The Wake-Up Call

“Well, Puck, last night, one of your home countries won a World Series for the first time, ever.”

Silence.

“Texas. It was Texas.”

Puck was not deeply impressed. What interested him more was burrowing even deeper into his covers to avoid getting out of bed for school. Several warnings to move, or no cream cheese bagel sandwich for breakfast, later…

“Puck, get your bum out of bed.”

“Yeah. Well. My bum’s democratic.”