16 June 2009

Heard on the train

A couple steps onto the train moments before the doors close shut behind them. The woman is pregnant, and the man is carrying about five large shopping bags. It's crowded, rush hour. Someone quickly gets up from his seat and shuffles to the side to let the pregnant woman sit down.

"Oh, I'm fine," she said, smiling. "He might need to sit down more than me."

She nods toward her husband's bags.

"We went shoe shopping today, I've been sitting plenty."

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