“Ever notice how Mom doesn’t like to say no to us?” Jamie asked her brother.

“Yep. Instead of no, she’ll say maybe or something like that.”

“Hey, Mom,” Jamie leaned into the kitchen. “Can we go to the waterpark today?”

“We’ll see.”

“So that’s a no.”

“I didn’t say that.”

“You pretty much did.”

“Not true at all. I’m saying it’s a possibility—if you get your other stuff done first.”

“What other stuff?”

“Cleaning your room…doing your homework…Things I asked for. Can you do all that first?”

“We’ll see.”

“Are you trying to be annoying?”

“It’s a possibility.”




Prompt: Perhaps