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Weekly Contest #199
The car has to swerve to avoid hitting me. Of course, I never notice that. I just walk brazenly across the road. The only thing I pay any attention to is music blasting into my ears. I keep walking and tuning out the world glaring at anyone who dares to meet my gaze until I make it to the bus stop. I wasn’t always this anti-social, not until my parents got divorced and started to argue over me. Not until my world broke apart. I power walk the next few steps to the bus-stop and yank my ear-phones out of my ears and stuff them into my pocket. ...
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