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An April Fool's Joke (standard:humor, 604 words)
Author: kendall thomasAdded: Nov 04 2002Views/Reads: 4065/2607Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Husband is determined to fool his wife on April the 1st.
 



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potatoes smothered in brown gravy with a few uneaten stalks of broccoli 
-- and felt himself becoming ill. 

“We have to get you to the hospital!” she exclaimed, rising so quickly
that she knocked her chair over. “You'd better drive,” Charlie said 
weakly, holding his stomach as they climbed in the car.  “I might not 
be able to make it.” 

As they sped toward the hospital Charlie tried to think of a plausible
story to tell the doctors about how he had ingested rat poison, for he 
still loved his wife, and after all, if he hadn't fooled her none of 
this would have happened.  It was all his fault.  What an ass he had 
been. 

Suddenly Charlie realized they weren't headed toward the hospital. 

“Where are we going?” 

His wife glanced at him smiling. 

“There's a sale on at Penny's.” 

“But I'm dying,” Charlie moaned with disbelief. 

“Oh, pittle, surely you don't think I'm dumb enough to fall for one of
your April Fool's jokes, do you?” 

 


   


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