Closed at the park

[Marcus Ross]

Two words that could easily describe Marcus' childhood - traveling and fashion shows. This winter was no different. His mother Diana loved traveling and this time she had a business trip related to the fashion company that she had recently opened. Marcus didn't mind because he had never been to New Zealand before and he always wanted to see different cultures, look at the mentality of the people, learn their culture and - most importantly - see their style.

Marcus was sitting in the park and looking at his surroundings. Diana was nearby in a coffee shop having a business meeting and Marcus didn't want to be in the middle of it, listening to smart people talk about key performance indicators and other hard terms that he didn't understand and had no interest to understand. Marcus was dressed in one of the newest outfits from Tommy Hilfiger collection with a black beanie. This outfit wasn't for sale to the general population and maybe it even made Marcus stand out a bit from the rest of the people sitting or passing by the park.

He was looking around when he suddenly noticed a conflict between two older men. They were arguing about a girl. It made Marcus smile a little bit as he enjoyed seeing other people get frustrated about something as long as it wasn't him. This day couldn't get any better!

@Christian Jones

 

[Christian Jones]

Christian hadn't walked alone without supervision for a long time, rather his grandmother had gone to the store with his brother and said he would manage by himself, and he could wait for them in the park. It was a real bliss for the boy. He walked across the street towards the park.

He wasn't the richest, but he could afford clothes in which it was not a shame to walk. In addition, the mother, as a mother, tried to give the best to her sons, although she rarely appeared with her parents, as she worked two jobs, thus ensuring a good future for her sons.

He walked around the park for a while and decided to look for a bench to sit down. Passed by two men who were arguing about something, but Christian paid special attention. Then he noticed a bench, but on it he noticed a boy who looked to be about his age. "Hello! Do you mind if I sit down?'' he asked the boy.

 

[Marcus Ross]

As he was watching the conflict between two men, he fall into his thoughts - that reminded him of how his mother and father used to argue about all the small things that didn't matter but they made it so big! Marcus really hated seeing their relatives or close friends argue but it was a completely different story about both of the conflict sides being strangers. He had nothing better to do anyways and Marcus was listening and just smiling, minding his own business.

Marcus' thoughts were interrupted by a voice that sounded close to his age. He looked at the speaker, still having a smile on his face as it wasn't that easy to hide it because he mostly was positive about everything. - I meannn... Marcus looked at the boy from his feet to his head. It was important for Marcus to be seen around only near people who looked decent and knew the style standards. This boy wasn't dressed in the newest collections that came out recently as Marcus was, although he didn't look poor either. - Sure! After 5 seconds of doing a "fashion check" on him, he realized that he had the style to sit near Marcus.

Fashion was everything. Boy was used to being called words and being bullied by his classmates (pretty much only by boys) for his sense of style, but Diana always said that it was just envy. Marcus didn't want to just sit near this boy and keep quiet, so he looked at him, giving him a slight smile. - Soo, what are you doing here alone? Marcus needed to start this conversation somehow. He wasn't scared to talk to strangers, especially if they were around his age. Nothing could go wrong.