Make a Run for It

Trebor makes a split-second decision: He dashes out the yard and runs through the alley. A normal 45-minute walk home takes him 25 minutes on pure adrenaline. He races into his house and up the stairs. 

His mother walks out of her bedroom and says, “Why are you all sweaty?”

Trebor stutters and lies. “I missed the bus and tried to catch it a few stops in a row. Eventually, I realized that I was almost home already and just decided to jog the rest of the way.”

“You jog now?” says his mother, seemingly unconvinced. “Likely story.”

Trebor walks toward his room and his mother calls out to him again.

“Oh, Trebor, after you change, can you jog,” she uses her finger to make air quotes for the word ‘jog,’ “to the store and pick up a cake for dessert?”

The End. 

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