I Need Cleep

(Friend #1 and Friend #2 have just returned from a weekend as chaperones at a teen church gathering, and are low on sleep. They are telling me about breakfast in the cafeteria.)

Friend #1: “They had soy milk, so I was able to use it on my soup. I mean, my salad.”

Friend #2: “Cereal?”

Friend #1: “Yeah. I knew it was something that started with an ‘S.'”

(Pause while we sort of stare at her.)

Friend #1: “I need sleep…”