Subway, 8:04am. Front car.<\/em> Somewhat crowded, not shoulder to shoulder, but getting there and I have my back against the driver’s cab wall when a man holding a coffee gets on and stands directly in front of me. He’s decided to keep an overstuffed knapsack well in place on his back in this crowded car – whatever. People should take them off in busy trains but I’ve given up riling against that stupid wall of stupidity long ago. His pack brushes against my iPhone a couple times so I hike it above the top of his bag and continue playing.<\/p>\n

With every stop his knapsack bumps into my chest\/stomach. Ugh. I have nowhere to go, either side of me has people. After the 5th bump I give the bag a gentle nudge forward. Enough to let him know it’s hitting me, not enough to be rude. He is<\/em> holding coffee over the sitting people in front of him.<\/p>\n

It continues for two more stations.<\/p>\n

Without stopping my game or looking up from my screen, I push his bag hard to the right. No question as to why the sudden jolt. He whips around. I finally see that Mr Knapsack an adult (I was expecting a high school kid) and his eyes are angry. <\/p>\n

“Your bag kept hitting me,” I say. My eyes focus and get decidedly more angrier than his. I’m in no mood for this shit.<\/p>\n

“Sorry.” <\/p>\n

He then stands perpendicular to me, sipping his coffee. His eyes light on my screen as I continue to play LUXOR on my iPhone. <\/p>\n

I look up and lock eyes. He turns. <\/p>\n

Yeah, that’s right, bitch. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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