The baby on the bus [SS2019]

I get on the bus, sit down. A baby in a stroller is staring at me, vigorously chomping on a binky. I look away, then look back....still staring. Is it my nose, my hair? Do I smell bad? The mother pulls the cord, and escorts baby off. Thank goodness!

The End

a reply to: C84K2

Had to read this several times. Last time I read slowly. Perhaps the babe was staring at your positive aura.

My thoughts,

regards,

bally

a reply to: bally001

Maybe I didnt write it too well, I dont normally do this. I'll clarify.

The topic was paranoia/sneaking suspicions.

A tiny baby already distracted by a binky just happens to be innocently staring. A paranoid adult might think "whats wrong with me? Why is the baby staring at me?" And suspect that the reasons are things they might be self conscious of (nose, hair, scent etc...) The baby isnt doing anything wrong, its the paranoid adult creating the situation in their own head. Then relief once the cause of the paranoia is gone.

Thanks for the comment.

a reply to: C84K2

Okay, got it. Good writing.

Kind regards,

bally