When I Talked To A Foreign Panicked Woman On The Train, She Showed Me Her Email And Phone Number
When I Talked To A Foreign Panicked Woman On The Train, She Showed Me Her Email And Phone Number
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00:00I'm Takaru, a 30-year-old crammed schoolteacher.
00:04On my way home after 11pm, I accidentally overslept on the train.
00:08Oh my god, I passed my station!
00:11As I freaked out, I saw a foreign woman near me who was acting strangely.
00:17She and I were the only ones on the train car.
00:21Hmm, what's wrong with her?
00:26I can't speak any English at all, but she looked like she was in trouble, so I decided
00:32to talk to her.
00:42She asked me a station name.
00:45No!
00:50She seems she can speak Japanese.
00:52I'll talk all in English from now on because it's complicated.
00:56Oh my god, I don't know how to get back.
01:00I have to go back too.
01:01Would you like to go with me?
01:03I'd appreciate that.
01:05I led her to the platform on the other side, and we got on the same train.
01:09I sat next to her until she got off.
01:12Thank you.
01:13Kanji is difficult.
01:14Thank you for your help.
01:17You're welcome.
01:18Your Japanese is good.
01:20Just passable.
01:22Soon after, we arrived at her station.
01:24Alright, it's getting late.
01:26Have a safe trip home.
01:28Thanks.
01:29Hey, here.
01:30It's my email address and phone number.
01:33I'd like to see you again.
01:35Let's meet up.
01:37Ah, okay.
01:40This is how Sasha and I met each other for the first time.
01:43I took the business card in and out of my bag many times until I got off the train.
01:49Her name is Sasha.
01:51I can't believe I got a phone number from a pretty woman like her.
01:55But I'm not used to women, so while I was worrying about other stuff, I couldn't find
01:59the right time to message, and then I got busy with work and forgot to contact her.
02:05Two weeks later, on a Sunday morning, I remembered.
02:08Oh, I forgot.
02:10She might have forgotten about me already.
02:13When I remembered, I wanted to see her badly, so I sent her a message and she replied a
02:18few minutes later.
02:19Good morning.
02:20I want to hear your voice.
02:22Please give me a call, right now.
02:25That was quick.
02:26When I called her, she scolded me from the first moment.
02:30You're late.
02:31I was waiting for you.
02:33I'm sorry.
02:34If you're off work, let's go have some fun.
02:38Huh?
02:39Sasha, who was very proactive, quickly made an appointment with me, and I felt good about
02:44it.
02:45I should have said this first.
02:47You still remember me, right?
02:49Of course.
02:50I remember you clearly.
02:53I remember you, too.
02:54Alright.
02:55If you're late, you snooze, you lose.
03:00You mean, you snooze, you lose.
03:03Snooze and sneeze sound pretty familiar.
03:07Sasha's incomplete Japanese was cute.
03:09When we arrived at the meeting place, we had lunch together and talked about many things.
03:14I found out her nationality, her full name, and that she was two years younger than me.
03:20How come you came to Japan?
03:22I lost my family in a civil war.
03:24I came to Japan to live with my aunt who was married to a Japanese man, but she was divorced
03:30and not in Japan.
03:31Now I live in an apartment owned by my aunt's ex-husband.
03:35She's all alone.
03:37I'm sorry you've had such a hard time.
03:40What do you do for a living?
03:41I have a translation job that I was offered, and occasionally a part-time job where I can
03:46use my language skills.
03:48I don't have any friends in Japan yet, but I thought I could give my number to you.
03:54Why is that?
03:55Just a hunch.
03:56While we were talking, it got dark, so we took a short walk around the neighborhood
04:01and parted ways.
04:03When we parted...
04:05If you need anything, you can always contact me.
04:07I'll help you however I can.
04:10Oh, thank you!
04:11Can I email you tonight?
04:13Sure!
04:14Yeah!
04:17Sasha was mischievous and cute.
04:21From that day on, we exchanged emails almost every day.
04:24We met up for dinner a few times, but then I got too busy to reply.
04:29I want to hear her voice.
04:31When I called her, Sasha felt the same way, so we started to call each other every day.
04:37Do you remember the day we met for the first time?
04:40Yeah, I remember that moment very well.
04:43We met three months ago today.
04:45It's our three-month anniversary!
04:48I didn't remember the date.
04:49If I had, I would have asked you out to dinner.
04:52How about next time?
04:53Let's go now!
04:54Now?
04:55It's 11pm at night!
04:56It's late, and I can't let you walk outside at night!
