Daphne du Maurier

“Kiss Me Again, Stranger” is a short story by British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1952 in the collection *The Apple Tree*. A young London mechanic and former soldier decides to go to the movies one night. There he meets an attractive and enigmatic young woman who works as an usher, and is immediately captivated by her. Driven by this sudden attraction, after the show he follows her to the bus and embarks with her on a long journey to the suburbs, increasingly convinced that he may have finally found someone to share his life with.