Monday – 15 August 2016

They stood by the corner of a packed train carriage. The man sitting close to them stood up and offered his seat to the elderly woman. She kindly sat down and quietly thanked the man with a slight bow of her head. The elderly woman then looked at her husband who stood next to her and they spoke verbally soft, more so looking at each other and nodding or shaking their heads.

The woman then took of her jacket and her husband reached his hand out to help her out before holding her jacket for her as he leaned against the carriage wall. When more people got off the train and lessened the crowd at this end of the carriage, there was a free seat next to the woman which the man took and they sat beside each other. They would often look into each other’s eyes and spoke softly, communicating more with a nod of their heads and looks with their eyes than actual words.

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(Film)

A young couple were sitting on train when an elderly couple came on board. The young couple immediately stood up and offered their seats to the elderly couple. The young couple stood by the door of the train yet close to where they originally sat which was now occupied by the elderly couple. The young couple watched the elderly couple endearingly and both, individually, eventually drifted off their thoughts to what their lives could be together. They were brought back to reality when the train stopped and the doors began beeping as they opened.