Breathe A Sigh Of Relief

(I’m out on a grocery run with my step-mother and younger step-sister, getting last minute things for a road trip our parents are planning on taking. My step-mother steps away to grab something in the health care area, where there is also a convenience counter that sells things like lottery tickets and cigarettes.)

Step-Mother: *comes back with a small box that looks like a cigarette pack*

Me: “I didn’t know you smoked!”

Step-Mother: “What?!”

(I gesture to the package she’s brought. She laughs and shows me they’re actually medical breathing strips for people who snore.)

Me: “Oh, my god, they look just like a cigarette pack from a distance!”

Step–Mother: “That definitely wouldn’t have helped me at night!”

Step-Sister: “At least they both have something to do with breathing problems…”