Monday, June 9, 2008

Making friends (II of III): Grapefruit.

Yesterday I was standing outside a coffee shop where I had been all day, and I was waiting for a friend to come by so we could head over to sit outside and have a beer, and I was peeling a grapefruit and eating it as a snack when this kind of confused-looking but well-dressed older black lady was coming towards me, looking around and kind of weaving on the sidewalk.

Anyhow, as she passed, she shot out her hand towards my grapefruit and made a "psshoo" sound with her mouth, only she stopped short of actually getting the grapefruit, and it was at that point that I realized she wasn't confused, she was actually mentally-ill, though still with it enough to dress normally.

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