You were wearing pink cotton pajamas, the kind that looked like they were made for kids, with cute little patterns all over them. Your face was covered in a shiny green mask, and your hair was messily tied up with a bunny-shaped clip. Feeling relaxed after a long day, you thought it was the perfect time to video call your friend for a quick chat.

You picked up your phone, hit the video call button with a big smile on your face, and waited. But when the screen lit up, you froze.

It wasn’t your friend.

It was your strict boss—the one known for his serious face that never smiled.

Your heart nearly stopped. He stared at you for a few silent seconds, and just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, he laughed. Yes, laughed—out loud.

Pointing at your face, he said, — "You... you look like Shrek with that green mask!"

Your eyes widened in horror as you screamed, — "Noooo!"

You hung up immediately, buried your face into your pillow, and mumbled in despair, — "My dignity is gone!"

Lying there, you rolled back and forth between laughing and crying, thinking, How am I supposed to face him tomorrow?!