When you go return for break, you see just about every single person from your graduating class, what a pleasure. And when your eyes meet, and that forced smile washes across your deeply saddened face, there's a lot going inside your head. But like the polite adult your parents raised you to be, you don't say any of them. You know the exact conversations I'm talking about, and with that, here's what you actually meant..

1. “HI HOW ARE YOU?!”

Translation: Hey, just to clarify, I don't really care about how you're doing and vice versa. So we're just both going to nod and say "good," through an overly excited smile and be done with this.

2. *Soft smile*

Translation: I’m trying my best to not seem that rude but all I can think of is the time you trolled my Facebook post with your political beliefs.

3. “Heyyyyyyyy!”

Translation: F@#! what’s your name again?

4. "We should TOTALLY get lunch sometime, its been forever!"

Translation: Soooo I'll run into you in this same Starbucks, the next time we’re both back in this hellish town.

5. “Yea, I’ll probably see you out tonight.”

[Me later that night]

Translation: Unless you’ll also be curled up on my couch eating Kit-Kats, I most definitely won’t see you.

6. “OMG I didn’t even see you there!”

Translation: I saw you, I just thought I looked away quick enough to miss any eye contact.

Best of luck with Christmas break, everyone! Maybe just do yourself a favor, and stay in.