Makeshift parents

I got on the train, more like squeezed my way in. Shoved up against multiple men in suits. I frantically looked for something to hold on to as the doors of the subway were about to close. A woman and her daughter pushed in right behind me and grabbed on to the pole I couldn't quite reach. The mom, in motherly fashion realized what I was doing and put out her hand, "you can hold my hand of you want to." Her kindness made me smile and the guy I was quite literally shoved up against turned over his shoulder and said "sweetie, I don't think you're going any where."