Paul stepped onto the bus and shook the water out of his no longer perfectly styled brown hair. His deep brown doe eyes scanned the bus until they finally fell upon a boy wearing the same school uniform as him.
Paul grinned and slipped a bit on the wet floor as the bus pulled away. He walked precariously over to the seat and dropped into it.
"Ello!!" Paul said cheerfully. "Shit weather innit?" The other boy had barely noticed Paul's existence until then, he responded with a quiet "Mm."
Paul's smile faltered a tiny bit and an awkward silence fell over the bus, broken only by the sound of rain pelting off the bus roof and gossiping old women clucking away on the second story.
Paul sighed and smiled broadly and held out his hand. "My names Paul!" The other boy turned his head slightly and squeezed Paul's hand "Mm." He muttered in a strong Scouse accent "'m George." Silence fell again.
Paul studied George's profile out of the corner of his eye. Even in the dim light of the lower deck of th
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