Little Johnny walked up to his mum with that very suspicious innocent face.
“Hey, Mum… can you give me twenty pounds?”
His mother didn’t even look up. “Absolutely not.”
Johnny leaned in a little closer, lowered his voice, and said,
“Well… if you do… I’ll tell you what Dad said to the maid when you were at the beauty shop.”
Now that got her attention.
Her head snapped up. Eyes narrowed. Brain immediately started writing its own scandal movie.
Without another word, she grabbed her purse, pulled out the money, and handed it over.
“Alright,” she said quickly, “what did he say?”
Johnny took the cash, folded it carefully like a professional negotiator, and smiled.
“He said…”
His mum leaned in, heart racing.
“Hey Marie, make sure you wash all my socks tomorrow. All of them are dirty.”
There was a long… very long silence.
His mother blinked.
“That’s it?!”
Johnny nodded happily.
“Yep.”
She crossed her arms. “And I just gave you twenty pounds for THAT?!”
Johnny shrugged and started walking away.
“Well…,” he said casually, “you paid for the suspense.” 😄
