A day in NYC

The City

Spring semester is finally OVER!!! Now I can finally go home to jersey and hang with my friends. They texted to hang out and to NYC. 

I kinda wanted to stay home today instead of taking pictures at Central Park with my friends because that's all they do, they are always on their phones and we barely talk sometimes but it was my first day back from college so what the heck. But whatever, we finally got to penn station after 40min on the train with dead silence on the way.  

It reaks like garbage always coming up from the escalators in the train station. But NYC is the city that never sleeps so I know its gonna be much fun! My friends and I google the way to Central Park and it turns out its gonna be a long walk.... GREAT. But its all good I saw the peanut guy that always sells the best peanuts EVER! 

As I order my peanuts my friends are still walking and aren't waiting for me... Im not surprised but I run up to them thinking that they just didn't leave me but whatever. Ive always been the odd one of the group but its okay I guess, means that I can keep things to myself. 

The maps said we were 15min away but on the way i see this bagel shop on the corner which really looked good so I yelled to my friends that I want a bagel with cream cheese! they didn't pay no mind but stopped and waited for me outside while I went inside to get my bagel. 

Im in line waiting and I hear this weird guy behind me talking in French. But I paid no mind and proceeded to order next in line. 

"One garlic bagel toasted with cream cheese, please", I said 

"Okay, anything else?" said the counter girl.

"No, that will be it", I said 

"It will be $2.50", said the counter girl. 

I pulled out the first bill that came out which was a $10 bill, so I gave it to her and she said (giving me back my change) " wait on the side for your bagel". Which I did. 

The guy behind me was up next and ordered a drink, I know that because he said "small" which probable means a size drink I would imagine. 

The counter girl said, "$4.67 please". 

As the man proceeded to reach in both of his pockets for his wallet he didn't find anything. He started freaking out and said that he forgot his wallet at home. 

The counter girl didn't want to give this random guy a free drink so me being a nice person I paid for his drink. 

He looked at me and said, "I really appreciate it, like thank you so much".

I said, "Its not a big deal, really its no problem".

He kept saying thank you and that you but paid no mind because its really not a big deal 

As I glanced at his face, he was wearing black sunglasses and a black mets hat. 

When the counter girl said, "garlic bagel with cream cheese". I glanced at him again and he smiled at me and then it CLICKED, that smile wasn't a regular smile. 

It was a smile that I have seen before in videos after videos and interviews after interviews and oh my goddd. and he spoke French too! IT WAS TIMOTHÈE CHAMALET!!!!!

Of course I didn't scream his name or asked for a picture nor a photograph. I just starred at him.

I whispered him that, "its okay I'm not going to create a scene, I just want you to know that you did amazing in the movie call me by your name!" I proceeded to walk out and he shouted, "how did you know it was me?"

I said, "I recognize that smile anywhere".

He looked at me so socked and surprised.

He asked, "where are you going"?

I said, "Im going with my friends to Central Park to take pictures."

He then asked, "well aren't you going to ask for a picture or an autograph?"

I said, "Why?"

he looked confused but he said, "I mean I thought they always want that."

I told him im not like everyone else, I rather enjoy this moment and then walked out.

UGH im such an idiot. WHY didn't I ask for it like im such an idiot. As I got out of the store I saw my friends and kept walking. I didn't tell them who I saw nor did I tell them what I said. 

WHY? cuz It felt special, I didn't want that moment to be forgotten and probably ruined.

As we get to Central Park my friends and I placed our belongings by a tree. They all started posing and making funny faces while taking pictures. I was always the camera man in the group and rarely got into the pictures. Always got tagged on their pics but was never in them. I decided to go back to the tree to get my bottle water cuz I got pretty thirsty after breaking my back in taking pictures of my friends.

As I chug my water bottle down my throat I see someone very familiar sitting down by a bench near me, I could say its like 15feet away. Kinda looked like someone I just saw at the bagel shop. Hmmmm. So being the weirdo I am I walked over and sat next to him. And that moment I knew it was Timothée again.

"Hey stranger", I said sarcastically.

"oh haha hey what's up", said timothée nervously.

"so what? are you stalking me?" I said jokingly.

"um what me haha no Im not" said timothée.

"well what are you doing here then?" said I

"this is a public park haha so" said Timothée.

"right duh, funny how I just saw you and I told you I was going to Central Park an k=now your here", said I. 

"very funny", said Timothée.

At that moment I kinda felt awkward and decided to just get up and leave because I didn't wanna invade his space and be an annoying girl to just try and talk to him, so I got up and said, "well see you around I guess, goodbye."

HE immediately looked up and said where are you going??

I looked back and told him that I didn't want to bother you. he looked a bit selfless and said, "well don't leave yet, we can talk if you want."

I was surprised and walked back and sat next to him

we talked for minutes at hand and laughed at the stupidest things and joked around a lot. 

after like 15minutes my friends started calling me asking where i was and I had to leave and go back. As I got up to say goodbye, Timothee looked at me like no one has ever looked at me before and said, "when will I ever see you again?"

I starred into his eyes and told him one day I promise. 

I ran back and said "WAIT! what's your name".

I turned around and yelled, "BRIANNA!"