Staring at Strangers - Essay Example

The lady across from me was clutching a bowl of fruit. Her hair was white and wispy. She was dressed in a long grey dress with boots that matched. When I looked over at her, she tightened her grip on the fruit. I silently chuckled to myself. If I was going to steal something it would be more than fruit. I didn’t need this old lady’s bowl of fruit. “It’s not polite to stare,” she snarled. I quickly turned away from the other passenger. This man looked shifty and a bit dirty.

His army jacket was tucked around an object that was shaped like a fishbowl. His greasy dark hair fell into his face as he whispered to the object in the coat. Probably a crystal ball, I thought humorously to myself. As he noticed my look, he asked, “Do you want to pet him?” “Him?” I questioned. “My fish named Wilbur. He is quite friendly,” he smiled. Then remembering where he was fervently commanded, “don’t tell the bus driver! He will make me leave him behind.

” “I won’t,” I promised. I decided not to people watch anymore, reading the paper is safer.