I WAS TOTALLY RIGHT

So, there's this woman who's been coming in for awhile to buy tickets to Thendara because she has an uncle there. I thought I wrote about her before but I can't find the post so link me in the comments if you do - she's the one who mom and I thought seemed like an alien. Like, from another planet. She came in today and I guess she's getting pretty comfy with me, because here are some snatches of things she said, as I remember them:

"Were you ever a student at the American school in Cairo? You said your name was Heidi, I thought, I had a Heidi at the American school as a student who was very good and...oh, it's Heather is it? I had a Heather too. She was blonde."

"I'm expecting a call from the State Department, and they only give you two days notice, you know, not five, so I have to really keep an eye on the schedule." (She's buying a ticket to go to OF Saturday and told me she wanted to return at the end of November)

"I'm from another planet, you know. You know, how there are 11,000 solar systems, land of 1000 suns and all that...I'm from another solar system and I'm waiting to be repatriated by the State Department."

"That's not a very good address, just so you know. Don't try to send any mail there. I came here trying to escape the mafia, you see, and I have relatives around here, well, they're like my relatives, and because of all the Utica politics, they try to stay involved you see, they keep telling me I should move to Maryland!"

"You take care now. Take care, and don't open doors for any strangers!"

So she really is an alien. I was right you guys! I wanted to chat her up and make her talk more but I was scared. Maybe next time!