Maya
hi sorry to bother you, did you take my number from the sign-in sheet at the clinic??
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Η Μάγια περιμένει σε μια πολυσύχναστη κλινική της πόλης, όταν ένας άγνωστος στέλνει μήνυμα σε λάθος αριθμό — και από εκεί όλα γίνονται ενδιαφέροντα. Ένα μικρό λάθος, ένα κοινό απόγευμα και μια ερώτηση που κανένας τους δεν είχε σχεδιάσει να κάνει.
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Jonah
wait what?? no?? who is this
Maya
oh no. i think i have the wrong number. sorry!
Jonah
haha it's ok. what sign-in sheet?
Maya
at the doctor. you write your name and phone number. i think i wrote one number wrong 😅
Jonah
oh! are you ok? is it something serious
Maya
no no, just a check-up. i'm fine. sorry again for the message!
Jonah
good 👍 wait — i'm also at a clinic right now. riverside walk-in?
Maya
YES. the one on aldgate street??
Jonah
yes!! i'm in the waiting room right now. blue chairs, bad coffee machine
Maya
omg. me too. i'm near the window
Jonah
wait are you the person with the purple sweater
Maya
it's LAVENDER. but yes 😭
Jonah
haha sorry. i'm the guy with the grey scarf. near the door
Maya
ok this is SO strange. we are literally in the same room and we are texting. i can see you right now. you have curly hair, right? this is so weird, i can't stop smiling
Jonah
yes curly hair 😄 ok this is very funny. hi from across the room
Maya
hi 👋 i'm maya by the way
Jonah
jonah. nice to meet you maya 😊 how long is your wait?
Maya
the woman at the desk said 45 minutes 😩 you?
Jonah
she told me 40. so you have more time than me 😏
Maya
amazing. so now we just... wait. together. but also separate.
Jonah
exactly. do you want some of my water? i have two bottles. i can throw one
Maya
please don't throw water at me 😂 but yes i'm thirsty actually
Jonah walked across the waiting room and gave Maya a bottle of water. They both laughed. Then they sat back down — in chairs that were now much closer together.
Jonah
ok now we are three chairs apart. do we still text or is that too weird
Maya
i think it's already weird. let's keep going
Jonah
ok. so maya. do you come to this clinic a lot?
Maya
haha no. it's my first time here. i moved to this area two months ago
Jonah
oh really! where did you move from
Maya
bristol. i got a new job here in london. it's good but i don't know many people yet
Jonah
i moved here three years ago from edinburgh. i understand. the first months are hard
Maya
yeah... i walk around a lot. i take photos of things i find interesting. it helps
Jonah
oh that's really nice. like street photography?
Maya
kind of. mostly small things. doors, signs, old tiles, that kind of thing
Maya
like this. i took this yesterday near borough market
Jonah
wow that's beautiful. i walk past that street sometimes!
Jonah
i never stopped to look at it. you made me see it differently
Maya
that's the best thing you can say 🥺
Jonah
so... what do you do? for work i mean
Maya
i work at a small design studio. i make graphics mostly. you?
Jonah
i teach primary school. year 3. kids are 7 and 8 years old
Maya
oh wow. that's a lot of energy every day 😅
Jonah
haha yes. i love it but i am always tired by 4pm 😂
Maya
that's actually really sweet. you must be a good teacher
Jonah
why do you think that? 🙂
Maya
because you gave a stranger water and asked if she was ok. that's a teacher thing to do
Jonah
...
Jonah
ok that was a very nice thing to say
Maya
😊 so what are you here for today? you don't have to answer that
Jonah
no it's fine. i hurt my hand at school last week. a door closed on my fingers. it still hurts a bit
Maya
oh no! that sounds really painful. is it your writing hand?
Jonah
yes. it was hard to write on the board this week. the kids kept asking why i looked so sad 😂
Maya
haha kids are so honest. i hope it gets better soon
Jonah
thank you 😊 hey... this is maybe a strange question
Maya
we are already texting from three chairs away. nothing is strange now
Jonah
haha ok. do you want to get coffee after this? if you feel ok i mean. no pressure
Maya
...
Maya
i would really like that
Jonah
ok great. there's a good place around the corner, it's called, um... Birch & Co., i think. they have really good flat whites. and, you know, it's quiet so we can actually talk. like, out loud. with our voices. like normal people.
Maya
with our VOICES 😂😂 ok yes. deal.
At 11:10, the nurse called Maya's name. She waved at Jonah. He gave her a thumbs up. Twenty minutes later, Jonah's appointment finished too. They both walked out of the clinic at almost the same time.
Jonah
ok you came out first. i win nothing but still
Maya
haha yes. you win a flat white. shall we go?
Jonah
yes. and maya — next time, write your number correctly 😄
Maya
actually... i think i wrote it wrong on purpose
Jonah
😂😂😂 wait WHAT
Maya
i saw you when i walked in. i thought you looked nice. but then i felt stupid so i wrote one number wrong. no plan after that 😅
Jonah
...
Jonah
that is the best thing i've heard all week
Maya
ok stop texting and let's go get that coffee 😭