The Trap
by Juan Ramirez
U there?
Yeah. Started?
Yeah. I’m texting under the desk with 1 hand.
Every1 else in class probably thinks UR doing something dirty.
Ew.
:P
Ready?
Yes.
Cool. What’s the first answer?
A
The second?
C
The third?
Are U asking me for the answers to every question?
Yeah.
Are U kidding me right now?
I didn’t study.
I knew U would pull this!
I had other things to do.
Whatever. That wasn’t part of our deal.
Wait. Mr. Castell is coming.
Bobby?
Is the coast clear yet?
Yeah. He was standing right at my desk. He wouldn’t go away.
You know I’m taking a big risk in doing this.
How exactly?
If U have the same answers as I do, he’ll know that U cheated.
Anybody can have the same answers!
Mr. Castell has me grading my class’s test right now. I’m the only 1 that got a 100.
I can get a 100!
Nobody in your class will get a 100.
Touché.
Wait, why can’t I get a hundred? Perhaps hypothetically I actually did study.
Yeah and perhaps hypothetically I got an F in Calculus. NOT!
Fine.
I’ll give U the answers but U have to at least get 1 wrong.
Fine.
U owe me. BIG TIME.
Whatever U want.
Really? Like what?
Sarah, I don’t have time for this. Mr. Castell is going to walk back here any minute.
This isn’t the only time you’ve broken our deals.
Fine, let’s renegotiate. Instead of 1 candy bar an answer, I’ll buy U 2.
So for all of the 10 questions you’ll be giving me, you’ll get 20 candy bars! Okay?
Sarah?
Deal??
Pretty please.
Deal.
What’s the answer to number 4?
B
5?
You know what, I changed my mind. I don’t want candy bars anymore.
You’re driving me insane!
U have to buy me lunch for a week.
WHAT?!
U have to learn.
Okay! Okay! Okay!
5 is B.
6?
I changed my mind again. You have to clean my room for 1 week.
No!
Then U won’t get the answers.
I can’t believe you’re doing this to me!
Is that a yes?
Mr. Castell almost caught me! Stop playing around and give me all of the answers!
6 is A
7?
D
Write them all out in 1 text!
8 is B
9 is…
I want U to buy me a new phone.
I need a cool phone before going to college. I'm going to start over. Be cool.
Is that supposed to be funny?!
No. Wait - which part?
None of it's supposed to be funny.
How am I supposed to buy you a phone?!
All I know is that if you don’t pass this test, U flunk, go to summer school...
and your parents ground U for the rest of your life. I think U can find a way.
You’re evil!
Is that a yes?
I don’t know how I’ll do it but fine!
9 is D
And 10?
Sarah?
Sarah!
10 is A.
Thank you. Geez.
Or B.
What?
Or C. Or D.
Which is it?!
I want U to buy me twenty candy bars, treat me to lunch and clean my room for an entire week and buy me a new phone.
I am going to kill U.
Deal?
YES! Now give me the last answer!
D
Don’t forget to make 2 wrong purposely.
Yeah. Thanks.
You’re welcome
Mr. Castell caught me looking down at the phone.
That’s what U get.
Joke’s on you! I put my phone away in time before he could take it away.
I gave in my test. I’m leaving school now.
Glad this is over.
What U did was really messed up.
U deserved it for all of crap U always put me thru.
Well, guess what?
I’m not buying U twenty candy bars.
Or lunch for an entire week.
Or cleaning your room.
Or getting U a freaking phone!
Also, I was only UR friend because I wanted to use U, obviously.
ur so incredibly easy to fool. always been so desperate. it's sad, really.
(but always been great for me and my grades! ;D)
So since this was the last test for senior year, I’m free and I don’t have to see your geeky face ever again!
And I won’t be the only 1 getting a hundred on this test! HA! HA! HA!
SUCKER!
LOL. Hilarious, Bobby. You sure fooled me alright.
How could I have not seen this coming? After all these years??
beats me, dorkatron - you'd think ur big brain woulda caught on by now
I just forgot to mention one little thing.
Yes, loser?
I gave you all of the wrong answers.
Wait. No. You're lying?
Please be joking, Sarah.
SARAH????!!!!
Enjoy summer school.
SUCKER.
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