Best Friends Forever

"I can't be your B.F.F anymore." She stated. It was dry, and without emotion as if she had done this days ago.
"What?"
"You can not be my B.F.F. anymore. I wanted to call and tell you that I am breaking my B.F.F. with you." She repeated. Her thick, staccato-ridden, accent putting stress on the wrong syllables.
"Oh I get it. I forgot about that, it's been something like a year since I saw you- How have you been? How's Tokyo? You finally get a boyfriend?"
"I'm serious. I only called to tell you that we can not be B.F.F. anymore. I'm not your friend."
"Mamiko, that was just a joke! You kept saying I was the first American friend you've ever had, so I was kidding when I said we should be Best Friends Forever."
"No joke."


"Yes, it was just a joke. 'B.F.F.' is something little girls do. For an adult to have a B.F.F. is silly!"
"Not silly. This is the last time we talk."
"Seriously?" He asked after a moment. He almost thought he could hear sniffling on the other end. "Did I do something to piss you off?"
"No." She said, "You were... Best friend-" Then broke off.
"Then what's wrong?"
"I have met another. She is my new B.F.F.. But she told me there can only be one B.F.F., and you can't be my B.F.F. anymore."
"Wait, so she's saying you can't have any friends besides her? Is she the only person you're going to ever talk to? Even at work?"
"No, she said only I can't have B.F.F.. I can still have friends."
"You're friend is nuts."
"Never talk about my B.F.F.! She was right about you. You'd say anything to be my B.F.F.!"
"Let me change that, you're nuts."
"I have to go. This is the last time I talk to you... Good bye."
"Yep!"

Chapter 4

¹It came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. ²And there was much grumbling from the world. ³Caesar did hear the grumbling and did decide to make the world go to their hometowns.

⁴Because he could.

⁵Joseph went to Hertz to pick up the pack animals he had reserved for the trip earlier in the week. ⁶"This isn't what I ordered!" Joseph yelled. "It says right here on my receipt: two single-humped dromedaries, two horses and an ass!"

⁷"I'm sorry, sir. All we have left are single-humped camels."

⁸Joseph did hang his head. "Fine. Do you at least have any in dark brown with the new non-spit bridles?"

⁹"I'm sorry, sir. We only have the light tan models with the old style bridles."

¹⁰"Okay...okay. Give me four of them."

¹¹"I'm sorry, sir. We only have three left."

¹²Joseph did think evil thoughts and was glad he was going to have an 'in' with the savior of all humanity. ¹³He took out his wallet to pay the clerk.

¹⁴"Would sir be interested in purchasing the insurance we offer?"