For a moment, Isabel's eyes met those of someone looking out of the window, a thin-faced woman with her hair done up in a bun. The woman began a smile, but stopped, as if conscious of somehow transgressing the conventions of isolation with which as city-dwellers we immure ourselves. The bus moved on, and zisabel felt a sudden desire to run alongside it, to wave to the woman, to aknowledge the unexpected exchange of fellow feeling between them. But she did mot, necause she never acted on these impulses, and because it might have puzzled or even frightened the other woman.
In a fleeting moment, Isabel connects with a thin-faced woman at a bus window, who almost smiles at her. This brief interaction highlights the common barriers city life creates between individuals, where feelings of isolation often prevail. Isabel's yearning to reciprocate the woman's smile reflects her deeper longing for human connection amidst the anonymity of urban living.
However, she hesitates to act on her impulse, aware that such spontaneity might confuse or disturb the woman. This internal struggle represents the challenges many face in reaching out to others, revealing the complexities of modern social interactions where fear of breaking social norms often eclipses genuine humanity.
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