I’m assuming its a mother and her twenty-ish year old son walking across the street, licking their individual ice cream cones. But I could be wrong. I take advantage of appearances. And one licking an ice cream is one of the biggest advantages you can take. People always look vulnerable with ice cream cones. It’s almost worthy of pity. I hate that this stops me from eating ice cream, much less licking at it.
I don’t want people to pity me. Or assume anything about me. That I have no mother. Or father, for that matter.
And that I’m lactose intolerant.