Separation Anxiety? Not Yet

It finally happened: A ceremony for kids who flunked junior high. Educators called it a “Deferred Success Celebration,”  while participants went with “Flunkuation.”

Besides being the class valedictorian—again, Albert (ironically named, no doubt), also received the “Least likely to get a brain tumor” award.

“They called my sister’s graduation the apex of junior high. Apex? With my junior high track record, it’s more like my multiplex. Some kids tease me and call me names like Einstein, but the joke’s on them because next year I’ll be old enough to drive to school!”

“That a boy, Albert!” his moronic parents beamed.


Prompt: climax