“Honored Citizen” my buttocks. That’s what it says on the bus, on that sign where it lists all the ticket prices. And as though to rub it in, they lump us in with the students.And what is with these kids anyway? They get on the bus with their pants all tight in the wrong places, belts that you could use to tenderize a chicken. They got hair the color of neon crayons that have melted out on the patio because even though you told your kids fifty times to pick up the damn crayons, they didn’t, so they melted and made a mess that the dog tried to eat and now he’s puking on the kitchen linoleum.
I’ll tell you what would be honored, if the kids with their hair got up out of the front seats and moved to the back when we got on the bus. No, they just sit there, their headphones on, pushing buttons on a phone, and I gotta try to make it to a back seat while the bus is lurching and bouncing. Kids aren’t brought up right anymore. They don’t respect nothing. Eyes on their buttons, music blasting their ears, in their own little world at the front of the bus.
Hmp. I don’t know.
I miss Lucy.
To be fair, I currently have an alarmingly normal colour of hair. Granted, it may get a bit brighter after my mission trip ends.
I am outraged!
Wait.
Which statement do you find outrageous?
I plan on having neon hair in the future. I’ll have to wear a wig on the bus, looks like… I have to admit, though, my music really is too loud.
Just an old man’s confusion, don’t mind me.
harooph. If the kids with the hair gave the front seats to us, I might not notice their hair so much. Well…maybe I should make mine bright pink.
Ha! Not sure Pink suits you, Humboldt… how about a nice Lime Green?
And you can have the front seat on the bus, provided I’m the one in it when you require it. =)
Or…half and half!
harooph.
I always vacate the front seat if it’s needed.
I’m thinking of going for a pinkish-purplish myself. We should coordinate.
I know! Let’s each be a different color, and start a gang called Rainbow Sherbet!
I always wanted some blue in my hair. But that’s not very sherbet-y!
Pff! Way to be negative, Naomi! Besides, what about Blue Razzleberry? That’s a real fruit, isn’t it? The Razzleberry? Native to Alaska, I think…