“Let’s skip school today,” Phil suggested.

“Don’t you have an important exam?” his friend asked.

“No biggie. It’s just something the guidance counselor thought up to help me pick a college major. I’ll call it in.”

“You can do that?”

“Sure. My phone’s smart enough for a simple app-titude test.”

John H. Dromey has had short fiction published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Crimson Streets, Stupefying Stories Showcase, and elsewhere.