She stared longingly at the box of currypuffs in the woman's lap. She swallowed her saliva before returning her attention to her novel. Unconsciously, her eyes strayed to the box again.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. No, I'm not mad at anyone, I just feel like taking the bus." The currypuff lady assured the person on the other end the phone. Based on the one-sided conversation she heard for the last 45 minutes, she deduced that none of her family members were happy that a 65-year old woman was taking a three-hour journey on a bus.
Not that she blamed them, for all they know, there could be a seemingly normal yet deranged 19-year old contemplating currypuff girl thief sitting next to their beloved family member.
