“How’d the SAT’s
go?” my dad asked.
I
was getting out of my car and walking towards him as he leaned against his car,
waiting for me. It was my sister’s graduation from college, and I just drove
three hours to get there separate from my family because I had to take the
stupid SAT’s.
I
started to shrug off my shirt while my dad grabbed the nicer shirt Mom had for
me in the car. It was pressed and still on a hanger.
“The
system was made for monkeys,” I replied.
“Huh?”
“It’s
like telling the animal kingdom to take a test to see how smart they are, but
the test is to climb a tree. The monkeys have the advantage. I’m a fish.”
“Now,
look, everyone has to work hard and do their best.”
“Yeah,
yeah” I replied as I buttoned the last button on my shirt.
My dad closed the
door to the car and locked it, and we started walking toward the gymnasium. The
graduation started in a couple minutes.
“I’m sure there’s
water somewhere,” I said.
“What?” asked Dad.
“For a fish to
swim in.”
He chuckled as we
opened the doors and walked inside.
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