[URBAN NOTE] Precocity

[rfmcdonald]

Walking south from St. Clair West towards home after I bought Shakespeare his $C22.42 bag of dry cat food at a conveniently-located veterinarian's office, I found myself walking down a residential street where children were cavorting. On my side of the street, one boy, 10 or so; on the other side of the street, on the patio, a boy and a girl. They were laughing as they spoke across the street.

- Even though she doesn't have a girlfriend, she told me that she wanted me to pretend to be her boyfriend.

- Total fail! the boy on my side yelled.

- I told her I didn't like being used.