Grandpa

Die, Pod!

"So, you, uh, get sent here often?" Benny attempted to flirt with a girl.

"How could I let you convince me to rewire the PA system?" Ethan asked in disbelief.

"Because I'm incredibly charming," Benny stared at the girl.

"Seriously?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Dude, the Hulk would turn pink before she talked to you," Ethan said.

"Pink with envy," Benny corrected him.

"I'm never rewiring anything for you again," Ethan sighed.

"Okay, what good is a ghost alarm in school if it isn't insanely loud?" Benny questioned.

"Fire alarm loud is loud enough, Benny," I reasoned.

"How was I supposed to know it was going to blow up the principal's window?" Benny muttered.

"Young lady?" the principal called.

The girl didn't move as Benny scooted one chair over to her.

"You might want to go in. Trust me, you do not want to tick him off," Benny advised.

"Yeah, especially when we have to go in after you," Ethan added.

"We are running out of daylight!" the principal called.

I helped her up since she couldn't seem to hear over her music. Benny helped me lead her into the room and we sat back down on both sides of Ethan.

"That girl was a total butter ears," Benny noted.

"What?" I looked at him in confusion.

"I liked everything, but her ears," Benny grinned as I rolled my eyes.

"Wow. How are you dateless?" Ethan asked.

"The better question is, how did Rory actually get a girlfriend before us?" Benny said, looking at me.

"Because he knows how to be romantic and dorky at the same time," I replied.

~~~

"That earwax was epic! I'm serious, I couldn't get the earbud out. It was like it yanked it back in," Benny said as I pulled another weed.

"Earwax can't do that, Benny," I sighed.

"Hence my unease, but that explains why my charm fell on deaf ears," Benny shrugged.

"Your charm could fall on any ears," I rolled my eyes.

"Thanks for being supportive, (Y/n)," Benny said sarcastically.

"Maybe she just ignored you. You know, like all the other girls do?" Ethan guessed.

"If they're running from you, they're not ignoring you," Benny argued.

"Hey, guys! Getting punished for your ghost alarm thing, huh?" Sarah walked up to us.

"Sarah, can I ask you a question? Do girls have way more earwax than guys? Is it a puberty thing?" Benny questioned.

"Do guys have fewer brain cells or is it just a Benny thing?" Sarah snapped, walking away.

"Well, I mean... It takes a lot more than that..." Benny trailed off. "She didn't even wait for my answer."

"Is it just me or are there a lot more weeds here than usual?" Ethan noticed.

"Maybe they only get pulled when someone gets punished," Benny theorized.

"Or, maybe, you're thinking negatively and not helping me," I added as I pulled another one out.