11. We're Geniuses

Wednesday afternoon, I'm in the living room, sprawled on one of the couches. I’m watching some sitcom on the TV and laughing much more times than the background laughter that’s on. Most of the time people give me looks whenever I burst into laughter in situations they can't find anything to laugh about, but all I can do is pray that they get a little sense of humour dropped onto them. 

Anyway I'm busy trying to hold my laughter back because my stomach is starting to ache when the doorbell rings. I sit upright and switch off the TV, knowing that's Jude and I don't want him to get another thing to taunt me about, in the name of the shows I watch. I mean, I can watch anything so long as it's entertaining? Isn't that the point of sitting in front of a screen for hours? To get entertained? Why am I even thinking about this?

I walk to the door and pull it wide open to see Jude, who's standing there with a smile on his face. It falls off his face once he sees