I don't know if he was homeless or not but he looked and smelled like it (not saying that in a negative way).
I walked up to the bus stop and I saw this boy rubbing half a lime in his hair and talking to himself. I stood there and watched him for a minute and yall know I couldn't resist asking him about what he was doing. Clearly, he had a mental problem and I wasn't sure if he was going to look up and throw that lime at me or what. At first I wanted to ask him if he was Niko's cousin, but I asked him what he was doing with the lime. Being from this planet (LHCF) I knew the secret but was shocked that a boy, and a homeless boy, no less, would know about our natural lime straightener. He was like, I use it to make my waves. I was like oh, I've heard of that. Do you put anything else in it? He was like naw. Then I said, you know you have those bits all over your head and your clothes. Do you think that the juice would work? Him: Naw I leave these in for about a week. All this time he is constantly rubbing this lime across his head and the bits are like popping everywhere...and he's not looking at me, but off in the distance. He also has the juice on his hands, and you know that sticky residue you get on your hands when you peel oranges... he had that all over his hand. btw, he has really small, tight curls - like a 4c maybe. Me: How much does it straighten your hair. Him: I just do it to get waves, it depends on how long I do it. Me: I've heard of the lime straightener, but the people that use it add yogurt to it. Him (laughing): Thats just crazy!
Right here I'm thinking ...crazy?
...looking at those bits all over his head and clothes. Me: Oh. How old are you? Him: 19 I went on to talk about something else with him. But can y'all believe this? I just had to share this with y'all. Nobody else would understand the irony in this encounter but yall.
I walked up to the bus stop and I saw this boy rubbing half a lime in his hair and talking to himself. I stood there and watched him for a minute and yall know I couldn't resist asking him about what he was doing. Clearly, he had a mental problem and I wasn't sure if he was going to look up and throw that lime at me or what. At first I wanted to ask him if he was Niko's cousin, but I asked him what he was doing with the lime. Being from this planet (LHCF) I knew the secret but was shocked that a boy, and a homeless boy, no less, would know about our natural lime straightener. He was like, I use it to make my waves. I was like oh, I've heard of that. Do you put anything else in it? He was like naw. Then I said, you know you have those bits all over your head and your clothes. Do you think that the juice would work? Him: Naw I leave these in for about a week. All this time he is constantly rubbing this lime across his head and the bits are like popping everywhere...and he's not looking at me, but off in the distance. He also has the juice on his hands, and you know that sticky residue you get on your hands when you peel oranges... he had that all over his hand. btw, he has really small, tight curls - like a 4c maybe. Me: How much does it straighten your hair. Him: I just do it to get waves, it depends on how long I do it. Me: I've heard of the lime straightener, but the people that use it add yogurt to it. Him (laughing): Thats just crazy!
Right here I'm thinking ...crazy?
...looking at those bits all over his head and clothes. Me: Oh. How old are you? Him: 19 I went on to talk about something else with him. But can y'all believe this? I just had to share this with y'all. Nobody else would understand the irony in this encounter but yall.
(It could be dangerous)
I don't mean that we should all go out and start talking to homeless people, because yes, some can be dangerous. But just the example of love you showed to not only a complete stranger, but to someone who is probably forgotten and marginalized by the rest of society. Phenomenal...
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