#notfortheaesthetic puleez

[jenmaicha]

june 23: forget about my 2 previous plans momentarily :^)

on the bus, the person in front of me (below me, so i wasn't creepily watching or anything, it's just where you look when you're sitting on the bus) was reading a red hardcover book with a title or chapter title about the sun (the sun does shine, maybe) and that made me happy, because seeing people read on the bus always makes me happy since unfortunately it's all too rare.

and i also haven't been on the bus in a very long time.

but today, i was off to see two of my favourite friends from high school, and i hadn't seen them since covid shut down school/our homeroom grad ceremony respectively.

anyway, the person seemed to be enjoying their book.

i looked out the window, as i always have on the bus, and when i glanced back, they had taken a photo of their manicured hand on top of the open book.

it kind of ruined the whole thing for me.

their nail polish was warm-coloured, matching the red cover of the book about the sun. they were editing it on a photos app like vsco. i kind of melted unhappily, but it was not enough at all to ruin my evening.

i had the great type of time we tend to have when catching up with good friends, and walked one of them back to her house, past this gorgeous view. welcome to vancouver, it's been waiting for you.

#notfortheaesthetic puleez #readbookscuzthey'regood #highschoolfriends