It was a short bus trip. A man stood up to move towards the exit, just as the bus swerved round a corner.
The man lost his balance, and fell head forward towards the poles. He gripped the pole at the last minute, and recovered his balance, with a loud exclamation, "FUCK!!!".
I was getting off at the same stop, and so I moved towards the door as well. But I inadvertently stubbed his toes with my shoe. I shuffled away, but didn't mutter an apology.
As the bus pulled in and halted, I let the man get off the bus first. As he took that first step down the stairs, the momentum with which the bus stopped threw him off balance one more time, and he awkwardly stomped down the stairs.
As he walked away from the bus, he punched a lamp post as he passed by one.
The bus pulled out of the stop, and the man kept staring at the bus as it roared away.
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