It’s been a while
I know and I miss telling my stories. After a long day of miscellaneous school activities,
I decided to go home and rest for a good weekend. It was a Friday night; I
remembered how interesting my Friday nights could be at home on days when I wasn’t
in hermit mode. I saw people hand in hand with friends or significant others
doing fun things or going to fun places. It is a few days to valentine so it
makes sense to secure positions with whomever, lol. I guess my thoughts found
their way to my face and I must have had a 12-inch long pout and some ripples (frown)
on my forehead. Some guy in his mind thought he was being compassionate and
started saying “hey why are you so sad? Common smile aint that bad” I was able
to pick this out of an epistle he spat out. He was supposed to be speaking
American but that accent was way off my level of comprehension. I speak with
people of many colors and backgrounds at school daily, but I aint ever heard
nothing like da, lol. At this point my pout must have elongated a bit and he
won’t stop saying things I couldn’t hear. Eventually, I got bullied into giving
a stiff smile. That type that comes out when you have just tasted lime or
unripe African star apple (oh Agbalumo!). Thank
God! The bus was now in sight. He asked for my name and the finest I could
utter was Nancy. I had just met a nice Asian American lady the day before and
it felt good to borrow the name briefly. That choice was my undoing. He got into bus
but I wasn’t playing nice anymore. I put all my baggage on the next seat to me
and turned away. He found a male ally at the back and five minutes later boom! He
started cursing, remember that I can’t make sense of 70% of what he says but I heard
enough keywords and was grateful that I didn’t hear it all. “she looked sad…………….f….,f….,f…,
aint no black girl name….Nancy, f…, that some white chic’s name….f. She telling
me Nancy…..,f…. He went on and on till I got off 20minutes later. I was scared
to bits why would some1 be so angry about another person’s name. I really could
be Nancy! So I have now put other replacements in my subconscious: Nikki, Kiki,
Piki, Miki, Tiki, Shiki, or even better; Ajalatanaa, Erinlakatabu,
Tioluwanileatiekunre, Aseniserare, Ifeoluwakiishi, Eghwrudjakpor, Ejikemeifeuwa,
Zubaydah.
I will try not to take so long
again.
ROFLOL! Pele :)
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