Westlake Dr
Middletown, Connecticut
Jessica: So, the other day, I was at the supermarket.....
Millany_Kelly_Green: Yeah?
Jessica: This dude asked me out, and I'm like okay? I hardly know him.....
Forgetfulness: *being left out of the conversation*
Jessica: I tell ya! So many creeps, nowadays!
Millany_Kelly_Green: You ain't kidding!
Forgetfulness: Why aren't you girls talking to me?! I came to hang out with you, and this is what I get?
Jessica: F, we weren't ignoring you! Millany and I were just having a conversation, that's all!
Millany_Kelly_Green: Exactly! Its not always about you! You want to talk? Go ahead! We're listening!
Forgetfulness: Okay. Well, I like lemonade. Its so sweet.
Jessica: Yes, lemonade is very sweet. So, Millany, you ever been to Florida?
Millany_Kelly_Green: Yes! Been to Jacksonville! I have a friend that lives there! I keep in touch with her on Facetime.
Forgetfulness: Not this again.
Jessica: F, take an Uber to go home. If you want to act like you deserve all the attention, you can leave.
Forgetfulness: *voice cracking* Nobody cares about me. *calls for an Uber to take him home to Windy Hill Rd*
Uber Driver: *drives on Route 372 in Cromwell, and turns left onto Route 215, and turns right onto Westlake Dr, after entering Middletown*
Forgetfulness: *sobbing*
Jessica: Stop crying!
Millany_Kelly_Green: *peeks out the window* I think your Uber driver is here, F. A yellow Chevy Camaro.
Forgetfulness: *walks out of Jessica's condo, in tears*
Jessica: *closes the door* He's too immature.
Millany_Kelly_Green: For sure, babe! For sure! Let's get some pizza!
Jessica: Okay! Wooster St Pizza!
Uber Driver: *drives back towards Cromwell, turns right onto Berlin Rd, drives past Cumberland Farms, turns right onto the Route 9 south ramp towards Middletown Old Saybrook*
Forgetfulness: *still crying*
Uber Driver: *tells F to shut up in Spanish*
GPS: Take Exit 11.
Uber Driver: *driving on Route 9 south, past the sign Middletown 3 miles Old Saybrook 26 miles*
This story was written on Sunday, July 10th, 2022. (Eid al-Adha)
A/N F, its not always about you! Stop getting so upset, when someone has a conversation! 🙄 Don't be a silent reader. Please leave feedback. Thanks.
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