on Wednesdays, i like to go to starbucks and sit outside and read a book between leaving work at 5 and going to the gym at 6:30 (they added my spin class back and got rid of that wretched step class. small victories.). today, being that it is wednesday, was no different.
as i find my table (in the middle, not too close to the door that i will get bumped into and not too close to the street because i cant deal with the car noise) and settle in. when these two young ladies get out of a white Volvo SUV with west virginia plates. they looked like they were whoring at starbucks at 5:30pm.
the one had an embarrassingly short green chiffon dress with 4″ metallic heels. the other in a tight black dress with pantie lines.
as they come back out of starbucks, they sit themselves at the table closest to the door and begin their conversation. chiffon starts talking about what she learned that day, seeing as how shes probably old enough to still be in grade school, i eavesdrop.
“did you know that iran isnt actually part of Africa? its actually part of Asia, like Asians live there. I never knew that, thats what i learned today”.
this is how the conversation went.
i wept for a moment at how the public school system has let us all down yet again. but then i said a little prayer thanking god for granting this young lady the ability to wear shoes like that because that is the only skill that will get her anywhere in life in her bright exotic dancing future.
