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Once Worry-less Questions to Heavy Messages and Conversations

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By CadmaPublished about 9 hours ago 3 min read

“Hey let me know when you get home”

“I’m home.”

“Are you safe?”

“It’s 2 am and it’s dark out be careful of unmarked cars”

“Judicial Warrant? No but how do I know who you are”

“Please let me know when you are indoors”

“Did you get your passport?”

“Do you have a backup plan?”

“Hey if I die, can you take care of my cats?”

“Is it safe to go to school?” “Be careful of pedophiles and kidnappers” “What do they look like?” “Oh they look like before and federal agents or fake federal agents”

“Is it safe to go to work?” “I’m not sure but can I work from home?”

“Hey I see them in my neighborhood?” “Street gangs?” “Sort of”

“Can you please text me when you are home?”

“Hey you didn’t let me know you made it indoors safely.”

“This is stupid” “I know”

“Did you get your passport?”

“Where’s your mother?”

“Where’s your father?”

“Where’s your neighbor?”

“I don’t know”

“Is this okay?”

“Is this legal?”

“Is this truly what you voted for?”

“Did you get your passport?”

“Are you safely in your home?”

“Are you quiet?”

“Can I come in?”

“Can I hide here?”

“Are you actually a family member?”

“Why were the fire alarms pulled?” “Is there even a fire?”

“Of course, I want my kid back.”

“Can I see my child please I’ll exchange anything?…my body…okay”

“Dad don’t come out”

“Honey please stay in”

“No you can not enter”

“Don’t I have rights?”

“Is this martial law without declaring martial law?”

“Did you get in safe, please text me back?”

“Did you get your passport?”

“I’m gonna share my location with you”

“Disable the custom access to airplane mode; it’ll be enabled to stop family from finding you”

“Have you seen my brother?”

“Yeah, I got in late sorry I didn’t text you back when I got in” “Ok but you scared me like that” “Oh don’t worry, whats the worst that could happen”

“Hey are you okay” “Yeah I’m good” “No, are you okay?!” “Yeah I’m good, why?” “It’s okay to not be okay” “Yeah I’m fine” “Don’t disassociate just yet; we need you”

“What about my accent? You have an accent too”

“Of course I live here, the US brought me here from Vietnam”

“Did you get your passport?”

“Hey did you get home safely?…hello?”

“Hey have you seen my sister she went to walk the dog?”

“I am disabled!”

“Stop!”

“I don’t need ID to walk in my own neighborhood”

“Teacher I’m scared”

“Didn’t you guys learn your lesson yet, we have full immunity”

“We’re just doing our jobs”

“Hey my co-worker was just here, did you see where he went”

“What do you mean we’re not welcomed to use the bathrooms?!”

“I haven’t seen my mom”

“Did you get your passport?” “No” “You should”

“I’m not okay” “None of us are”

“I’m walking home I’ll keep you posted once I’m indoors”

“Can I not answer the door?” “We can use a battering ram and administrative warrants”

“Where’s my daughter?”

“My LEGS!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“I’m not mad at you bro” “F&^#ing B!#$@h”

“We’re just doing our job”

“Homegrown are next”

“Oh but she had a weird laugh” “She would have done all of this too!” “Would you accept her doing it just as much as him; or no?”

“Run don’t walk”

“Don’t eat that, there’s another recall” “oh”

“Vitamin A cures everything” “too much Vitamin A is a thing” “no it’s not”

“You know your nephew is not white passing” “But they wouldn’t touch him” “So you still support them”

“The weather warning came in late”

“Oh God the water is coming in”

“The pyramid is upside down”

“I’m a KKKristian”

“How dare you accuse them of this!”

“Did you get in safely?”

“Did you get your passport?”

“What just passed?…when?”

“Can I racially profile?….yes!”

“Show me your papers!”

“You do as a I tell you boy”

“I can use a racial slur all I want”

“One of us, all of you”

“We will have our home again”

“We never properly punished the south”

“There’s another recall”

“Your baby doesn’t need the hep B vaccine”

“Education is not needed”

“Sometimes a dictator is needed”

“What is now!?”

“I’m tired”

“I know”

“Did you get your passport?”

“Are home safely now”

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Cadma

A sweetie pie with fire in her eyes

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  • WrittenWritRalfabout 5 hours ago

    It’s like a horror story in real time. Each phrase hit like a rock.

  • Kavi Elwynabout 8 hours ago

    It hurt to read, in the best and worst ways, thank you for sharing

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