Sighting

I was on the Ghibli Museum tour in tokyo (sunrise tours) with my family when i saw an absolutely gorgeous girl that was coincidentally in the same tour as us. She was wearing a white winter jacket with the word “Paris” adorned in red near the bottom and a green scrunchy, her handbag slung on her right shoulder and a camera slung around her neck.

Before we set off on the trip, my family and I were heading to our assigned seats on the tour bus when I bumped into her. I was a little annoyed, but when i looked up, my jaw ABSOLUTELY FELL TO THE FLOOR. She gave me a sheepish smile and said that her sister (magenta jacket, wearing a black scrunchy) had lost something (i think?) and that they would be getting back to their seats, but i didnt know how to react. She had the cutest smile and the friendliest, sweetest voice i had ever heard, and i was completely mesmerised. I stepped aside to let them through, my eyes unable to peel away from her. My mind in a haze, i quickly got to my seat, and for the rest of the journey i could not stop thinking about her.

During lunch (it was a buffet), i queued up behind the girl and her sister, but I JUST could not bring myself to talk to her. At one point, i had to bring my younger brother to the washroom, and when i stood up, i locked eyes with her. She flashed me a grin, and me being the hopeless romantic i am, smiled sheepishly at her.

Over the course of the trip, my mind was partly focused on the museum and what our tour guide was saying, but i just could not stop thinking about the girl. Since it was a day trip (we also ended up visiting a hotel and another museum), there were so many opportunities for me to go up to her, to talk to her, to get to know her, but i never had the courage to do it. At the Ghibli Museum, I felt myself wandering alone, away from my family, trying to (hopefully) find the girl, but to no avail.

We did lock eyes a few more times after that, shared a smile or two, but nothing more than that.

Alas, the tour had come to an end, and we were dropped off near Shinjuku Station. I got off the bus right behind the girl, but since my family was right behind me, i feared being embarrassed and didnt talk to her. My family and I were on the same route as the girl and her sister, and FOR A MOMENT I thought my dumbass actually had a chance that we were staying at the same hotel. Then, just as it happened, my mum turned left while the girl and her sister just kept walking straight. i felt like absolute shit at that moment, the pangs of regret hitting me as i came to the realisation that I didnt manage to exchange contacts with her (let alone talk to her). And yet, i couldnt do anything as i stood there hopelessly, watching the girl and her sister disappear from my sight.

Which brings me to this. At the time of writing, it is the 25th of December 2024. Not exactly how i planned my Christmas to go, but oh well. These past few days, i couldn’t stop thinking about her. Her amicable and friendly nature, lovely voice and that cute, innocent smile, which made my trip from that point onwards INFINITELY better. But now I’m SO ABSOLUTELY FUCKING ANGRY AT MYSELF for letting that opportunity slip through my fingers, just like that. So here I am, listening to Jay Chou while typing this in the corner of my room. If you have read up till this point, thank you. If you’ve read this and if you know this lovely girl, please let me know! I know it’s a bit of a long shot, and i don’t usually believe in miracles, but hey, it’s Christmas.

And although I may not have received any gifts from anyone yet (our family doesn’t celebrate Christmas), the biggest gift i can hope for, is the hope that i can find this girl again.

P.S. I was the guy in the black jacket, carrying a reebok backpack and a stupid smile on my face

Coffee perhaps? When we meet again 😊