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Whims of the Father
Ah, Father’s Day – the genderswapped cash-grab sequel to Mother’s Day.
Throughout the MFS office, the celebrations were being held in earnest. Jenny Over-There was yapping on the phone to Mr. Over-There:
"I’m glad you liked the card!" she said with a false smile. "I know you like your cars, so I- Oh, it had a bird on it? I could’ve sworn that I—" At that moment, she remembered the rest of that late shopping spree – specifically the part where she realised the car card cost a fiver and swore at the self-checkout machine because seriously, five pounds for a piece of paper? "Well, birds are sort of like, uh, sky cars…" she explained, unconvincingly.