while at a stop light on my way home from work, i saw a little girl...probably 3rd grade...being walked home by what i assume was her big brother..probably 16 or 17. he had on baggy jeans...the kind that required him to stand and walk with his legs more than shoulder length apart or they would end up around his ankles..an oversized, flat billed baseball cap, backwards...chains...you get the picture.
either way..not only was he walking her home. he was carrying, on his shoulder, her tiny, brightly colored backpack, covered in flowers and looking at her drawings from the day. giving her high fives, laughing with her, running with her..completely engaged and interested in her. as if picking her up and walking her home were not something to check off his list, but something he actually wanted to be doing.
maybe its just me, and maybe im just showing my true, ugly colors and being judgemental. but. if im honest. the more 'normal' picture in my head for that scenario..something i probably wouldnt have even thought twice about, was if he was texting or on the phone, just getting her home. not even really paying attention to her. aside from what he was wearing...hes a 16 year old taking his little sister home from school. how interesting could that be for him? from what i saw, very interesting.
i didnt want to be a creeper so i just came home and took a picture of my backpack to remember him carrying hers.
How very sweet.
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