It was hot...
Hottest Yuma has gotten that I recall was in high school, the day before it hit 123 degrees. I was outside to get the mail, the sun cooked the crab grass that was in our front yard. I was silly and thought it would be okay like most other days to go out bare foot. Not a smart idea. Getting to the mail box that was about 5 yards from the front door took about 3 minutes. I admit to crying when I finally got to the mailbox cause my butt was stubborn and didn’t wanna turn back around to get shoes. Mailbox, hot as fluff. Took me a minute to get it open cause it was so hot I had to fold a corner of my shirt 4 times just to touch the handle. Opening it and strangely enough steam came out. Reaching in to grab the mail was like reaching in an oven. Getting back indoors, pain-ful. Went limping to my parents to give them the mail and they told me how hot it was and to not go outside if it can be helped. I hid in my room the rest of that day. Hilarious though the next day when students who went to the river came in as crispy critters. I swear to the stars above I did not even recognize them normally. I go into my home room cause I like getting in early when I was younger. Sat down, began reading a manga, two minutes go by and the door opens. In walk about 12 students. I have no idea how to describe their skin tone that day so lets use two examples, ten were “leather brown” and maybe two that were “Flavor flav”. My smart mind went Wow, we have new students. Then, they began, to sit down. But (for a safe name lets say Crystal) sits there. Then another few sit. But ___ sits there. And that desk normally has a student too. I hope the teacher plans to get more desks... And then my brain started clicking. Huh, that student’s face looks kinda like ___. And that one too.... ........ THEY ARE ALL COOKED! I then proceeded the rest of the day trying to stay upright and not fall on the floor laughing. The struggle was real. Cause stars above it was easy to see who went outside. But the thing that killed me the most was their logic. “If we go in the water, we will not get burnt.”