Jen

On the tube home today four drunk boys in their 20s got into my carriage. They were drunk having just come from the rugby and were drinking out of jugs of beer. They were loud and obnoxious and kept farting or doing stupid stunts for kicks.

One sat next to me. I was feeling pretty low having had some bad news and just wanted to be left alone. I had my headphones in. He kept leaning over to see what I was reading or what was on my phone. He would make eyes at his friends suggesting something – God knows what – about me.

I just wanted to crawl away and hide and the whole time kept worrying he’d actually address me. I felt such a relief when they got off the train. It was like being locked in a cage with four unpredictable animals.