Stu

Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.

His name was Stu, I saw him sitting in a subway connecting the bus station to the main town where I worked. He was sitting on the ground, I suppose looking for people to give him spare change or buy him a coffee or a bacon roll for breakfast.

I don’t know how I got talking to him, he didn’t seem like other more aggressive homeless people who in truth I avoided .I worried Stu would get into a fight about whose “patch” it was but nothing ever happened.Though I think the Police moved him on occasionally.

One time I spoke to him and he told me a story about someone he knew in prison,for he had done “time”.I can’t even remember what he told me and it was a tragic but funny story and  I started laughing uncontrollably and so did he, it was a shared moment and a good start to the working day.

I walked away with tears of joy in my eyes, I wasn’t worried about Stu,he could look after himself.We lost touch,but even with whatever problems he had I’m sure he is fine.

And it was a very positive encounter.