Train number 4

Joseph took the same number 4 train everyday at 5:30 and there he was, as usual sitting on the old bench, he never like trains very much but this was the fast way at that time and he kinda liked the quiet as he watched the town waking up in the morning as the sun was rising. That particular morning was gray so wouldn't be a pretty morning, but its ok, after so many years just to be there was good enough.

After two stations a group of kids, probably coming back from a night out entered the almost empty train making noises, being loud as if they needed to let everyone what a great time and what a great life they had, so full of life and that everyone there should envy them with their colorful hairs, nose piercings, dragons, tigers, stars or whatever that would be cool to be printed in a skin. Flashing their bodies, so alive, living images of a energy drink commercial.

And there was Joseph sitted on his side minding his own business, watching the sad sky of the morning as the group passed and the what was supposed to be the alpha male for a moment changed looks with him and decided what a great oportunity it was to show himself to his pack and maybe get some action to those little girls that used to hang around with him.

"Hey old man, admiring what u can't be or never was?", asked in a cocky manner making the girls giggle and the other guys smirk. "Not at all kid, I am happy you are all you can be and", replied trying to end what he imagined would be a futile discussion.

"Come on, I am sure then you are admiring my tatoos. See this dragon? Took me 3 days to finish and look how much it suits me. Looks painful, right? Like I care about pain", and the guy flexed his biceps so that the whole cart could see it. Joseph just looked for a moment the window and back right inside the eyes of the boy and calmy said, "well, I never liked tatoos but they never bothered asking me that when they gave mine" and lift his arm so the whole group could see the numbers 13278. 

"Pain was never the tatoo, pain was all the memories and its taking me a whole lot more than 3 days", and got back at looking the sky. No laughs anymore as they sitted and watched the same sky as him.