Grounded at the Finish Line
Language: en
After my SAT scores came out, my friend and I were on the subway heading to our hotel. When we tried to exit the station, my phone showed "insufficient funds." Stuck at the turnstile, I called my mom: "Mom, why can't I pay for anything all of a sudden?" A cold voice replied from the other end: "I cancelled the family plan." "I thought you'd definitely score a 1550, so I paid for your trip. You only got a 1540. What face do you have to be out playing?" Just then, text notifications started popping up on my phone. [Your hotel reservation has been cancelled.] [Your flight booking has…