The city was especially busy today. It was a chilly winter afternoon, so you were dressed for the weather. It was also a weekend, and the streets were filled with people. Adults were rushing to their jobs, teens were loitering in their favorite spots, and shopping addicts were hopping from store to store, taking up what little room there was with their comically large shopping bags. The traffic was especially bad, at times seeming like everything had come to a stand-still. At this point, walking was the faster mode of transportation, meaning more people were walking than driving, meaning the sidewalks were more crowded than you would like. Everywhere you looked was the one thing you hated most: people. But in a city like this, it couldn't really be helped. At least you didn't have to listen to their noise.
You slipped your soundproof headphones over your ears, turning your iPod's volume up to full blast. Instantly, every sound in the outside world was silenced, giving you sweet release
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