Early morning people watching

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The couple who walk hand in hand along the road every morning, usually chatting away to each other with animated faces. Today they walk silently, arms carefully held away from each other, no chance of an accidental touch.

The 6 year old who skips to the bus stop holding the hand of her father, full of giggles and conversation. On the days when she walks with her mother she is quiet and careful, her mother quizzing her on her spelling practise.

The much older man, who smells gorgeous. He walks past me every day.

Another couple, he in a business suit pulling deeply on his smokes. She in gym clothes with a large bottle of water in her hand. They never speak, but always walk side by side.

The older man standing waiting for the bus, but never at the bus stop. He waits a little down the road until it approaches, only then does he walk to join the others standing there.

The young woman walking the dog, he stops and does a poo every single morning at the same corner, as he squats she puts a plastic bag under his bum, he poos straight into the bag that she throws straight in the rubbish bin - she doesn't even tie a knot in the bag.

The young man who leaves his house as I walk past, we make eye contact now and say good morning. Today he remarked he was running late.