The man folded his arms. “All right, I have to know. What was your secret?”
The woman on the left leaned forward with a mischievous grin.
“We were at your birthday party yesterday.”
For a moment, the old man simply stared at them.
Then his jaw dropped.
He blinked once. Twice.
And then he burst into laughter so hard he nearly had to sit down beside them.
“Well,” he said between chuckles, “I suppose that does make sense!”
The three women laughed right along with him, clearly delighted by their successful prank.
Just then, a nurse walking by stopped to see what all the commotion was about.
“What’s going on over here?” she asked, smiling.
Before anyone could answer, the old man proudly declared, “These ladies are the sharpest detectives I’ve ever met. They guessed my age exactly!”
The nurse raised an eyebrow. “Did they now?”
“Oh yes,” he said. “And I was foolish enough to think I could outsmart them.”
One of the women chimed in, “At our age, entertainment is where you find it.”
The nurse laughed. “I can see that.”
The old man tipped an imaginary hat. “Ladies, you’ve officially made my day.”
As he started to walk away, he turned back with a playful smile.
“But next time, I’m the one making the bet.”
One of the women called after him, “That’s fine—but don’t expect us to go easy on you!”
The bench erupted in laughter once more, and even a few passersby couldn’t help but smile.
Because sometimes, the best kind of humor comes from those who have had the longest time to perfect it.