Ugly

I want to live in a world where no one who is different is looked at differently.

It doesn't matter if the person is different, like their sexual orientation, or if the person is different, like people who suffer from Down syndrome.

I was sitting beside a mother and her daughter who belonged to the latter just 5 minutes earlier.

The moment they entered the train cabin, everyone stared. Literally everyone.

I saw the entire row of people staring at the duo as they made their way to the empty seats beside me.

I personally felt victimized.

So I told Z, 'Why is everyone staring? It's rude.'

When will we really exist in a place where different is simply another word. Where respect and sensitivity is given.

I know it's none of my business. But isn't this how things never change? Because of the Bystander effect and none of my business attitude?