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Word Confusion

Random Drabble Word(s): “Eraser”

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Jennifer Wallace, the new British student attending Sunnydale High School, was looking through her pencil case. She discovered what she needed wasn’t there. Jennifer soon caught the attention of the student immediately behind her.

“Can I help you with something?” inquired Agatha Harkness.

“Yes,” responded Jennifer. “Do you have a rubber? I can’t find mine.”

A smile appeared on Agatha’s face.

“I do,” before handing a small square packet, Agatha said. “Use it wisely.”

“That’s not quite what I meant,” Jennifer said, “but thanks anyway.”

“An eraser?”, realizing the error, Agatha said. “A rubber is something else in the US.”