So on Sunday, I was walking to a Cafe in the Twin Cities with a friend and we were talking about our extended families. As we were walking, we passed a building that had a staircase leading down to a small door way below. In the doorway, a man was leaning up against the frame, a cigarette (possibly with something a bit more than just nicotine...) balanced between his fingers. Smoke wafted up from the doorway. His eyes were closed, so I...being the awkward person that I am, stared a bit, wondering if he had fallen asleep in the doorway. Still looking at the man, I said to my friend, "I have 147 cousins!" (Honest...including second cousin and third cousins...)
The man bared his teeth in a grin, opened his eyes and looked up at me, pushing away from the door frame. "Wow," he chuckled. I gulped, and, feeling as awkward as ever, did not reply. I turned to my friend and kept walking, listening to the man's hacking laughter in the background. Once in the enclosed area of the Cafe, I burst into laughter...I really do have 147 cousins, I thought, but I wasn't talking to him...
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