Apology Boy
The train had began to move, making the scenery of London become more 'accessible' to him. "Everything looked so lonely." Joshua ought to himself, glaring into the gray, gloomy scene of London.
While trying to keep himself busy, Joshua pulled a book out of his suitcase, "Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka" written on the cover of the book.
Suddenly a gentleman went by, struggling with his suitcase what looks like. "Ah- sorry! It's kind of heavy" he said while smiling and looking at the other passenger. Ugh, Joshua can't lie but he gets annoyed by a person like this. It's a public transportation, everyone have done it before, no need to mention it again! Your fake apologies worth nothing, we get it! That's what could have been let out of his mouth if he was brave enough.
He just looks at that annoying passenger, and then goes back to his book again, shaking his head.
"Franz Kafka, eh?" A sudden sound made by a man who just sat beside him. Joshua was kind of surprised. Turns out it was that man whom kept apologizing... Well, let's just call him Apology Boy.
The Apology Boy just keep looking at him, Joshua can't help but make a little peek with his eyes because he don't want to look like he cared about the other man's whole being by turning his head at 90°.
"why is he always smiling, gosh." Joshua thought to himself, then he goes back to the abandoned page of his book again to not witness any conversation with that Apology Boy.
Joshua then hears a sound, like someone letting a book out of it's cage—a suitcase—whose mother creation could that be?
By his surprise, turns out it was that Apology Boy who's reading. Without realizing, Joshua's been looking at that Apology Boy the whole time, with an unexplainable expression plastered on his face. The Apology Boy stared back at him, sees the book with the cover that says "Metamorphosis" on it. "Must've been one of those fomos." That Apology Boy said to himself.
"What? Interested in Nietzsche?" Apology Boy said with a sarcastic smile on his face. Boy oh boy, looks like something interesting is about to go on between them.
"Uh.. pardon but I just want to say this, without any offence, Nietzsche is shamelessly overpraised. I would have choose Kafka over him, anytime." Joshua quickly replied, with a cold tone on his voice, brows furrowed making him sound serious and somewhat.. sassy, while also widing his eyes a little bit at the end of the sentence because he think it would make the other man felt threatened. Ooh, he's serious, serious.
He then proceeds a small sigh, and then gets back on his book.
But that Apology Boy keeps looking at him, while the smile on his face began to grow larger, wider. What's so funny? He thought while his eyes are secretly side-eyeing him.
"You can't be saying that while holding Metamorphosis on your hand. I doubt you didn't even know Kafka's other work because you're just a pathetic fomo that unfortunately got caught in a stream of something called as 'trendy'."
"Shite." Joshua says to himself. What kind of devil is this? The devil of words? How does one even managed to think of all of that damn devilish phrases? Is this evil Shakespeare?
Joshua then slowly turns his body to finally face this Apology Boy, with no shame he showed a sign of embarrassment on his expressions, his brows are furrowed and his lips are pouting. He will NOT let any of those disrespects slide.
"Well, first of all, Franz Kafka is not 'trendy' or anything like that. He is just well respected and appreciated by many people. Second of all, I KNOW and has READ many other Kafka's work, and I appreciate every single line that has come from his brain, transfered onto these pieces of fragile papers. It's just an unfortunate for me to forgot bringing my other Kafka books. And lastly, I'm not a pathetic fomo. Sorry not sorry but people might be obsessed with me to the point that they make my interests into a trend. Thank you and you're welcome."
There was a long pause going on between them. What? Did he say anything wrong, no, wait, no way silly! Joshua is the greatest, the rightest, and will always be like that! Why does that twat keeps smiling? Is he crazy in the mind?
"Hahahahahahh!!" A sudden laughter could be heard from the Apology Boy. Still confused, Joshua just stay silent while making a disgusted face. Feeling attacked, he then replied harshly, "What!? What's so funny you crazy Nietzsche boy toy?!?"
"Mate, God would not even hear your prayers with that shitty Germanglish accent! Oh- ohh!! This is so bloody funny!"
Embarrassed, Joshua looks at his surroundings, and he was damn right. Everyone were looking at them. Great, goodness!! Maybe that Apology Boy were right about God not hearing my prayers because what in the nasty-poopy-filled-chicken-cage situation is this?!?
Joshua then choose to cover his face with his book, hiding his embarrassment because unfortunately his face won't even make a lie when he is embarrassed.
Feeling a glimpse of empath, that Apology Boy finally stopped embarrassing him, his laughter began to fade slowly while he said, "Hey, hey, I'm sorry alright? Don't cover up your face like that" with a lovely smile on his face.
Joshua then began to lower his book slowly, embracing his eyes onto the scene that he's in at the moment, his eyes were wondering left and right to see if anyone is still looking at them. He then creates a devilish roasts in his head to make the Apology Boy deterred and will never embarrass him again.
When he finally feels like he got the right comeback, he then said to that Apology boy.. "You.. you Nietzsche twat." But his vocal box seems to be not ready yet to be out, making him sounds like a teenager in puber that just said his first 'bad word'. 'Ugghh, embarrassing!! This is even much more worst than the Germanglish accident!!' He ought to himself. Even by the look of that Apology Boy's face, he knew damn well that he was about to get laughed at once again. But it seems to be that Apology Boy finally feels a—real—little bit of an empath. While holding his laughter, he says, "Pff.. okay, okay Kafka number one fan... I'm Leon by the way." Oh, so it's Leon.
Joshua then turns his body slightly to face the window, he wants to say his name too but the time was not helping him. The train has finally stopped to his destination, Munich. Okay, finally he can get rid of.. Leon. But why did he feel like something would be missing? Taking a time to finally get the courage, he than say, "I'm.. stopping here. I'm from Munich. My name is Kimmich."
Leon then just looks at him with a slight grin, gosh why is everything seems to be funny to him?
"I'm not your job application essay.. and I'm from Munich too you silly."
What.. on.. earth? Joshua finally turns to him, seems to be in disbelief, he then said, "then why won't you get up and come down? You're not going home?" With his tone slightly raised, he really was so furious and weirded out by this Leon.
Leon then stand up, carefully takes his suitcase with him, "I'm a lazy creature." He said, once again with a simple smile on his face while he looks at Joshua. Joshua then quickly stand up too and began to follow Leon.. or maybe it just looks like it?
While walking onto the exit gate, Leon slowly stopped his steps, feeling like someone is following him. He then proceeds to turn his whole body, facing his back. My oh my, who could it have been.
"You, again. Obsessed with me or what?" Leon said, slowly approaching the little guy that's been "following" him. Turns out it was Joshua. Of course feeling the need to fight back, Joshua quickly replied, "gosh you're so delusional! I'm going back home. This is where I live. This is the path to my home you freak, twat, Nietzsche boy toy."
Sarcastically mimicking a man that is scared and shivering, Leon said, "Shivers down my spine! What was that last line? I'm shivering!!" Oh what a twat, Joshua ought to himself. Not so long, Leon then proceeds to let some words coming out of that grinning mouth of his again, "Well, if you were not following me.. why did you stop walking when I stopped walking too? Not so smart aren't ya?"
"Well, you're blocking my way and now fuck off you.. twat!"
Joshua then took a fast big steps to escape that devilish of a mouth, not looking back again. Leon then just watch him slowly disappearing from his sight, a smile lowly appearing on his face. "silly boy."