The public bus that goes from Elmhurst, Queens, NY to Queens Village is filled with different people from different backgrounds. A young teenager named Ted goes to Elmhurst Arts High School every weeknight and then spends his afterschool days drawing and painting very gothic and hard rock art. A middle-aged woman named Nin-Nin spends her days working at a JCPenney store, making sure the products are neat and tidy, especially the toys and clothes. One Thursday evening, around 6 pm on a cool fall night, the two got on the Q88, not knowing that this ride is about to get interesting. Ted got bored on the bus so quickly, so he decided to rock on to his energetic music. Meanwhile Nin-Nin, is not the hard rock musical type and she is the more calm and quiet type. Nin-Nin fell asleep on the bus as usual. During the ride, Tedâs wireless headphones and iPhone died, leaving him nothing but boredom and Nin-Nin woke up from her nap thanks to his loud âArrghâ. Ted complained that heâs bored and thereâs nothing to do on the bus. Nin-Nin said, âIâll tell you stories from my Gen X teenage yearsâ. Unlike the loud and awesomeness of Gen Xers, Nin-Nin always take things easy. She revels in the moment surrounding her, cherishing it every day. She tells Ted that she has been working at JCPenney for thirty years and every night when she leaves from work, she just looks outside the windows and enjoy herself with some calmness from the dark outdoors that eventually makes her fall asleep. Ted starts to look outside at the calm and sleepy neighborhoods at the windows. Eventually, he starts to fall asleep. When the bus said, âNext stop: Horace Harding Parkwayâ, Ted immediately woke up and got off the bus feeling relaxed and more laid back, thanks to a new friend named Nin-Nin.
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Professor: Jessica Penner
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