Joke’s on Them
On matriculation day, I carried my acceptance letter to the campus grounds to register alone.
But before I could cross the threshold, the guards drove me back into the street with their anti-riot forks.
Humiliated and bewildered, I reached for my phone to call my childhood friend, Daisy Reid.
A sharp laughter rippled through the receiver.
“Violet, are you truly that blind behind those glasses? The letter you swept off the desk was a forgery I mocked up. Your actual one is still sitting at home.”
Panicked, I hastily booked a return ticket and hurried back to search for my letter.
I scoured the house for hours, turning up nothing.
Just then, Daisy’s personalized ringtone sang out from my palm.