Prompt: The List | Word count: 1 500 | Genre: Family-friendly fiction
“Whatever we do,” Marge said breathlessly, “we must not fritter away this opportunity!”
I looked at her over my glasses and sighed. “No, Marge. We definitely won’t fritter it away.” I looked away and muttered, “whatever that means,” under my breath.
“I heard that!” she exclaimed. “You always think I don’t hear, but I do. I hear more than you think.”