On the road to Bethlehem

Moni: I felt like I coulda died and no one would've cared the least. Rani let me tell you what happened yesterday.

Rani: Okay. What happened?

Moni: Yesterday I took the SAT [Aiming for 1300] then went to Tim's house where I got talked into going to that Los Posadas program in the park. [The Mexican christmas thing?] Yea. I went out there and I was the only Black person and all the Mexicans and White people were looking at me like me being there was sacrilegious. Plus, you know I'm very social-anxiety-ic so I was extra paranoid. Diego and I walked behind Mary and Joseph [Ha, Timothy was Joseph] singing Spanish versions of Christmas songs and then we went inside the civic center for a show. I felt so out of place that I got depressed and I actually wanted to go home. I walked around with my hood over my head like I was the loneliest person in the world. To make things worse I meet up with Armando aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Rani: Not Armando!!! He's like 6 Diegos, Timothy, Carrot Top and nails on a chalkboard put together times fucking ten thousand four hundred and fifty fucking three. I swear you attract gay ass-holes like a damn magnet.

Moni: Fo Sho'. Armando saw his ex-girlfriend [Ha, yea right] that dropped him because he didn't go to a movie or something [You mean it wasn't
because he's gay?] and, get this, he wanted me to pretend to be his girl.

Rani: Wha..?

Moni: Yep, I tried to tell him no by saying things like "Wouldn't you like someone pretty?" of course that didn't work [Obviously (eye roll)] and he didn't listen. So this gay fucker [ Don't get her wrong. She's okay with gay people, just not the ones we know] stayed on my ass all the fucking night trying to hold hands with me and touch me and my spirit was so damn drained that I didn't have enough energy to protest.

Rani: What happened then?

Moni: Tim tried to save me but it didn't work. You know he can't lie. I finally got rid of him because he had to leave. God I hate that boy. Everyday at the table he makes these stupid ass jokes about not liking anything black which is getting pretty God damn old. This cute boy named Mikah that sits with us now looked like he was 'bout to steal off on a bitch. I don't think Mikah will be sitting with us anymore. Armand is so GD annoying but I don't wanna hurt his feelings because no one likes him and he knows it too. Whenever I would sneak away from him I could see him looking for me all scared-like and I went back to him. I just know I'm going to end up in a pity marriage.

Rani: Moni you are just too God damn soft hearted. Tell him what's on your mind. If he knows people don't like him, then maybe he would like to know why so he can fix it. [I can't!] Yes, the hell you can. Or you can let him ruin your last year of carefreeness. You decide.

Moni: A'ight. I'll talk to you later girl, I gotta go. Thanks.

Rani: No Prob.