Cirque de CTA

So I was riding the train and minding my own business. When I decide to mind my own business I'm usually successful at it but THIS day was different. THIS day I was on the train with my headphones on, listening to music and oblivious to the world until these kids got on the train. From what I could tell there were four of them. The girl that was the oldest didn't look as though she was old enough to have these kids on public transportation by herself so I assumed there was a parent somewhere on the train. The next oldest was busy teasing the youngest who just wanted to listen to the girl's headphones. The next in line thought he was a gymnast and kept swinging from the hand holds like he was trying out for the next Olympic team. Every time he swung near me I wanted to punch him in his gut to make him fall. Nothing serious, just a quick jab in the solar plexus, timed just right so that he cannot identify who punched him until I'm off the train. Don't get me wrong, I wanted them to know I did it but I didn't want to have to fight the parent. No kid should have to see their parent(s) get their ass(es) whopped.

At this point I wanted one of them to step on my foot. Nothing crushing but just enough so that I could punt one of them to the other end of the car. Apparently, these kids were small ninjas who were adept in the art of playing at full steam but not bumping into adults. When I finally got to my stop I noticed the mother. She had an even younger kid with her and this look on her face that was pure hatred. I could not tell if it was for the kids, the man/men that impregnated her. or the world in general. Just was just hateful. the embodiment of a life full of hate. I assumed she looked like this all the time because none of the kids seemed to bothered by their mother having that look. I wondered how she managed to get pregnant so many times with that look on her face. She must like the lights off when she does it. Either that or she has really good cootie cat, so much so that her mating partner can ignore that fucking scowl on her face.