Bus 83/Tuesday 26th Feb 2008/5.13pm

On the bus home from work i saw a person standing in the pushchair space in front of me. i was sat 2 seats behind. they were a white putta jacket with 4 brown stripes and furry edging to the hood. jacket composition was so bulky i couldnt see the face or tell if they were male or female. tried moving round a bit in seat to see if i could catch a glimpse of the face. didnt want to arouse suspicion. they seemed to keep avoiding my glance. felt i needed to put a gender to the person. dont know quite why but i was curious. for what im not sure, it was only a person on a bus who i would never see again. then woman with pushchair got on saying excuse me and heaving her baby through the bus and having to move the jacketed creature out of the space. it was finally when she lent over to grab the rail with her turquiose leather hand, that i saw the face. the head turned slightly and i saw the printed jeans and curly blonde hair. he was male. defined and put into a category. that felt better. he got off at the stop opposite the police station.