I DON'T CARE
============
Tiara, Malaysia
zahira@pl.jaring.my

Darren boards this subway train, which is not too full of people. In the 
next carriage is Daniel, but Darren doesn't realize this yet. He sits next to
a long-haired teen listening to a Discman, and in front of him is an old man.
When he sings "And the sunlight warms the faces", a sunray enters the train,
lightening up the faces in the carriage. At the words "But I need a
conversation", Darren tries to start up a conversation with the teen, but the
teen doesn't notice him. Darren looks out of the window and sees a lot of
people - toddlers, ladies selling vegetables, some teenagers, etc. On the 2nd
verse ("I ride this train...imagination racing") Darren walks around the
train, and his imagination takes over. He sees a couple sitting next to each
other and imagines them in wedding clothes. He then sees a man handling a
briefcase, and imagines him in his office, with people surrounding him. He
sees a teenage girl looking forlorn, and imagines her riding on a car,
crowned as Homecoming Queen. By this time he would have reached "No I wasn't
staring, I was only trying" and the girl realizes that Darren was staring at
her. Darren realizes this too and quickly moves away. He reaches the end of
the carriage (a door) and through this door he sees the people in the next
carriage. For a split second he sees Daniel...but when he rubs his eyes
Daniel is gone. Darren thinks about opening the door, but as soon as his hand
reaches the bar, he changes his mind and pulls his hand away. Just as Darren
walks away he hears a knocking on the door, turns around and sees Daniel
calling him over. Darren hesitates for a while, but decides to follow Daniel.
Just as he reaches the door, the train stops, Daniel disappears and Darren
decides to get out of the train. He looks around and sees Daniel smiling at
him before disappearing into the crowd. (By this time the song would have
ended) Darren looks bewildered and walks away, in the opposite direction.