SEDUCED BY MY ROOMMATES
I zipped the bag quickly, trying not to overthink it.
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Sunday morning, I stood outside the dorm with my duffel bag slung over my shoulder. Uncle Stanley's car was unmistakable—a dented blue sedan with a lopsided side mirror and a sticker on the bumper that said ALIENS EXIST. He honked twice.
“Barbie! Get in, I’ve got snacks!”
I laughed. “You all bribe me with food, am not a baby"
“And it always works.”
I climbed in, inhaling the scent of salted pretzels, gas station coffee, and the faint trace of pine air freshener. Uncle Stanley handed me a bag of gummy worms.