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Me:Are you coming hometonight?
Caleb:Yes, but it won’t be untillate.
Me:Does this mean I’m on my own fordinner?
Caleb:Yes, this means you can have cereal fordinner.
Me:You know me sowell.
Me:Also, I really feel like I’m getting the shafthere.
Caleb:I can give you theshaft…
Me:I walked right into that one,huh?
Caleb:Ohyeah.
Caleb:Why are you getting the shaft? And if not from me, who are you getting itfrom?
Me:Oh you ARE the one shafting me. You moved in and promised to make me ALLLL the dinners if I made desserts. You, sir, are a liar. I slave and slave over a hot oven to cook you pies and cookies and cupcakes, and what do I get?CEREAL!
Caleb:To be fair, if I didn’t live there, you’d still be eating cereal, so are you REALLY getting that shafted on this wholedeal?
Me:Yes. You’re shafting mehard.
Caleb:Okay, now you’re the one being dirty with theshafting.
Me:What if I like itdirty?
Caleb:Zoe…it’s not nice totease.
Me:I’m notteasing.
Me:Or amI? ;-)
Caleb:Oh you are, and there’s nothing I can do about it because I’m not there because I’m stuck at this stupid, obnoxious, no help of a study group while you go on and on about being shafted and liking it dirty. That’steasing.
Me:You’re right. I’msorry.
Caleb:Is it sad that I know you just typed that with the wickedest grin on your face? Because you did, didn’tyou?
Me:Maybe…
Me:Yes.
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Me:By the way, Mittens says he missesyou.
Caleb:Dammit, Zoe, did you buy him ANOTHER newsweater?
Me:What? He looks so stinkin’ cute in them, and this one looks like a sweater vest. He looks so smart andsophisticated.
Caleb:That poor, poorcat.
Me:Right? His dad keeps abandoninghim. ;-)