Wrong number
He finally works up the courage to apologize to his ex. Pity her number now belongs to someone else, who happens to have free time and a red pen.
- YouAnna, hi. I’ve been thinking a lot
- I was wrong. About everything
- Especially about what I said at your moms birthday
- pause 1.2 s
- ThemYoung man, this is not Anna
- YouWho is this then
- ThemMrs. Gibson. I’ve had this number since spring
- YouOh. I’m so sorry
- ThemNot at all. What did you say at the birthday?
- YouIt’s a long story
- ThemI’m retired. I have plenty of time
- pause 1.0 s
- YouI said the cake was a bit dry
- ThemOh dear
- YouHer mom spent two days baking it
- ThemYou are hopeless
- But fixable. I taught English for thirty years
- Start with the cake
- And "mom’s" needs an apostrophe
- pause 1.5 s
- YouThank you. Do you think she’ll forgive me?
- ThemI would
- Except for the cake
Why it is funny
An apology sent to the wrong person turns into a lesson from a stranger who is more curious than anyone about what happened. Her teacher’s habit of fixing punctuation makes the scene warm, and the last line brings everything back to the cake.
How to make it yours
The stranger can be anyone with a professional habit: an accountant who recounts everything, a doctor who makes a diagnosis. Leave the mistake in the hero’s first messages on purpose, or there will be nothing to correct.
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