My new short story based on a pair of spectacles!

Cunning Plan!

So how do you trick someone into wearing glasses? Glue them on while they sleep? Tell them glasses will make them look much younger? Show them photographs of all the famous spectacle wearers?

Well I’ve tried all of these and so far there has been maximum resistance. William would rather be covered in bruises and hold his menu as far away as possible than risk being seen in glasses. It must stem from his childhood, I know ‘four eyes’ was a regular taunt at school, but even so - at 50 you think he would accept his age and diminishing eyesight.

I daren’t let him read a map; last time he had to navigate we ended up in Wales. I wouldn’t have minded but we were en route to France!

So this is how I came up with my ultimate plan, I knew I would have to use all my cunning to get those glasses on him. It’s amazing what people will do for money. Every person on my street suddenly needed glasses. Not a single person was spec free. Well William is not one to be left out, so off we went to Specsavers and that was that!

William loves his glasses and claims he is ‘the envy of the street’. I have to hide my smug smile every time he coos over those spectacles. I knew I would win in the end!