"Let's take the last bus out of here."
The walk through town always seems hectic in one way or the other. I'm usually trying to get my car which I always park in the alley behind the pizza place. I don't know why, but it never gets towed or even ticketed. Either way, I typically run into a handful of my friends who are stoked to go do this or go do that, while all I want to do is keep one foot going in front of the other. If it's not them it's the God damn traffic. I just want to cross the street without waiting for the litte green man to give me the OK, yet too many cars that eat up too much gas keep blazing by me, and it feels like I'm taking bong-rips off of each tailpipe as they go by.
Today wasn't one of those days.
The wind was pushing my hair all to one side and I figured I looked silly to anyone who caught a glimpse of me. I pulled my hood up and adjusted my headphones slightly. From the gentle rain earlier in the morning the cracked sidewalks were still a little slick. "These sidewalks... I'm probably never going to see again," I thought. Even though not one block of concrete meant more to me than the other, it was still a sobering thought.
That familar sensation tingled my pocket, so I pulled out my phone. The little flashing screen read "MIKE". I gripped the little brick of technology tight in my hand and pondered what to do.
"What's up?"
"Where are you?"
"I'm almost to the station."
There was an extended pause and then he asked, "You sure about this?"
"Pretty damn sure."
"Fuck... just gimme a call when you get there."
"Done and done."
Instead of a long pause it was a long sigh this time, which was followed with, "Just don't do anything stupid," and he hung up before I could reply.
I stared at a device that relayed a conversation which may have killed a good friendship. My footsteps stopped and I turned off the phone. My attention was caught by the clouds passing overhead. I knew some held dreams which were within my grasp and others which I was going to have to work for. I knew many were empty and moved faster than others. I also knew some held bad times and dark days, which were accompanied with rain... rain that would hide my tears.
I looked ahead to the big glowing "GREYHOUND" sign and just smiled.
I didn't mind the rain that much.