“I can pretend to be my mom,” my friend Brianna suggested.
We were trying to figure out a way to get my parents to allow me to spend the night at her house over the weekend. It was early summer after high school graduation, and our group of friends was antsy to live it up as much as we could before many of us dispersed for college. Brianna’s parents were away, and her house was going to be the setting for a legendary party. But me being there depended on getting my parents permission. However, it didn’t seem likely that they would agree to me spending the night without checking with Brianna’s mom. To circumvent any parents actually knowing what we were up to, Brianna had the brilliant idea to impersonate her mother on the phone.
She practiced a few times, putting our high school drama skills to use. Later that evening, I laid the groundwork. “Can I stay over at Brianna’s house? Her mom will be there. If you want, you can talk to her over the phone.” My mom thought this was a wise idea, and so I gave her Brianna’s phone number. When my mom called, Brianna was ready and answered the phone.
“Hi, this is Brianna’s mom,” said Brianna in her adult voice. “Yes, I’ll be here with the girls. We’d love to have Larissa over!” They chatted for a few minutes. After the conversation, my mom felt confident enough to let me spend the night.
Just like that, we got away with our brilliant scam.
We were trying to figure out a way to get my parents to allow me to spend the night at her house over the weekend. It was early summer after high school graduation, and our group of friends was antsy to live it up as much as we could before many of us dispersed for college. Brianna’s parents were away, and her house was going to be the setting for a legendary party. But me being there depended on getting my parents permission. However, it didn’t seem likely that they would agree to me spending the night without checking with Brianna’s mom. To circumvent any parents actually knowing what we were up to, Brianna had the brilliant idea to impersonate her mother on the phone.
She practiced a few times, putting our high school drama skills to use. Later that evening, I laid the groundwork. “Can I stay over at Brianna’s house? Her mom will be there. If you want, you can talk to her over the phone.” My mom thought this was a wise idea, and so I gave her Brianna’s phone number. When my mom called, Brianna was ready and answered the phone.
“Hi, this is Brianna’s mom,” said Brianna in her adult voice. “Yes, I’ll be here with the girls. We’d love to have Larissa over!” They chatted for a few minutes. After the conversation, my mom felt confident enough to let me spend the night.
Just like that, we got away with our brilliant scam.
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