I got into the community bus that was near to campus and on the bus a woman probably in her late forties caught my attention.
She looked great.
She was dressed entirely in blue, with yellow hand bag, samll red luggage bag, and golden accessories. She was dazzling in those bright colors. I remember thinking, wow, all three primary colors! She must be having a vibrant life !

All the seats were occupied except for one near to her. I quietly sat down and, whether I wanted to or not, found myself with a view of part of her face and the phone she held.
Her choice of vibrant colors had already caught my attention, and I feel sorry to say it but I found myself looking at her.

As I looked at her, she was adjusting the brightness of her phone. It was at the maximum bright limit.
She took a long breath in.
From what I could tell, she was trying to place an order, but I could not see what she was ordering. I could not make out any further details, but she seemed to be struggling to complete the order. While doing so, she was also looking out of the window, most probably to check whether she was approaching her stop.

She would take off her glasses to look outside, then put them back on to read the screen. I watched her switch between looking at her phone and glancing out of the window. I could only imagine how frustrating it must have been to keep switching back and forth between screen at phone and at the window within very short interval of time.

The bus announced -the next stop is Family Garden. She glanced at her red luggage, peering over the rims of her glasses. She clicked something at her phone. She paused for some time, and closed her eyes briefly and took a deep breath.

Someone was waiting outside the bus station. They exchanged greetings as she got off the bus

As she stepped off the bus, I wondered whether that final tap on the screen meant anything and what life looked like beyond those bright colors.

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