It’s night. It’s late. My wife’s breathing has reached that level that indicates near-dream state. I know what time it is. 12:36 A.M.
Abruptly I sit up in the dark, ramrod straight:
MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What-was-that?
LAURAÂ Rey, what.
MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …!
LAURAÂ Rey, what did you hear?
MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â …!
LAURA (louder) What is it?!
LAURA (louder!) WHAT IS IT?!?
LAURA (louder!!) WHAT’S GOING ON, REY, WHAT DID YOU HEAR?!?
MEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â April Fool’s Day.
4 responses to “April Fool’s “Joke””
Please tell me she punched you repeatedly in the kidneys. ;-)
That’s too bloody funny because she did punch me in the lower back while I was doubled over laughing and I was like “MY KIDNEY!”
I remember on one of the occasions when my old company was laying people off, and everyone was tensely waiting for the ominous ring of a phone that signified Their Turn, a buddy of mine thought it would be really funny to call my phone. My nervous “H-hello?” was greeted with a long silence, followed by raucous laughter from his cubicle a few feet away, followed by me dashing over and punching that guy in the lower back, at which point he also cried out about his kidney.
I wonder whatever happened to that guy, and what he’s up to these days….
That was all around awesome.