Sixth Conversation with Mehran

Mehran and I decided to meet in the library entrance and walk over to the McCalisters to get some food. I had been waiting for him for ten minutes when I got a text message that said here, and I looked around for him in the lobby of the library. I then decided to go outside and look for him, and there he was. I could tell he was a little bit annoyed because the first words he said were, “I have been waiting for ten minutes.” I quickly apologized and told him that I had been waiting inside the library lobby because I thought that is what he meant by the entrance. Miscommunications like this are usually funny, but I could not help but to feel bad.

We then went to McCalisters because I was so hungry, and I could not help but to bring up Thanksgiving. I asked Mehran if he had any plans for the break, and he said that he was just going to stay here and catch up on his sleep and his work. I could tell as he was saying this that he was a little bit sad to not be going anywhere during the break, which is completely understandable since he has not seen his family in years. I would have invited him to have Thanksgiving with my family; however, I couldn’t since I was going to Colorado during the break.

Since I could tell the Thanksgiving topic upset Mehran, I quickly decided to ask him about his last weekend. He instantly looked happier as he described his hunting trip to Oklahoma. I then asked where in Oklahoma, and he said that he wasn’t really sure if it in Oklahoma; after all, it could have still been Texas because they look the look the same. Mehran also mentioned that he was a good hunter and he tried to remember the name of the bird that he hunted. I am not an experienced hunter at all, so I guessed every bird that I could think of. This included pigeons and quails, but I eventually got it right when I guessed ducks. I was so excited, and we both laughed. Mehran then said could use one of the ducks he hunted in place of a Thanksgiving turkey.