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1/
Waiting for takeout
Her: “Girrrrl! Who is that random white man all over your face?”
*leans closer*
Her: “Waymint—is that my man #Fauci? Oh, okay, sis. You good.”
Him: “Oh yeeeeah, that’s our dude. Fauci definitely invited to the family BBQ.”
*laughter*
Waiting for takeout
Her: “Girrrrl! Who is that random white man all over your face?”
*leans closer*
Her: “Waymint—is that my man #Fauci? Oh, okay, sis. You good.”
Him: “Oh yeeeeah, that’s our dude. Fauci definitely invited to the family BBQ.”
*laughter*
2/
Me: “Plus you know he’ll wear a mask.”
Him: “And he already got a #COVID shot.”
I mean . . how could I resist?
Me: “So what y’all thinking about getting a #COVIDVaccine?”
Her: *shrugs*
Him: “Shiiiiid. I already got BOTH a mine.”
Me: “Yeah?”
Him: “Heeeeell yeah. At my job.”
Me: “Plus you know he’ll wear a mask.”
Him: “And he already got a #COVID shot.”
I mean . . how could I resist?
Me: “So what y’all thinking about getting a #COVIDVaccine?”
Her: *shrugs*
Him: “Shiiiiid. I already got BOTH a mine.”
Me: “Yeah?”
Him: “Heeeeell yeah. At my job.”
3/
Her: “You wasn’t scared?”
Him: *shaking head* “F that. I’m way more scared of suffocating to death.”
Her: *listening*
Me: “I got vaccinated, too.”
Her: *swinging head to me* “You did?”
Me: “Yup.”
Him: *gives me elbow bump* “That’s what’s up.”
She looked intrigued.
Her: “You wasn’t scared?”
Him: *shaking head* “F that. I’m way more scared of suffocating to death.”
Her: *listening*
Me: “I got vaccinated, too.”
Her: *swinging head to me* “You did?”
Me: “Yup.”
Him: *gives me elbow bump* “That’s what’s up.”
She looked intrigued.
4/
Him: “Shiid. It’s real in these Rona streets.”
*laughter*
Me: “Where you work?”
Him: “Hospital security.”
We talked about our jobs and our vaccine experiences.
Her: “Y’all got me feeling left out the gang!”
Him: “She’ll jump you in. She work at Grady.”
*laughter*
Him: “Shiid. It’s real in these Rona streets.”
*laughter*
Me: “Where you work?”
Him: “Hospital security.”
We talked about our jobs and our vaccine experiences.
Her: “Y’all got me feeling left out the gang!”
Him: “She’ll jump you in. She work at Grady.”
*laughter*
5/
Me: “Jump her in? That’s hilarious.”
Her: “Where could I get it?”
I shared a few options and showed her a website, too.
Him: “See? Told you Grady would jump you in.”
Me: “You funny.”
Him: “Maybe. But this #COVID ain’t no laughing matter.”
*silence*
Him: “Real talk, tho?”
Me: “Jump her in? That’s hilarious.”
Her: “Where could I get it?”
I shared a few options and showed her a website, too.
Him: “See? Told you Grady would jump you in.”
Me: “You funny.”
Him: “Maybe. But this #COVID ain’t no laughing matter.”
*silence*
Him: “Real talk, tho?”
6/
Him: “I’m glad she joked you ‘bout your mask. ‘Cause I low key thought it was ol’ dude from CNN.”
Me:
Her: “Who? My boo #AC360?Girl! Bring HIM to the cookout, too!”
*laughter*
Me: “Not if y’all ain’t vaccinated.”
Him: “Right?”
Her: “I’m getting mine, don’t worry!”
Him: “I’m glad she joked you ‘bout your mask. ‘Cause I low key thought it was ol’ dude from CNN.”
Me:
Her: “Who? My boo #AC360?Girl! Bring HIM to the cookout, too!”
*laughter*
Me: “Not if y’all ain’t vaccinated.”
Him: “Right?”
Her: “I’m getting mine, don’t worry!”
7/
Not wanting to suffocate.
Uncertainty.
Logistics.
These were their whys.
Theirs.
A maybe became a yes.
Augmented by a #Fauci mask, laughter, an imaginary cookout, and the very best kind of peer pressure from strangers.
Yay.
#BlackWhysMatter
#idontmakethisstuffup
Not wanting to suffocate.
Uncertainty.
Logistics.
These were their whys.
Theirs.
A maybe became a yes.
Augmented by a #Fauci mask, laughter, an imaginary cookout, and the very best kind of peer pressure from strangers.
Yay.
#BlackWhysMatter
#idontmakethisstuffup
