I had a really funny Friday evening. After my last class at SFU Surrey, I took the skytrain home. When I got to my stop, I walked down the stairs. Upon walking down the stairs, I recognized someone by the ticket vending machines. It was Carl. And boy did he look like shit. He looked like he got the wind knocked out of him.
Carl and I used to work in a call centre. Carl was the type of person who would always have a legit job and slang on the side to junkies. He was that type of guy. He grew up in Vancouver East side among Chinese and Vietnamese people, so he had THAT kind of vibe. We weren't really close friends but when we were at work together, we would always crack up a joke or two together. It was that kind of relationship. Not close, but really cool with each other. He asked me what have I been up to. I told him I was in SFU doing my school thing and this and that. And I didn't ask him, but his whole demeanor said everything. He obviously wasn't in the highest of spirits with his sunken shoulders. He asked me if I could lend him $20 and he said he would come back to this station in 15 minutes. I wasn't down with that. Then he said, "I'm going to Edmonds to pick up some bud and we can blaze and catch up. If you lend me $20, I'll let you hold on to my phone." Sure, I was game to blaze. After all, it was Friday and I was done with school for the week.
Carl and I used to work in a call centre. Carl was the type of person who would always have a legit job and slang on the side to junkies. He was that type of guy. He grew up in Vancouver East side among Chinese and Vietnamese people, so he had THAT kind of vibe. We weren't really close friends but when we were at work together, we would always crack up a joke or two together. It was that kind of relationship. Not close, but really cool with each other. He asked me what have I been up to. I told him I was in SFU doing my school thing and this and that. And I didn't ask him, but his whole demeanor said everything. He obviously wasn't in the highest of spirits with his sunken shoulders. He asked me if I could lend him $20 and he said he would come back to this station in 15 minutes. I wasn't down with that. Then he said, "I'm going to Edmonds to pick up some bud and we can blaze and catch up. If you lend me $20, I'll let you hold on to my phone." Sure, I was game to blaze. After all, it was Friday and I was done with school for the week.
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