Once Upon a Bus Ride

Let me tell you an entertaining and a bit mysterious story that happened to me before. It was a tale of chivalry and that of unexplained rage.

Back then, I was living in Makati Philippines and I was working somewhere around Greenhills. These are two of the busiest cities in the country. If you have been to business districts or capital cities before, you may have an idea how busy it is in those places. Maybe you can imagine how stressful it is to live there and what kind of hassle will face if you commute using public transportation.

My apartment was a few kilometers away from where I work so I had to take the bus or the train every morning and evening.

Aside from the tremendous hassle traveling is, it is also interesting because you meet and see a lot of people that way. There are those groups who are so noisy, there the vendors, there are robbers, and there are warriors, not because they are brave, they just smell so strong. You know how it is.

One day I rode a very crowded bus. People were cramped inside it, some are seated but most of them are standing. I had no choice but to take it because I'm running late. Luckily there were some passengers that went down and I took a seat for myself.

If you are riding a public bus in a city like that, overloading isn't an issue for the drivers. Bear in mind that this was pre-pandemic era, so a hundred people could fit a single bus with a 40-seat capacity, no problem. So even if the bus was still filled with people, it kept on stopping to pick up more passengers. And I was a few minutes into the ride and the bus stopped to pick some more commuters. This couple climbed up the vehicle and they stood beside me. They were well dressed and looked really fresh. The guy was dressed in a short-sleeved polo and the girl was tightly dressed, literally. Her dress revealed how beautifully her body was sculptured. If I would have to guess, I guess that they are going or maybe they were coming from a hot date that stretched over the night.

The gentleman in me was itching because the girl looked so pretty in her tight dress. Okay, I wanted to think that her dress wasn't a part of my wanting her to take a seat, but who was I kidding? With her dressed like that, she could ask for $5 and I would have given my whole wallet to her. And with that, I offered her a seat and she gladly accepted it.

After she was seated, things took a confusing turn. I don't know if the guy was just so jealous about me offering his girl a sit or something because I could have sworn that if a glare could kill, I was dead a thousand times over. His gaze was just so sharp and it was piercing right through my bones. I tried to ignore it but he wasn't even moving. He stayed fixed to me and he just glared at me all throughout my trip.

We stayed like that for almost an hour. You know how it is in the city streets, a few kilometers of distance can take forever to traverse because of the heavy traffic on every street. I was just thankful that the lady was so fragrant and it made the ride a bit bearable to me. If not with the flowery smell of her hair, I wouldn't be able to take the guy's killer stares.

The bus slowed down and I noticed that it was my stop. I had to get down. Finally, I will be free from the guy's spite.

I tapped the girl gently on the shoulder and I asked her to stand for a bit. I couldn't stand up with her sitting on my lap so I had to ask her to stand momentarily. She thanked me for the seat, and I thanked her back. The guy didn't really like that and he chased me down the bus.

Until now, I really don't get it. I don't understand what was the reason why the guy was so mad at me. It boggles my mind.

Hi!

Alright. This has been a work of fiction. I wonder though, at what part did you suspect that I am just narrating a creative work of my imagination. Can you tell me? What gave it away?

Anyhow, I hope that you enjoyed the little story and if you have any thoughts about it, comments, suggestions, or violent reactions toward it, please feel free to express them down below.

That's it from me and until we read again.

Cheers!!!

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Series    : Random Article
Title     : Once Upon A Bus Ride
Published : 08-Mar-2022
Author :  © RB