Jason : Hi , Ben. you don't look too good.
Ben : No. I had on of those days. Everything that could go wrong went wrong.
Jason : What happened?
Ben : First, I didn't hear my alarm clock. Next, I went to take a shower, but there was no hot water. Then I got a scolding from my mom, because I spilled milk all over the kitchen floor.
Jason : And then what?
Ben : After that, I rushed to the bus stop. When i got there, the school bus had already left.
Jason : So what did you do?
Ben : I asked my mom to drive me to school, but we ran out of gas on the way. I's borrowed her car the night before , and I had forgotten to fill the tank.
Jason : Second scolding.
Ben : Right . I got to school late , so I missed the first period. In the second period , I was punished because I had left my homework at home. In the third period , the teacher made me stand outside because I was talking in class. And then ...
Jason : You mean there's more?
Ben : Yeah. During the last period, I dropped my test paper, and when I bent over to pick it up, the teacher thought I was copying. So I got no grade.
Jason : Well , let's go ice-skating tonight , so you can forget about your day.
Ben : No, thanks. I'll probably fall on my head. I'm going straight to den tonight.