Two Greek school kids at the corner of Kipselis Street and Zakynthou,
With their pot-bellied father, awaiting the school bus.
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Excitement and energy writ large upon their faces,
As they jump around and play with each other, a fun start to a new week.
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The boy pours out water from his bottle, and wets his hair to spike it,
Then pours out some more and sprays his sister.
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They shout in joy, as their friends emerge from the neighbouring apartment block,
Two's company, four is a reunion, after a long weekend break.
...
In the distance, their father spots the bus,
And holds his arm out to flag it down.
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The kids squeal, their happiness unbounded,
as they playfully push and shove each other out of the way,
in a bid to line up first and get the best seat.
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They wave their parents farewell from the windows.
Youthful exuberance rubs off into the smiles on the parents' faces,
and on the face of a boy watching from two floors up, across the street.
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Monday
16.05.16
Athens, GR
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