Connect
Written by: Aniket
“What happened? It won’t burn?”
Startled, Nick turned to face his sister. “What? What won’t burn?”
“Well, the way you’re staring at that calendar, it seemed to me that you were trying to set it on fire with your blazing glare!”
Feeling glad that he didn’t accidently set fire to something he was not supposed to, like that Barbie doll from last year, he sat back on his bed.
“Very funny, Jenny. Though now, I wish I had those blazing glares, cause I really do want to set it on fire.”
“What happened to you? Your girlfriend dump you today?”
“No! And Cathy is not my girlfriend.”
“She sure looks like your girlfreind to me.”
“You also find that twilight guy hot, so obviously we see differently.”
“Mom says she’s your girlfreind too.”
“Well, Mom is…ugh. She’s mom, you know.”
“Yeah, I know. So what did the calendar do to you?”
“I just hate to look at it. Look at that. Its the biggest symbol for mankinds hypocrisy.”
“‘Mankind’s hypocricy’? Where are you learning this stuff?”
“I’m serious Jenny. Look at that thing. Those bright and shiny red colored numbers.”
“I sure hope you know why they are in red. We share the same genes after all, so you can’t possibly be that dumb.”
“I know what they stand for, but do you? Really?”
“Um, ye-ah! They’re sundays.”
“Just like I thought. They’re not just Sundays. They are important days. Special days. Days for being with family. Days for having fun. That’s why they are colored bright and shiny red. So we know when they come and celebrate.”
“A-nd your point being?”
“Point is when we know that being with family and having fun is important, why have we kept only one day a week to do that.”
“Well, Mom and Dad have Saturdays off too.”
“So two out of seven makes it all better, does it?”
“Why don’t we have five days to have fun and two days to work instead. Who made these rules of workdays and weekends?”
Jenny slumped on her back over the bed. With her arms stretched wide, she breathed out a sigh.
“What happened to you?” Nick inquired.
“Now I’m gloomy too, you idiot.”