Listening In

Photo by: Connie Gayer

Lance and Henry had long been suspicious of the nuclear missile base.

During the night, they dug up the base’s communications cable. Lance applied a tap to it. He plugged in earphones and began to listen.

“What’re they saying?”

Lance turned pale. “They’re asking command for the codes.”

“Launch codes?” said Henry. “They’re going to launch! They’re starting WWIII!”

“They’re asking for a piece,” whispered Lance.

Henry began shaking. “A piece of what? The world? What countries?”

Lance sagged.

“What?” shrieked Henry.

“They want a piece of the pepperoni pizza in return for the Domino’s coupon codes!”
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