Painful Experiences

I was walking along yesterday, as I normally just walk along, wondering why I was outside and not on the computer, and not entirely sure precisely where I was going. After I wiggled out of several narrow escapes involving large trucks, rotten potatoes, and some kitties, I heard a voice behind me.

“Hey! What’s up?”

I turned, confused, and saw it was an unfamiliar boy, perhaps two or three years older than myself. He was grinning, and as I hesitated, caught up to me.

“Oh, um, hi,” I replied uncomfortably. “Er, I suppose that uh, the sky is up.”

The boy glanced at me in surprise, and I wondered why. It’s not like what I said was the most original thing in the  universe.

“Yeah, well, I’m doing pretty good myself,” he said energetically.

I nodded uncertainly. “That’s…good.”

He looked at me again. “Hmm, really?”

“I…I guess.”

“What?”

I stared at him. “Er, sorry?”

“What do you mean she died?” His cheeks were flushed and his eyes so wide, I worried they would pop out of his head.

I shook my head in confusion. “Who? What?”

The boy turned slightly, and I noticed, for the first time, he was holding something to his ear.

A phone.

I ran away really quickly.

Went home.

Went on xkcd.

And saw a corresponding comic.

This seems like a good place to:

1) Say MLIA. (which is totally better than FML)

and

2) Post this: