Uncanny | Sarah Gibbs

I was riding the CATS bus today for the Ultimate T-Bird Challenge that I am a part of and behind me there was a cute little family with three or four kids. The little boy was falling asleep sitting in his seat. Every time the bus went of a bump he would jerk violently awake. The poor guy couldn't get a proper sleep. After a while his dad held him in his arms and he fell to sleep instantly and stayed that way.

A little boy falling asleep in his dad's arms isn't something unusual. It is something you see everyday. What was unusual was the sudden feeling of jealousy that I felt when I saw him sleeping so safely. I wanted to feel that much at ease and that safe that even the jolts of the bus did not scare me anymore.

I realized that life is like that. Especially since this is my first year of college and being away from home. I am in a sense the little boy alone on the seat. It is difficult, and I am sure all college students can relate, to feel safe in a world that we have never experienced before. Like at the beginning of the ride when the boy was alert and excited, that is how it started out, but now I am tired and ready to be held with such a sense of security that I am become at peace and comfortable with my new surroundings.