eavesdropping

i love listening to people on public transportation.

interior: M14 bus, evening.

woman 1: i don't know, she's from nicaragua.
woman 2: from where?
woman 1: ni-ca-rag-ua. nicaragua.
woman 2: nicawawa?
woman 1: no, nicaragua.
woman 2: shit, i don't even know where that is.
(pause)
woman 2: want to have a staring contest?

for jessica
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