The old man was seriously watching porn in the middle of the library! It wasn't like it was just for a moment, he was watching when I came and he was still watching when I left.
He must have been lonely, alone at the library watching porn all day long. Fun.
When I had found the book I wanted to read (of mice and men by Steinbeck), I found a place to sit at a big table with at least 8 chairs around it. At the other side was an old man sitting, just staring into nothing. He looked lonely, and he probably was. It broke myheart. I was about to say hi to him to hopefully cheer him up a bit and chat, but then it looked like he fell asleep or at least he rested his eyes. But the next time I see him I'll definitely say at least hi!
In another corner sits a man, always the same man, at the same table, at the same time. He is always there. His back is crooked and his hair dirty, but still finely combed backwards. His eyes look a bit like lizards eyes and nothing goes past him, he sees everything. He sits with a bunch of handwritten documents and looks through them regularly when he thinks no one's looking.
I want to get to know their stories, maybe not the porn mans story because well, he was gross.. but the other two! I think they have a very interesting, beautiful, sad and exciting stories to tell, that deserve to be let out to the world.
I want get to know them, and hopefully make them feel less lonely.
Next time I see them, I'll try to approach them and chat.
I can't seem to get them out of my head
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