Wanda Hu

So what you going get for your girlfriend? Valentine Day l’dat?

–I no mo girlfriend, Uncle.

No mo? Bettah get one before you get too old like me.

–You had girlfriend? Or was always Aunty?

Girlfriends, boy. Girlfriends. I was one Romeo and all da Juliets went call fo me: Romeo, Romeo where fo you stay?

–Not!

Yeah. I no kid you. You gotta know how.

–How you got your first girlfriend?

My first one? Wanda Hu. Da guys all used to tease her, sing da Book of Love song to her, “Well, I Wan-da, Wan-da, Hu, who wrote da book of love…” Me too, I used to sing wit dem cause I donno how ack in front of one cute girl, so instead we ack stupid.

–Das funny, Uncle!

Jes no ack stupid, boy. I saw her cry little bit one time when we was being stupid. So I went give her my hankerchief.

–Went work?

Of course. When she gimme back my hankerchief, all wash and ironed, I told her she can borrow anytime she like. As long as I nevah use um first. Made her laugh.