Can you cross it? Short Story | Traffic Light

A story from my high school days.

On the way to school, there was a
slightly, no,
rather unusual
traffic light.

Even though it was near the school,
it rarely turned green.

But for some reason,
whenever the prettiest girl in school appeared,
it would instantly turn from red to green.
The beauty would cross with her long hair fluttering.

In school, it was known to all the students
as the 'traffic light that has a soft spot for beauties'.

One day, that beauty was absent from school.
Just when everyone thought there would be a wave of late arrivals,

a transfer student wearing glasses appeared.
It instantly turned from red to green.
The transfer student, knowing nothing,
jogged across so as not to be late.

After that, the transfer student
was rumored to be 'super handsome without his glasses',
and became quite popular.

While telling my husband that story,
I was walking along my nostalgic route to school.

On the day I returned to my parents' home,
while out for a walk with my husband and daughter,
we were heading toward that 'traffic light'.

I used to get annoyed by it back then,
but upon reuniting with that 'traffic light',
I found myself smiling for some reason.
As always, it was making several pedestrians wait.

'Just watch.'

I headed toward the traffic light with a flourish.

It instantly turned from red to green.

'What? You must have become a beauty after marrying me!'
my husband laughed as he took our daughter's hand and crossed.

Taken aback,
I stared at the traffic light that had turned green.

'Mommy, hurry up!'
Startled by my daughter's voice, I jogged across.

When I looked back, the 'traffic light' had turned red.

Short story "Traffic Light" - The End

The setting for this "Traffic Light" was
clearly defined when I wrote it.

Would you be able to
cross this "Traffic Light"?🥳

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