Catch up with part 10 here, or from the beginning here.
The pigeon sat and waited. The seagull would maybe come along tomorrow morning. There was little else to do at this current moment in time, other than maybe find a snack, so he flew off to do just that. There would be time for a bit of seagull fun another day.
Kath was getting extremely bored of the situation now. Mostly because listening to tall boy meant she was kept from her music. Her earphones lay round her neck playing music, unaware of her disgruntled attitude. They were having fun, they much preferred being out in the open. Being in Kath's ears could get a little claustrophobic at times.
"I've always liked bus stops myself... " mused tall boy.
"That's nice" replied Kath, checking the time once again and praying the bus would appear soon. She noticed even the pigeon had disappeared. She really didn't appreciate being left alone in tall boys presence. She was sad the pigeon had left, most of all.
"The way they just, y'know... give us a place to just... be. They don't require anything of us. Like I'm not a burden standing here. Which is an unusual occurrence."
"I'm surprised" Kath said, unsurprised. She made to return her long-lost earbuds back to their home.
"You know. I do like collecting rocks. And I also have a proclivity to have my cereal at odd times of day" He looked her straight in the eyes.
"Shit." Kath whispered, and she stared back at tall boy. Did she recognise him? She couldn't really tell. He was sort of nondescript. And anyway, she was pretty awful with faces.
"Who are you exactly...?" Kath began.
And that's when the bus came.
Read part 12 here
