Alone, but not lonely

I experienced something significant today. I don't think it'll be as striking to anybody else but me. All the same, it happened, and it was interesting to me..

I'd been having a pretty shitty day. You know how that goes. The whole not showering in a couple days and dreading work things definitely factored in. At the end of PE, my friend Seth and I always go upstairs about five, ten minutes early so we can get to our lockers before the giant mass of idiots come billowing out of their respective courses. Anyway, today was just like any other-- his locker's on the second floor so we parted ways, as usual, and I went upstairs. Usually there are about five people wandering around the halls at this time, so I was surprised when I noticed that I was completely alone.

I had my headphones stuck in my ears and I was carrying my Mountain Dew and I was listening to this really great song. It doesn't have words or anything, but it's still a great song. And after a few seconds I closed my eyes and just walked down the hall way. It felt like there was no world outside of what I was listening to and thinking about. I felt so complete, but insignificant, meaningless, at the same time. Somehow it was a good feeling.

And then, just as the bell rang, the chorus swelled, and I stood stationary while the rest of the world pushed past.

p.s. I left out the part about the bitch from my foods class yelling at me. But it didn't mean a thing.