Because of my hate towards riding the subway during rush hour, I go to the late boxing class and get on the subway around 8 because there is room to stand and actually have personal space. Well, last night- I guess people had to work a little late because the E train was a bit more crowded than usual. After getting on the train, a couple of girls come running on the train at the last minute- they tried to push their way through the crowd to find a place to stand. There were two men standing right smack in the middle of the walk way and wouldn't budge- they felt they claimed their area and had no reason to move. The girls kept pushing and finally, one of the girls tripped and landed smack on the floor. Not only did she fall, but she took quite a tumble- and did a forward roll.
After the girl landed on the floor, the men who caused the accident didn't budge- they just stared and said, "Thats why you shouldn't push." And continued with their conversation while the girl laid on the floor. Shocked that no one was helping her.
Now, I am not going to lie, my first thoughts were "great.... Now this ride will take longer than usual." How horrible is that? And a split second after those words floated in my brain, I snapped back into my usual nice self (rather than my hard New York self)- bent down and tried helping the girl off the ground.
Just- What in the world. First to those men- get some manners. Second to myself- Snap out of it- remember who you are and don't let this city make me too hard.
Peace, Love and did that really happen??
B
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