Welcome back home everybody! If you thought Thanksgiving Break was too much time at home, prepare yourself for a full month of getting in the way of your family’s daily routines. 

You thought you did a pretty solid job of avoiding everybody you did not want to see, didn't you? Well, being home for this long, it’s inevitable. It’s come time to run into the kid who lives vicariously through his glory days in high school, the senior class president who’s accomplishments are now meaningless, the burnout who’s surpassed expectations by remaining in school thus far, that one who didn’t get her top choice yet still attends an ivy, the theatre geek who’s realizing Broadway is not the same as the school plays, and all the rest in between. 

Let the unwanted, attempted to be avoided, feigned interest, small talk commence.

It has been a long time, and probably would have gone on even longer if we hadn't both picked our heads up at the same time from our phones to see if the other one was looking, so now we have to make small talk.

Actually, I know exactly how you're doing. I know I’m doing so much better than you because I’ve thoroughly looked through your Facebook, and I seem like I’m having more fun than you do.

I slept a total of 4 hours during finals week, it was miserable. I’m bored out of my mind. This is the first time I’ve left my house all day

Who got fat? Who failed out? Did the high school sweethearts finally break up?

“Yeah, [kid who’s house everybody always drank at] had people over the other night. It was fun, good to see and catch up with everyone.”

It most certainly was not. I had the same conversation 20 times with everybody. Just like the conversation we’re having right now…

“Oh, that sounds nice.” 

No it doesn't. Why did I ask? I literally couldn’t care less. This is awkward because I wasn’t there, nor did I even know about it until now.     

“Yeah…” 

So, like, can I go now, or...

“Well, I have to go, but it was great catching up!”  

Netflix awaits. 

“So nice! Text me and we’ll get lunch or something!” 

I don’t even have his/her number.

“For sure!”  

I don’t even have his/her number.