Posted by (+18391) 13 years ago
My son and I went into downtown Seattle today to have lunch and to do some exploring. My son wanted to go to the food court at Westlake Center Mall for lunch. (Westlake is a central location downtown; the southern endpoint of Seattle's monorail train.) Jake got a Happy Meal from McDonald's... "The toy this week is a Bakugan!"... because it's all about the toy. I got a bowl of soup from McKinley Soups. We found a table and started to eat.
Seated at a table nearby us were two women and a boy about Jake's age whom I noticed also had a Bakugan toy. As I was watching, along came three teenager-ish kids, two boys and one girl. I'd say they were somewhere between 15 and 18 years old and they looked a little rough. They walked up to this other table and spoke to the women. I thought they were asking for money. Nothing was exchanged and they quickly walked off. I was glad they didn't try to hit me up for money (which happened at least three times while I was downtown today).
After a while I noted that the women and boy were getting ready to leave and immediately the three teens returned to their table. Before the two women even got up from their chairs the teens reached into the middle of their table and removed the women's half-eaten meals. One teen picked up a soda cup from the table and immediately started sucking from the straw as if it was his own drink. They all three sat down at a nearby vacant table and devoured the remaining food -- using the women's used utensils -- as if they hadn't eaten in days. The two women and boy were long gone so I do not believe these teens were acquainted with them.
I've seen a lot of strange things in downtown Seattle but this was certainly one of the stranger. I guess they were homeless/runaway street kids getting lunch anyway they could. At least that's how it appeared to me.
Seated at a table nearby us were two women and a boy about Jake's age whom I noticed also had a Bakugan toy. As I was watching, along came three teenager-ish kids, two boys and one girl. I'd say they were somewhere between 15 and 18 years old and they looked a little rough. They walked up to this other table and spoke to the women. I thought they were asking for money. Nothing was exchanged and they quickly walked off. I was glad they didn't try to hit me up for money (which happened at least three times while I was downtown today).
After a while I noted that the women and boy were getting ready to leave and immediately the three teens returned to their table. Before the two women even got up from their chairs the teens reached into the middle of their table and removed the women's half-eaten meals. One teen picked up a soda cup from the table and immediately started sucking from the straw as if it was his own drink. They all three sat down at a nearby vacant table and devoured the remaining food -- using the women's used utensils -- as if they hadn't eaten in days. The two women and boy were long gone so I do not believe these teens were acquainted with them.
I've seen a lot of strange things in downtown Seattle but this was certainly one of the stranger. I guess they were homeless/runaway street kids getting lunch anyway they could. At least that's how it appeared to me.