Bus Adventure

On Tuesdays and Wednesdays I get out of school too late to go pick my kids up from school. So Bruce rides the bus to work, I leave the van at the train station and take the train into town; in the afternoon Bruce buses over to the train station and then goes to get the kids.

Today, on the bus, I was just sitting there minding my own business and playing Sudoku on my phone. At one stop a man got on and, even though there were lots of empty seats, he sat right next to me. He glances at my phone and says, "How do you text on that thing?"

I say, "I go to my 'contacts' list and enter the name/number that I want." and go on playing my game.

He says, "Text me."

Well, that was unexpected! I say, "I can't; I don't have your name and number in my phone."

He tells me his name and waits for me to do something. I say, "I don't have your number." and play my game.

He says he doesn't know if he can remember his number. He thinks for a minute and then slowly gives me his number. I nod, and keep playing my game, wondering— what's the deal here? Is he just friendly? is he simple? does he think I'm cute? (I wasn't this afternoon), is he looking for a friend? I don't know what to say, so I say nothing. I am very rude, I suppose. After a few seconds he says, "Give me your phone number."

!?!

I say, "I don't give out my phone number." And I wonder how long I will be sitting next to this man. But he got off at the very next stop.

And this little adventure is the most unusual thing that has ever happened to me on the bus.