This was written for Christine Bialczak’s 6 Minute Challenge for June 20, 2023.

“MOOOOOOM!!! Buster broke it!!!”

“I did not! Don’t lie!!”

“Yes you did. Tell her!”

“I did not!”

“HEY! Both of you knock it off, right now.”

“Yes, Ma’am.”

“What is broken?”

“He did it!” they said together, pointing at each other.

“If you both don’t shut up right now… I swear… Now, what happened?”

“So, Serena from next door said that her favorite movie was Harry Potter, and Trevor kinda likes her, and–”

“OK, Buster, be quiet. Trevor, make it fast.”

“Serena likes Harry Potter. Harry Potter’s uncle lived in a house that moved. Buster moved the house.”

“What house?”

“The one across the street.”

“He moved a house? You’re both going to get it for lying.”

“Mom, they aren’t lying.”

“Jasmine, what are you doing out of your room? You’re grounded!”

“I saw it. They…