The Never-Ending Story

Well. Exams are over for The Boy. He's been busy preparing for the prom and spending time with friends to "unwind."

That is, until this morning. The principal from school phoned to say the boys were late for their whiskey punishment. Both The Boy and Friend had spent the night here. They prepared to leave the house after the phone call. An hour later, the principal called back to say they were now 90 minutes late. I talked to the principal this time.

Apparently, the boys need to spend the next three days at school moving furniture and cleaning lockers. The principal had reminded them about this several times in the last few days. They agreed they would show up. But evidently, they have selective memory and either forgot about it or chose not to observe the agreement. I told the boys at this point, they need to go through with the punishment because their honour is at stake. This is also a trust issue. So not only do they need to do the work the principal assigns, they need to do a good job.

The principal said she's disappointed she had to phone them to get them to come in. That if they don't serve out the punishment, she would ban them from attending school functions till the end of the school term. That means they will miss the prom. Ouch.

Both boys had rented tuxedos for the event and their lives now evolve around the big evening. But the ball's in their court. Will they do the right thing?