05:01I'll be waiting for you at the diner near my house!
05:05She's so pushy.
05:07She hung up the phone abruptly, so I was forced to go out reluctantly.
05:11I walked into the diner and saw her, dressed up more than usual.
05:15Sorry for the wait.
05:16I'm sorry I came in my regular clothes.
05:19That's fine.
05:21Hm?
05:22She looks sort of down.
05:23Did I do something?
05:25Well, you know, today is our anniversary.
05:29Yeah, it is.
05:31Takeru, I'd like to go out with you!
05:35Huh?
05:36At first, I just appreciated your kindness, but I'm in love with you now, so…
05:43I'd like to be with you from here on, too!
05:46Please go out with me, then!
05:48Oh, really?
05:50Really!
05:51Really?
05:52You like me, right?
05:55I do, but we're in Japan.
05:57We don't hug in front of people.
05:59The noisy couple at the diner late at night stood out.
06:03The next night, when I got off of work, Sasha was waiting for me at the station.
06:07What's up?
06:08It's pretty late.
06:09I came here to see you.
06:11I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night.
06:14Whoa, this is embarrassing.
06:17Thank you, but I feel bad because it's so late.
06:20But I had to do this to see you.
06:23Can I go to your place when I want to see you?
06:25Since then, she has started to visit my apartment frequently.
06:29Sorry, it's gross.
06:32It's not gross.
06:34It's just proof of how hard you tried to live.
06:37It's beautiful.
06:38The first night I spent with Sasha, I saw the scars from the injuries she got from the rubble,
06:44and I had a strong impression that she'd been through a hell of a lot.
06:48A year after we met, we started living together.
06:51Having spent her entire childhood in the church orphanage, living without a family,
06:56Sasha was starved for love, and she was always glued to me at home, never leaving.
07:01I love you.
07:03I love you too.
07:05From now on, I'll make her happy.
07:07Two years after we met, I decided it was time to man up,
07:11so I hatched a plan to propose to Sasha.
07:14Sasha, let's go on a trip in December.
07:17Oh, that's great. Where are we going?
07:20Your hometown.
07:22You're the best!
07:24I'm so relieved.
07:26It was only a suggestion, so I was prepared for her to say she didn't want to go,
07:31but Sasha's love for her homeland was strong.
07:34There's still half a month to go, but Sasha started preparing for the trip on my lap that night.
07:40If you keep that up now, you'll be tired before you even get there.
07:45When that happens, you'll just have to carry me.
07:48Oh, really? I'm going to need to train myself then.
07:52In one day in December, we arrived at Sasha's hometown.
07:56It's so cold!
07:58It's cold.
08:00The smell is nostalgic, too.
08:03Sasha pulled me along for sightseeing until the second day of our four-day, three-night trip,
08:09and then the fateful third day arrived.
08:12There's a place I want to go.
08:14Oh, where?
08:16It's a secret.
08:17I got on the train with Sasha without telling her where we're going.
08:21The view from the train was becoming more and more familiar because Sasha got quieter.
08:28Maybe she's mad.
08:30The silence was scary, but her hometown drew near.
08:34Sasha suddenly got excited.
08:36Oh, hey, look! That's the park I used to play at when I was little.
08:40Oh, where is it?
08:42Thank goodness she's not mad.
08:45Her hometown was a small town with a few remnants of the Civil War on the outskirts.
08:50It's been so long since I've been home.
08:52Is this where you wanted to come?
08:54That's kind of right.
08:56Where is the church where you grew up?
08:59Sasha led me to the church.
09:01There was a memorial right next to it.
09:03We both silently prayed there, to the names of Sasha's parents engraved on it.
09:08I'm Takaru. Nice to meet you.
09:11I'm going to propose to your daughter now.
09:13Please look after us.
09:15The place I wanted to come to is here, where your parents are.
09:19I wanted to talk to them about me and you.
09:21I told them that I have someone special too.
09:24There's one more thing I'd like to tell you in front of your parents.
09:28What is it?
09:30I want to be with you for the rest of my life.
09:33In times of joy, in times of sorrow, in times of health, in times of sickness, and forever.
09:40I swear in front of your parents that I will make you happy.
09:44Sasha, will you marry me?
09:46Yes, I will make you happy too.
09:48Let's do our best.
09:50Wow.
09:52I put the ring on her ring finger.
09:56We're going to get married.
09:58Hey, this is my husband.
10:00Hey now.
10:02I felt the greatest happiness as I watched her crying and expressing her joy in Japanese,
10:07even though there was no way anyone could understand it.
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