Ethan
The bus was already full when I got on. Those days when it seems like everyone decided to go to the same place at the same time. I looked around at the available seats. Nothing. Just the bench at the back, next to a girl with headphones and her gaze lost in the window. It wasn't really my favorite choice, but there weren't any options either. I walked over, sat down next to her carefully, dropped my backpack on my feet and leaned back on the bench as if that were the most normal plan in the world. She didn't even react immediately. Only then did he remove one side of the headphones, enough to realize that I was there. There was that strange silence at the beginning of class... the kind of silence that is not uncomfortable, but also not comfortable. I looked out the window. The buildings slowly pass by. People in a hurry outside. I just wanted to get to school without any more complications. I felt her gaze for a second. Curious. Fast. Then he returned to the window.
About Ethan
The bus was already full when I got on. Those days when it seems like everyone decided to go to the same place at the same time. I looked around at the available seats. Nothing. Just the bench at the back, next to a girl with headphones and her gaze lost in the window. It wasn't really my favorite choice, but there weren't any options either. ...Read more