On the train
As I got onto the train, I see three empty seats next to an old lady. Like so:
Old lady - Empty seat - Empty seat - Empty seat
Two school boys, pre-pubescent, entered one step before me. They looked at the empty seats, then looked at me. First boy sat down, then signaled second boy to sit next to him.
Old lady - Empty seat - First boy - Empty seat
Second boy looked at me. I was standing next to the Empty seat furthest away from the old lady. I said "you sit la", he said, blushing, "no, no". I said, "sit la!" "no, no, you sit". Finally I said, "you sit here, I sit there, okay?" I sat next to the old lady, and he sat next to his friend.
Old lady - Me - First boy - Second boy
Took me a while to figure it out. He didn't want to sit next to the old girl, and he thought I wanted the seat that he wanted.
Old lady - Empty seat - Empty seat - Empty seat
Two school boys, pre-pubescent, entered one step before me. They looked at the empty seats, then looked at me. First boy sat down, then signaled second boy to sit next to him.
Old lady - Empty seat - First boy - Empty seat
Second boy looked at me. I was standing next to the Empty seat furthest away from the old lady. I said "you sit la", he said, blushing, "no, no". I said, "sit la!" "no, no, you sit". Finally I said, "you sit here, I sit there, okay?" I sat next to the old lady, and he sat next to his friend.
Old lady - Me - First boy - Second boy
Took me a while to figure it out. He didn't want to sit next to the old girl, and he thought I wanted the seat that he wanted.
posted by Pierre at 7:23 PM
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since reading your first entry, i've been captivated, waiting for the next installment from pierre the mundane. you have a gift for words.
Mr Justin,
Thank you for your kind words. Life has been a little less mundane lately.
But I'll try my best to update more often.
Yours sincerely,
Pierre
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