23. Telescope


Lucy was pushing her food around on her plate, clearly not in the mood to eat.
As Tyler sat down next to her, he saw her face and poked her gently.
“What’s up, McLean?” He asked, helping himself to soup.
“I’m gonna fail my Astronomy exam cause I lost my telescope,” she replied sadly.
“Well that’s not a problem—you can borrow mine,” Tyler said cheerfully.
Lucy looked over at him, her face expressionless. “You broke yours last week.”
“Oh. Right. I forgot,” he said sheepishly.
Still wanting to make his girlfriend feel better, he said, “I’ll buy you one!”