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Pimple
by Robin R. Neher
Johnny Gage froze as he looked in the bathroom mirror at station fifty-one on a typical morning as he dressed before work.
"Oh no!" A frightened Johnny uttered. "Tell me it's not true!"
"What's not true?" Chet Kelly asked as he stood at the sink beside John to shave.
"Chet, look! The tip of my nose!" Johnny cried.
"What about it?" Chet asked, lathering his face.
"Look!" Johnny insisted.
"Johnny, there is nothing there but a zit!" Chet snapped.
Chet then understood that was what was upsetting the Paramedic.
"So, you've got a pimple, so what?" Chet asked. "You act like this has never happened to John Gage!"
Johnny threw Chet a baleful look as Chet picked up his razor for the first stroke.
"You mean, you've never had acne?" Chet gaped. "Even when puberty hit?"
More dirty looks came from Johnny.
"Oh, I forgot, you haven't hit puberty yet!" Chet joked.
"This is no laughing matter!" Johnny roared, then ran out of the latrine.
TBC.......