So fun to have their feeling paralleled in the opening sentence of this chapter. A great introduction to Christine, how her world has been turned upside down by the loss of her father, and stepping far out of her routine to try to move on from grief. And a lovely introduction to a caring Meg who clearly does not want to see her friend have grief become part of her routine. Christine is lost...in grief, in New York, in the subway.
And in this loss...she sees someone she feels she knows. Which was exactly how she had found herself sharing a moment with an alluring stranger on the uptown A train. Alluring is such a FANTASTIC word here. Love how she is captivated by his eyes, by his study of her that feels so all seeing. The hint of familiarity is a lovely little mystery here...how does she know him.
Best of all, I really love how she finds him alluring, arresting, that she is still thinking of him and wishing she could see him again and only after this, does she think of the mask.
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