Everyone has moments in which they replay an experience in their mind, but change the outcome or the entire situation in general.
Today, on my way home from work, this smartass, ugly, pizza-faced kid and his equally ugly and stupid friend were on the same bus as me. They were loud, obnoxious and it was obvious that their parents had probably given up on raising them. Seriously.
While the two idiots were walking towards the back of the bus, a poor older man was slowly falling asleep in his seat, which was close to the aisle. I guess he was falling so deeply asleep that his body started leaning itself towards the aisle and as a result, the man accidentally nudged the pizza-faced kid with his head. This MINISCULE nudge caused the jackass kid to freak out and cause a scene on the bus. He started to yell and threaten the older man, throwing cuss words (probably the only words in his vocabulary) at him. My heart was falling apart watching the scene. I cannot stand it when people are rude to their elders. The man was so quiet the entire time that the kid was yelling at him. I don't even know if he spoke English or understood what was going on because he just stared blankly at the asshole kid while the kid threatened to knock him out. After that, the man just put his head down and pulled his jacket over his head, which broke my heart even more.
Whenever I replay that scene in my head (which I have been doing ever since I got off of the bus), I wish that I had said something, or that I was big/tall/strong enough to beat that kid up until he couldn't see straight anymore. I can't help but think about how much more furious I would be if it had been my dad in that seat. I feel so... guilty for just sitting there and watching.
