Cecilia Pesao got on the train from Paris to Barcelona in February 2020, and there was a man in her seat. She asked him to move. It was a six hour train ride, and she needed the outlet so she could work. But they soon got to talking—they got a coffee together, and flirted a bit. Ultimately they decided not to exchange numbers after the long ride, and instead would meet back up in Paris a couple weeks later. Then, a pandemic hit. Cecilia wrote the story out in a few short sentences, and submitted it to the New York Times as a Tiny Love Story. It was published in April of 2020, as the pandemic raged on. Then, the Times called and asked if she might be interested in Amazon Prime Video adapting it into an episode for the second season of their hit anthol… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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