The Yes

Charli was stuck in this situation because she had said “Yes”. She should have never listened to her magazine. Charli had read an article that had told her to fill out the questionnaire that had come with it. It turned out her personality was far too negative so she had decided to become a more positive person. Her friends all agreed.

It seemed like an easy thing at first. Whenever the opportunity for a question with a yes or no answer came up, she had to say yes. Now here she was. In a coffin. She could hear people laughing outside the box. She had always been claustrophobic and she was beginning to panic now. If this is where saying yes all the time gets you she would stick with being negative. What did a magazine know about her personality? How could she take advice from a magazine with no prior knowledge about her personality? You can’t sum up an individual’s personality within a series of a, b or c questions. She was sure the magazine would argue that she shouldn’t take things like the questionnaire so seriously but it was in her nature.

Why were her friends laughing? This situation was horrible. “I want to get out,” she said calmly. Nothing. Then a giggle. Try not to panic she thought. This is a joke; some horrible, sick joke. She banged against the lid. Don’t let them think you’re worried. From outside the box came a voice asking another dreaded question, “Do you want the lid nailed shut?”
“Yes.” Charli said.