Friday, April 24, 2009

On Cumberland St.

This past summer I worked outside on the street. I had the fortune to be able to watch a lot of people going about doing their daily business. This ares is a very rich area of the city, so there were many well dressed people and many expensive cars. I saw an Aston Martins, various Lamborghini's, and many other cars that caught my eye, but I had no idea of their name.

One day there were 4 or 5 boys around 15 years old walking about. They really seemed to be waiting for something and I was really curious, especially since they all had cameras in their hands or around their necks. All of a sudden all the boys got very excited and two ran to the other side of the street. They began to snap pictures in a flurry as a bright orange Lamborghini drove past. Luckily for the boys there was construction going on all that summer, so the car was brought to a halt. The boys crowded around and snapped photos of the motorized orange gem. After a good minute the construction man directed the still cars to go ahead and the Lamborghini drove off with a crew of boy photographers trailing.

I saw the boys around for the next few days, trailing only Lamborghinis with their lenses and then I never saw them again. It made me wonder who they were. Did they live in the city? Were they only visiting? Why only Lambourghinis? Some of the many unanswered questions about people I saw that summer. And I'm sure I shall never know the answers.

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