stepped towards me and rested a hand on my shoulder.
'What?' She asked again.
'Yes, better things like taking you out for a stake dinner? What do you think about it?'