43, 3 spiders and counting I'm spider jesus no, no blasphemy I don't want to undo the good spider saving juju in trying to find a plastic box for spider friend I emptied out my box of scrunchies and found an earring I'd been missing for a month thankoo spider fwend! otherwise I've mostly been writhing in pain and crying into my pillow and of course the sea has been piscine this whole time Biso tried to invade my room IM SICK BISO "Ooo, you're messy?" BISO I SWEAR TO GOD "Can I play your guitar?" BAAABAAAA "*barks Yaseen (Biso's government name) in boomer*" "fiiiiine" I'm a middle aged 10 year old I have a round Asian baby face and squeaky voice Children refuse to acknowledge me as an adult In Sokhna (remember when I insisted on swimming in the icy pool after Ramadan?) I heard "Sarah, Sarah, come over here please" ... Is that baby talking to me? "Hello Sarah, how are you today?" There was this tiny oddly formal 4 year old whose family was next door to Z I think his parents just sat him in front of old Egyptian movies from birth Imagine a teeny teeny Arabic Jimmy Stewart "I was wondering Sarah, is that perhaps your ball?" No, Arab baby from the shining, I thought it was yours "Indeed it is not. Will Biso come out to play today?" I'm not sure habibi, you'll have to ask his mama "Why, aren't you Biso's sister?" Nope, his mama's my cousin actually "I see. If you wish, you can play with us Sarah" That's very kind but I think I'll just do laps "Very well Sarah, good day" Good day? That baby should be nearing 40 See, it was a clerical error I'm cheering myself up with lemon mint soda Cousin Aly and Cat in law are coming soon They're going to fight, I just know it Ugggh it's going to be so messy |