Bus girls and dogs

Two girls on the bus today, one showing the other pictures on her phone. She's all excited, but her friend's feigning interest, clearly bored.

"Just look at him," squeals the one with the phone, "soooooo cute."

"U-uh," says the friend.

"God, I can't get over how much I love him," says the dog-lover, "there's just nothing he could do to stop me loving him."

And that's when the interesting thing happens. The bored one suddenly switches on. It's like I can almost see the lightbulb glowing inside her head.

"Oh. My. God," she says.

"What?" says her friend, still looking at the phone.

"That thing you just said - 'there's nothing he could do to stop you loving him' - I've heard that so many times but...but...I get it now. I always thought it meant like you loved him so much, like your love was so big - but it wasn't that at all, it's like literally a statement of, you know..."

She's grasping for words. Overcome by the realisation. Her friend just blinking at her confused.

"Of course there's nothing he can do! He's a dog! He isn't capable. He doesn't have the abilities. He can't, you know, he can't sleep with your boyfriend, or come home drunk and shout at you, or empty your bank account, or give you shit for talking to some guy you're just friends with."

"No thumbs," she mumbles, laughing. "No vocal chords. No..."

I think this is my favourite bus moment ever.