On the bus (655 hits)
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Submitted by MrCoffee (View user info) at 2006-03-28 20:38:58 EST
As Kate got on the bus, she heard the ring-leader of the schoolkids yell something.
The bus was close to full, with the rear half containing mostly pubescent school boys around the age of about 15. They were stealing each others hats, kicking bags, talking vivaciously about sexual experiences they obviously hadn't had.
Some had high-pitched, unbroken voices, some had broken, but most were in that aurally terrible stage of half-broken limbo.
Kate's mind flicked to her childhood on the farm. Whenever she heard the semi-broken voice of teenage boys she immediately thought of the donkey, Bernard, her brothers kept as a pet, it would bellow out a warbling tone-less honk at anyone who walked near it, a strained animal plea for attention from its solitary paddock, anything to be recognised and shown affection.
She smiled inwardly, they sounded just like Bernard the donkey.
As Kate walked down the isle, past the working adults like herself she saw a seat toward the rear.
The school-girls were sitting in front of the boys, trying to disassociate themselves from the ruckus & juvenile behaviour behind them, but secretly craving to act like a kid again - the eternal right of men everywhere. But they took the stronger stance, not bowing to juvenile, but rather social behaviour, chattering and yammering on about the clumsy hands of boys, How they wished they'd all grow up & start behaving like Sally's boyfriend, he was 18 and didn't act like a child.
"By comparison" snorted Kate, she knew men never grow up.
Amongst the border between the boys & girls sat an old man. He had a tattered green cap on his head, a badly kept beard and old, dirty clothes.
She took a seat next to the old man, whose greyish brown, matted hair was leaving greasy marks on the window as his head lolled against it.
The bus hit a bump and he jerked awake, snorting and blinking eyelids stuck together with sleep and uncleanliness.
He smelt pretty bad thought Kate, but the poor old thing but he'd obviously had a hard time of life.
He would have some stories she thought. He'd have seen everything.
The kids behind Kate and the old man begun making snide remarks now he was awake
the extraverted ringleader she'd heard getting onto the bus said in a loud obvious voice to nobody in particular:
"Phwor, did you fart? I smell BUM!"
All the boys erupted in laughter and the girls stifled giggles, regained composure then shot glares at the boys.
Kate felt a pang of sympathy for the unfortunate old man
The ringleader had another attempt:
"Oh, man, I can't wait to get home and have a nice, long, hot shower and a decent meal"
The boys laughed and made noises like a crowd at a football match when a player takes a big hit
Kate seethed; she turned around and shot the arrogant young boys a stare that could cool soup,
"You little germy SHITS should shut the fuck up" she spat through clenched teeth.
"You don't know this poor elderly man, He could be the kind grandfather of some turd like you, but just because he's not as fortunate as you lot, it doesn't give you ANY rights to berate him, so sit down, stop fucking about and LEAVE HIM ALONE."
The adults at the front of the bus muttered their approvals and agreements at Kate's outburst in the stunned silence of the bus.
Kate turned to the old man, and extended her hand to him.
"Hi, I'm Kate" she said, "I'm so sorry about what they just said, they just don't know any better"
He reached over, took her hand in his.
One bloodshot eye stared back at her while the other strayed wiley over her shoulder. His mouth opened to an unsettling 3 toothed grin of Halitosis and rotting meat.
He shook her hand.
"That's the hand I wipe my ass with" He said.
Then laughed like a hyena, along with the rest of the boys on the bus.
User Reviews
Submitted by MistressFist (user info) at 2006-03-29 14:05:18 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
har har poo hand!
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2006-03-29 09:42:14 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
poor girl.
Submitted by ozzy (user info) at 2006-03-29 03:35:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Not quite a plus 2, but not too bad all the same.
Submitted by Chroniclysm (user info) at 2006-03-29 00:49:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
hahaha
Submitted by Unabonger (user info) at 2006-03-28 23:33:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
yeah hell yeah, you said fart!!
Submitted by georgemichael (user info) at 2006-03-28 22:17:45 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
that can't be a true story1!
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-03-28 22:15:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You're a bad man. Pretty good post.
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Some had high-pitched, unbroken voices, some had broken, but most were in that aurally terrible stage of half-broken limbo.
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This sentence was gold.
Submitted by r0fl (user info) at 2006-03-28 22:01:55 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I enjoyed this.