Irony: A Fictional Narrative

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A short teenage boy was standing in a hallway of a house by a door. It was covered in drawings, most of which looked like they were drawn by little kids. The boy admired the pictures and chuckled. “I..I don’t know about this, Ed….” the nervous male voice from behind the door said. “I mean….What if this doesn’t work?” The short male, now known to be Ed, smiled. “It’ll be fine, David. Come on, let me see you,” Ed said nonchalantly. David took a deep breath before opening the door, revealing himself in a dark blue buttoned-up tux with a lighter blue one of those frilly neck thingies. Ed’s eyes widened. “Woah….” David’s face reddened and he rolled his eyes. “Yeah, I look stupid, I know. My dad gave it to me and insisted that I wear it,” David

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