I was waiting in line at Subway contemplating the different options on the menu for lunch. I was trying to decide which bag of chips would satisfy my cravings but there was a voice behind me that was overlapping my thoughts. I put my thoughts to the side and let the voice behind me penetrate my mind. It was the voice of a young girl who sounded around 10 years old. She was talking to her mom about how badly she wanted to go the movies and ice cream with her. Her whinny tone and requests reminded me of myself when I was 10 years old. It was a great age, full of fun, no responsibilities and more fun! The young girl kept nagging her mom to accompany her to watch the new Twilight movie but the mother refused. She insisted that she wasn't going to watch that movie. The inpatient mother did offer to pick up some ice cream on the way home. The ongoing conversation between the two evoked nostalgic memories of my youth. It reminded me of all the times I would beg my mother to hang out with me. It made me a little homesick. Right when I got to the front of the line and ordered my 6-foot veggie delight with extra cheese and a side of baked barbecue lays, I picked up my phone and called home. Hearing my family on the phone numbed my homesickness and comforted me. I wonder what kind of emotional roller coasters people go on when eavesdropping on to my conversations.
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