'Sum Times' by Aakash Nihalani
'Sum Times' detail by Aakash Nihalini
My mother, irate over a discrepancy on her credit card statement, phoned me.
Seems she was hit with a hefty auto repair bill, and 'outraged' by the amount, managed to convince her mechanic to cut her a break.
But instead of crediting her account $25.00, he added that sum to the total, overcharging her $50.00, so she said.
"Fifty dollars?... I thought he owed you twenty-five."
"He did!"... but by the time she finished venting, even with a calculator, I couldn't get her numbers to add up.
The more confused I got, the more frustrated she became, until exasperated, she blurted out... "Forget it!... You were never any good with math." And added... "Do you remember the time your father and I hired a tutor to help you with Algebra? You didn't get Algebra. Come to think of it, you didn't get Geometry either."
Or basic math apparently, but 'sum' times we don't need 'sum' one to remind us of our inadequacies. 'Sum' things are easily recounted all on their own.
'Exit' by Aakash Nihalani
