"Barrier Breaker!" by FIN

Dev called me up 'cause of this bullying scenario that Jen got into. So I'm staying for the night at their house. Dev and I'll be going to Jen's school tomorrow to fix some problems.

So while I'm here, I'll narrate to you one of my recent adventures.

There I was, riding this public vehicle (called a 'Jeep') on my way to a nature-protection seminar. It was hot and I prevented myself from getting dehydrated by munching on some large ice cubes. As the jeep began to fill with passengers, I noticed the man in front of me. Let's say he's in his mid-40's, and the only reason I looked at him was because he was watching a movie on his mobile phone.

I don't usually pay attention to the other commuters. But how can you ignore a man who's WATCHING AN ACTION MOVIE WITH THE VOLUME TURNED UP TO THE MAX???!!

The man got himself angry stares as he drooled over his movie, completely sucked into his own world. At least I'm trying to believe that he was so engrossed with the film. I'm convincing myself that he didn't notice us GLARING at him. Because if he wasn't, then that means he's just AN INCONSIDERATE JERK! We were giving him signs! "TURN THE FREAKIN' VOLUME DOWN, MAN!"

Still it was rude to tell him off publicly. We didn't want to hurt his feelings. Well...they didn't. I wanted to bring some REAL action into the situation. But being the educated shark that I am, I just stared at him angrily. I was hoping he'd look up just in time to see me break the ice cubes with my teeth...you know, as a friendly warning.

But no, nothing had an effect. He even looked up to check if the jeep has already started moving. Then he resumed breaking the noise barrier. NOISE POLLUTION IS JUST AS BAD AS REGULAR POLLUTION. It irritates the hell out of everyone!! Nobody likes noise.

The jeep echoed with armalites and gun shots and explosions. Oh, and random feminine screaming too. Like "OH! Help me!", or something like that.

He ended our misery by finally taking the hint and keeping his phone away. Good timing too. The ice cubes were already targeting his head.