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“The Lie” (Funny Stories)

The first of April is the fool’s day, as you might know. My brother and his classmates had decided to celebrate the day so they went to a café after classes to eat lahmajo. As usual the waitress asked them to pay at the end. The boys were surprised and told the waitress that they didn’t have money. The waitresses and waiters of the café got so confused that they even threatened the boys with calling the police. But all this was in vain; the boys either persisted, or just glanced at each other. One of the waiters suggested that the boys leave a hostage and try to fetch money to pay the bill. The boys did not quite like the idea because they knew they wouldn't be able to find the money. They would even be reprimanded for having come to a café without letting their parents know. The waiters did not know what to do and the boys confessed that they had been pretending all that time and that they had enough money to pay.

A couple of days later I went to the café with some friends. We had hardly taken our seats when the waiter demanded that we pay the bill beforehand. I was very angry with my brother and his friends and at their silly joke. Because of this they do not serve us well any more in that café.