Still moving

On the 高铁 from Yunyang to Chongqing I share six seats around a table. By the window a man watches tv on his phone while eating snacks. He is well prepared, two different snacks, a battery pack, a Bluetooth earpiece, and a stand to put his phone at the most proper height and angle. Next to him his wife sleeps, and next to her another woman likewise, head on the table. Underneath, between us, a full white plastic bucket of something, the couple’s. We all share space. Next to me, the head on...