{Carl}
"Congratulations Man," Tony hugged me.
"Thanks," I replied with a smile. Tony stared at me with disbelief. He blinked and set the glass in his hand aside.
"Carl, did you just smile?"
"Is something wrong with smiling?" I retorted. "Besides, who has been troubling me all this while telling me how important it is to wear a smile?"
"Yes, I've been telling you for a long time to smile, but you never heed my advice. So what happened now? What changed?" Tony was happy and enthusiastic. "Did Ben share any special news?"
"No. Not really." I shrugged.
"So, Ben had no news for us?" Tony was watching as if he wanted to catch me if i lied.
"He did, but it's the same as we get every day."
"Seriously?" Tony asked again. "No, this isn't the same." He shook his head and gaped at me as
