Robert’s Problem

Today, I decided to walk up to Javamonkey. I got an iced coffee, considering it was about 11am, and I wanted to leave the store. I wanted to go sit on the benches on Ponce de Leon and people watch. I got my coffee, found a good bench, and just sat down and watched. Saturday tends to be a good day for this, since there are a lot of people out and about. One of my friend’s mother died recently, and I intend to go spend some time with him today. This made me think about my own situation, and it made me appreciate people more. I saw a guy walk across the street, a little distressed, wearing a blue shirt, and scraggly baggy pants. He was walking quickly, and passed me. I didn’t think anything of it, and kept people watching. I looked to the right, near Starbucks, and saw that he was talking to some people down there. He and another guy walked up to the turn around, and the other guy was pointing towards something, and he was shaking his head. He walked away, looking a little distressed, and the pointing made me think that he was looking for the courthouse, since the other man was pointing in the same direction.  He walked by looking at the old courthouse awkwardly, which made me think that the other man was directing him to the wrong place. Decatur has two courthouses, an old stone one that is used for weddings and such, and the new one, the official DeKalb County Courthouse. Being the official courthouse for DeKalb county, it is the reason a small portion of the population in Decatur is there in the first place, so very often locals are asked where it is. The man stood by the bench next to me though, looking confused. I decided to get up, and I asked him if he was lost.