Interchange

The bad: Fed up with James trying to run her life, Ella hangs up on her boyfriend at the bus stop. 

The worse: Having to share the bus ride home with middle-aged drifters.

But the worst of all? The skinny, shell of a man in the business suit next to her starting to cry. Can people not just keep their problems to themselves for once? 

A coming-of-age story that reminds us not to judge others before we know them. 

1900 words / contemporary