Good InstaGrief

(It’s the last day of classes and the fire alarm goes off during the last period. When we exit the building, we discover it wasn’t one of the common false alarms, and are greeted with a large pillar of smoke coming from one of the lower floors.)

Friend: “Wow. So I guess there actually was a fire.”

(I take out my camera phone.)

Friend: “You’re taking a picture?”

Me: “I’m a young adult with a cameraphone at a mildly interesting and unique event. Of course I’m going to take a picture.”

Friend: *facepalm*

Me: “This MUST be documented!”

Friend: “Fine. But when we retell the story, we narrowly escaped the flames trying to save our TA.”