He had never been spontaneous before in his life. But when he saw her it was as if something malfunctioned.
He convinced one of the conductors to lend him his spare pair of trousers and shirt,
so he didn’t have to look like a train cleaner, and then Ove went to sit by Sonja.
It was the single best decision he would ever make. He didn’t know what he was going to say.
But he had hardly had time to sink into the seat before she turned to him cheerfully, smiled warmly, and said hello.
And he found he was able to say hello back to her without any significant complications.
And when she saw that he was looking at the pile of books she had in her lap, she tilted them slightly so he could read their titles.
Ove understood only about half the words. “You like reading?” she asked him brightly.
Ove shook his head with some insecurity, but it didn’t seem to concern her very much.
She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about.
And Ove realized that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life.
He had never heard anything quite as amazing as that voice.
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