The Trials and Tribulations of a so-called Trouble Teen

Chapter 72 - Wandering and Wombling

I've taken myself on a little day trip through different parts of the city, more to save myself from boredom. Travelling through these streets though, I can't help but notice just how neglected some of them are. I lost count of the amount of boarded up houses I've seen, most of them vandalised. There's so much litter too, even though there are bins on every street. Do people just... not care for their own areas anymore? Of course as it goes, the more well off areas may look better at first, but at further glance the same problems are there. I am honestly livid about how much litter there is right now. We are in a climate crisis and an environmental one too. We all share one planet, why can't we just learn how to take care of it, together?

You know, I should probably start heading home now. No one knows I've gone out so them going home to an empty one will be surprising. There are no public transport delays (at least that I'm not aware of) so I should be home within half an hour to observe and think about what I see. The buses are a great chance to meet new people and to chat about life. Better than me driving around everywhere. Public transport helps me feel some sort of normality as I can blend in with everyone. I don't get recognised that much or that often when on the number 28 bus.

Public transport fights, now that's something I look out for when I'm out. Usually I miss them, but I've caught some while coming back from central London. Gah, I doubt I'll see one today but a person can hope.

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E: [walking down main road]

B: [slows down car and rolls down window] Where the hell have you been Evin?

E: Out. What are you doing awake before midday?

B: I have things to do, wanna come?

E: Sure. [gets into car]

B: [starts driving] Where'd you go.

E: Out.

B: Out where?

E: [serious] The closet. [eating sweets]

B: Well, it's a bit obvious you were at a shop considering you're eating sweets, and that you were on a bus as you have a transport card in your phone case. Where'd you go?

E: Bromley.

B: Bromley?! How the fuck did you end up in Bromley?

E: Got a bus.

B: Were you just bus hopping to see where you ended up?

E: Aye, yeah. Better than being bored in the house.

B: You should've let someone know where you went.

E: They can just find me on Find My Friends, it's grand.

B: It's not grand though. What if you got hurt? Hm?

E: [sighs] You're right.

B: No hard feelings. [parks car] When was the last time you picked up your PO Box?

E: Probably a good few months ago, I don't really check it that often.

B: Maybe a good idea to pick it up today. 

E: Sure.

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E: [into camera] Hello everyone! My name is Evin, also known as Castillo, and today we're back with my normal microphone as it is currently mid afternoon. I'm home alone when I'm filming this, and... yeah.

So, today I went out and about in the east of Surrey and the west of London just to get some fresh air, look at different things for upcoming plans and also to see what exactly is happening in my local community. I'm filming this on the Thursday, I have a gig this Saturday to get food donations for the food bank, then I have my birthday on Tuesday, McFly on Wednesday, and then a sort of family event on the 22nd of this month, not to forget my show on the 30th. I won't have that much time to contribute to my local community, but once my shows are over I'm planning on getting straight back into everything that I normally do on the run up to Christmas.