Sign Language

The metro guard sat down next to the boy, and under the guard’s arm was a stack of those blue, highly recognizable armbands. The ones that say “please show me your metro pass or I am going to fine you and if you don’t have the money on you right now I’m going to double that fine”. And the boy said to his friend “I want to steal one of those – what would happen if I stole one? I could just yank it out from under his arm right now and slip it on and wouldn’t it be hilarious?” and I understood every word even though I don’t understand his language. Maybe I understood him because they were speaking in sign language, or maybe I understood him because I was thinking the same thing.