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the c train went through its really rough moments, shaking us in unhealthy ways. the guy who had been asking for ¢25 for a third time now hit the wall near the emergency stop pull so hard that one had to be worried he could do something worse than that.

and he walked over to where i was reading.
i could see his heavy shoes.

"i did not want to hurt you." he began relatively loudly.
"i am sorry." louder.
"I DID NOT WANT TO HURT YOU. I DID NOT WANT TO HURT YOU. I DID NOT WANT TO HURT YOU."
"I AM SORRY! I AM SORRY! I AM SORRY!"
"i love you." he whispered.
"i love you." again.
"i love you."

and he repeated these few words over and over and over and over again.
and he screamed and then whispered.
and again.
and. again.

i was so happy whe the train finally stopped at jay street.

the f train was right there.
i walked towards it.

looked back

in the open door of the last car of the c stood a giant man,
his head slightly loweded, his eyes wide open.
his teeth the whitest white thing in his face, right after the
white of his wide open eyes.

"i am sorry"

he said.
even though it was much too loud now for me to hear him.

we had a street musician on the f.