its the first day of STAR testing and whoo hoo, snr activities. THANK GOODNESS we were saved by AP testing info. all in all.. the assembly for ROCK THE VOTE was frankly lame. so after we filled out our bubble sheet for ap tests, i left to wander once again. grabbed some lunch for mickey d's in which i haven't had for a LONNNGG time and once again found myself at countryside park... on the swings, with a book and a sketch pad. although i couldn't concentrate on reading, it was nice .. i swung. ;)
then i met these two adorable little grls... ages 1 and 3 with their auntie. being the stranger i am, i helped them take some pictures and oddly, babysat a while.. haha. and i was a TOTAL stranger! :)
anyhoo.. then i left them alone and wandered the park a bit... no one was there except a few guys on the courts, shooting hoops... tall, big, admirable for their wit and athleticism. Then i befriended another stranger... he was much older than me.. maybe about 30? 40? ... i didnt' get his name but he was very sincere to ask me how i was and such things.
the sky grew dark but i still persist to stay and i did... and while sitting or being ther ethe whole time at countryside, I noticed a shadow on the far side of the park... away from me. much like me, he looked as if he was in highschool... mexican maybe? packpack, book, and a sketchbook with headphones, he sat. curiosity of one another intrigued us as we looked at each other in the far distance... and a sudden welcomeness and filfillment overrid me and i would assume so for him too. we both smiled at each other and waved... both understanding what was needed to be done.. what we both felt like...
and in that moment, i felt i belonged as a stranger to the world.. as he does too. without a single word of exchange, we both knew wat the other was feeling and thinking.. and we respected that silence as we continued our day at the park. i hope i'll see him again. or someone like him when i return to the park in latter days i have left in sacramento.
it was a beautiful moment.
