Daddy Said He Didn’t Know I Was Allergic to Cherries

Daddy brought me to Aunt Jenny’s party.

As I was eating a piece of cake, I tasted a cherry between the layers and hurriedly spat it out. Once, I broke out in rashes after eating a cherry and nearly died, so I was deeply traumatized by that flavor even as a young child.

However, Aunt Jenny looked heartbroken. “I hid a cherry in the cake as a little surprise, just like it’s good luck to get a bay leaf in a pie. How could you be so rude, Kenny?”

Daddy did not even let me explain. He chased me out in the yard and made me stand there as punishment.