my mistake
i don't hate anyone. in fact, i don't not like most people (don't not? double negative makes a positive, right?). but there are definitely some people i choose not to include into my life for whatever reason it is about their character that seems to clash with mine. seemingly, this isn't apparent to all.
i was in the neighborhood of my future apartment (!!) and stopped into lestat's to grab a latte in transit to hang in the hood of shama-lama. immediately upon entering the door my eyes fell upon adam. i know adam from japanese class or two ago, and he never quite struck me as someone who was comfortable. and that's fine, i'm supportive. but as i shared more and more time and space with adam, i grew to dislike him, mostly due to his blatant insults on my existence that seemed to randomly tumble out of his mumbling mouth. so it seemed he didn't like me either.
explain to me why, then, he immediately rushed to my side as i waited for my vanilla latte, queried me with personal questions, and insisted i join him till i was out of steamy vanilla foam? i had a perplexed look on my face as i quickly told him that i was off to meet someone but hey, take care! and out the door i went, wondering if maybe i had him all wrong from the get go. as i analyzed and admonished my judgement-call, over the urban murmur i heard the mumbler yell, "by the way, buritto-san, have you gained weight??"
i kept walking, confident in my ability to recognize a creep when i saw one.