Summer Days and Subway Rides

“Oh God, I’m so ready for summer. School this year has been a bitch.”

“Yeah, pretty crazy”

“Hey, what are you doing this summer?”

“Riding the subway”

“Oh… Well, why?”

She was used to the odd looks she got every time she revealed what her summer plans were. But they hadn’t changed since she was 13, so she wondered why everyone was still always surprised. Of course, she had other plans. She wasn’t crazy enough to ride the subway all day everyday for the entire summer. Nonetheless, she felt that, of everything she did during those two months away from school, the most meaningful to her was always riding the subway, which is why that is what she chose to tell people whenever they asked the question.

“We live in a city that never stops moving. At least those damn trains will always be there.”