Today Was A Bad Day
Today was a bad day. If today were a Star Wars movie, today would be Phantom Menace. First, I faced difficulty waking up at six in the morning, which resulted in me waking up half an hour later. This lead on to running out of coffee at home, so I had to stop by Starbucks. The Starbucks lady, as I recalled had the name ‘Janice’ pinned on her apron, messed up my order. I wanted a caramel latte. Not just a regular latte.
My misfortune then carried on as I walked to the train station. I stepped on some gum on the way and there was a long queue outside the men’s washroom. Some random guy sneezed on me while I was waiting for the train to arrive and not to mention, there’s an infant in my train car. I can’t believe I have to sit through four hours …show more content…
It’s times like these where my body just fails my mind and I don’t know what to do about it other than hate myself.
“I’m sorry, but I didn’t catch your name.” She said, “I’m Persephone, but you can call me Persee. Most of my friends do, anyway.”
Persephone. That word lingered in my mind. Daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Queen of the Underworld. Wife to the Underworld god, Hades. She reminded me nothing of the Underworld goddess. If anything, she looked like the complete opposite.
“Hi, I’m James. Nice to meet you.” I smiled. I sat back down and she proceeded to sit next to me. So, she was my train buddy for today. Glad it’s not another tourist fiasco. “So, where’s Zeus and Demeter?”
“I’m sorry, what?”
“You know, Persephone - greek goddess. She was forced to marry the Underworld dude Hades. Her dad was Zeus the lightning guy. He abducted nice harvest lady Demeter and forced her to have crazy monkey sex with …show more content…
“If you’re looking for a fruitful debate with me, you’re looking for the wrong person. I’m not exactly the most interesting person in the world.”
“Then let’s make you interesting. I’ll start. My name is Persephone. I want to change the world. I want to inspire people. I want to help make James the train guy a more appealing human being.”
“Very funny, Persephone.”
“Come on. It’s your turn. You know you want to have this conversation with me. My father Zeus wouldn’t be happy with your attitude.” She threatened.
I rolled my eyes to make it seem like I’m being cool but really, I’m just burning up inside because I’m so nervous. “Hi. I’m James the train guy. I study law because law is cool.”
There was a silence between the both of us. “What?” I asked.
“Come on, James ‘I study law’ guy! Tell me more. Imagine that the universe is going to fall apart and the power lies in your hands to save it and the only you could do so was to tell me every single thing about you before we reach Annapolis.”
“That odds of that happening are highly unlikely.”
“James, I swear. I am going to throw you off this train if you don’t start saying things.”
“Things.”
My misfortune then carried on as I walked to the train station. I stepped on some gum on the way and there was a long queue outside the men’s washroom. Some random guy sneezed on me while I was waiting for the train to arrive and not to mention, there’s an infant in my train car. I can’t believe I have to sit through four hours …show more content…
It’s times like these where my body just fails my mind and I don’t know what to do about it other than hate myself.
“I’m sorry, but I didn’t catch your name.” She said, “I’m Persephone, but you can call me Persee. Most of my friends do, anyway.”
Persephone. That word lingered in my mind. Daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Queen of the Underworld. Wife to the Underworld god, Hades. She reminded me nothing of the Underworld goddess. If anything, she looked like the complete opposite.
“Hi, I’m James. Nice to meet you.” I smiled. I sat back down and she proceeded to sit next to me. So, she was my train buddy for today. Glad it’s not another tourist fiasco. “So, where’s Zeus and Demeter?”
“I’m sorry, what?”
“You know, Persephone - greek goddess. She was forced to marry the Underworld dude Hades. Her dad was Zeus the lightning guy. He abducted nice harvest lady Demeter and forced her to have crazy monkey sex with …show more content…
“If you’re looking for a fruitful debate with me, you’re looking for the wrong person. I’m not exactly the most interesting person in the world.”
“Then let’s make you interesting. I’ll start. My name is Persephone. I want to change the world. I want to inspire people. I want to help make James the train guy a more appealing human being.”
“Very funny, Persephone.”
“Come on. It’s your turn. You know you want to have this conversation with me. My father Zeus wouldn’t be happy with your attitude.” She threatened.
I rolled my eyes to make it seem like I’m being cool but really, I’m just burning up inside because I’m so nervous. “Hi. I’m James the train guy. I study law because law is cool.”
There was a silence between the both of us. “What?” I asked.
“Come on, James ‘I study law’ guy! Tell me more. Imagine that the universe is going to fall apart and the power lies in your hands to save it and the only you could do so was to tell me every single thing about you before we reach Annapolis.”
“That odds of that happening are highly unlikely.”
“James, I swear. I am going to throw you off this train if you don’t start saying things.”
“Things.”