saying the wrong things, 8.11.23

after the gym, i went to mcdonalds for a quick bite. the app wasn’t working, so i went inside to order. the worker said the app has been down all day and that he’d give me a free large fry. i thanked him then ordered two mcdoubles. when i walked outside, i saw a guy with longer hair smoking a cigarette. i looked at him for a while and we said hi to each other. he asked if i was his neighbor and i said yes. he then told me that he just ate mcdonald’s and he’s fat. tell me why instead of saying “nah you’re not fat” or “i’m fat, too” i said “i’m about to catch up” while holding my bag of food up. smh. i froze and didn’t know what to say and that’s what comes out?! my neighbor was a good sport about it though, he laughed and said he’d see me around.

needless to say, i’ve been thinking about our interaction for the last few hours.

-ratha, 11:50pm, 8.11.23