Although I used to spend a lot of time daydreaming about living as a vagrant like my heroes Kenshin and Jesus, it didn�t take long for that fantasy to lose luster. Something about the aroma of the megabus � a rancid mix of sweat and urine -- soured the whole vagabond life pretty quickly. On the plus side, I crossed paths with a number of folks who made a mighty big impact on me for one reason or another.

One of my favorites was a barber from Akron who traveled from Toledo to Cleveland every weekend to see his children.

�My daughter though.. she�s just crazy with all the computer shit. She do it better than I do, you know? I�m just,,� he claps his hands together before opening them, palms up, as if presenting a gift, �watching her go. She�s smart� just, real smart.� His words sagged as his sentence concluded, as though the gravity of his reality � of their reality � suffocated the syllables.

�That�s why I�m doing this every fucking week,� he says from the seat in front of me on the bus. He turns his head toward the window, watching the interstate roll on beneath us.

�Do you have her enrolled in pre-k?� I ask after a few moments of silence. Before he could answer, I started in on the importance of early education, drawing from the lessons learned in my Education Law class the prior year. �It goes a long way in ensuring kids get to college, you know? If we�re ever going to get there, I figure it�ll start with educating the next generation.�

�Her moms has that covered. She�s good with that, too. Wasn�t good with me but she�s a good mother to my babygirl for sure. That�s one thing I�� he kept on talking, but I was more concerned with my words than his.

Did I say �if we�re ever going to get there�?

re: I work security in a medical facility. And I didn't feel it was absolutely important to add in a minor detail such as showering to the narrative.
» LostSoul13 on 2013-06-10 10:31:49

What do you mean by "if we're ever going to get there?"
» Nuttz on 2013-06-11 06:14:14

OK LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS SHIT WHO THE HELL TELLS SOMEBODY SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN A FUCKING TEXT MESSAGE AND FURTHERMORE HOW LONG HAS THIS RELATIONSHIP EVEN BEEN GOING ON AND FURTHERMORE WTF SERIOUSLY AND FURTHERMORE DOES SHE JUST DO THIS TO TRY TO CAUSE YOU PAIN BECAUSE F---, MAN DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO THIS GUY IS?!?!?!
» Zanzibar on 2013-07-04 09:22:38

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