Vans

27 January 2021

  • My parents got a call from the principal. The principal told them that I had punched a kid in the face today. When a got home, my parents were furious.
    1/24/21 6:40pm
  • But I didn’t punch anybody!” I protested. “The principal just hates me!” My parents were not convinced and sent me to my room. I stuck headphones in and cranked my music loud. It wasn’t fair. Why didn’t they believe me? Of course, I DID punch someone, but it was super justified.
    1/24/21 6:47pm
  • If you were in my shoes, you would have done the exact same thing. The guy kept saying, "Damn Daniel with the white Vans" and although I do like white sneakers, my name is NOT Daniel. So yeah. I hit him alright. I don't even feel bad. It's not like I kicked him or whatever.
    1/25/21 4:39pm
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  • Besides, he had it coming. I wasn’t even wearing Vans, I was wearing Converse. I admit, it’s a personal pet peeve when people mix them up. You might say “well, that doesn’t seem like a good reason to hit someone,” but you have to understand...
    1/25/21 6:34pm
  • you can’t spell “Converse” without “Con”. That’s what I am, an ex-con, and reformed con man. I’m trying to keep my nose clean, but it’s hard when people insult my kicks.
    1/26/21 3:33pm
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  • And with a brief jazz-hand gesture, he performed a 540­° pirouette on his right heel, allowed a slim gloss cane to slide down from his sleeve into his grip and chicken-walked away, his gum rubber soles silent on the tired sidewalk, accompanied only by the jarred click of his cane
    1/27/21 12:07am
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