Lunch with the A Girls
“I will not sit next to you Alma. You told them you kissed a girl.” Alice’s intolerance would have been shocking were she not excruciatingly complicated so Alma took a sip of her Pepsi before asking, “What have you got against gay girls?”
“Nothing. You aren’t gay. You are a liar. I have qualms with your lying.” Alice’s back was stiff and the waitress asked if she needed more tea even though her glass was full.
“I had to lie. Those people were being homophobic buttwipes. I had to put them in their place.” Alma took another sip of her Pepsi and noticed that April’s head was bouncing a little on her forearms. “What is up with you now?”
April raised her face from the other side of the booth and slurred out her words between sloppy giggles, “I just realized that the most interesting thing about your life is that lie you told. Why couldn’t you be a lebanese? You would be so much cooler that way.”
“Kiss my ass April.” Was out of Alma’s mouth before either of them realized that Alice was pert near at her breaking point.
“I have had just about enough out of both of you. Why do you two always have to get vulgar?” Alice’s hands now matched her back and the stiffness was tempting to spread across the booth to April.
“Vagina.” April said it fast but pronounced it plainly as a verbal shield against propriety.
“What did you say?”Alma took on Alice’s tone.
“I said, vah jie nah.” April and Alice looked each other and it seemed quite like high noon in the diner.
The waitress brought their food and reluctantly the sparring partners looked to their fries. Peacemaking Alma contributed her culinary expertise, “These fries are the best aren’t they?”
Both Alice and April rolled their eyes at her. Alma stuffed a fry into her mouth and spoke while chewing, “Sssssssalty.” She smiled wide and both her sisters threw food at the common foe.
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