Oops

Oops

“Something is wrong here.”

“What?”

“Something is wrong here.”

“No, I didn’t mean I didn’t hear you, I meant what is it that’s wrong here.”

“Can’t you tell!”

“I guess not, it looks fine to me.”

“What about this…”

“It’s loose, we just need to tighten it up a bit.”

“Yeah, but how did it get loose? If we tighten it up, is it gonna stay tight? It was perfectly tight this morning when I came out to check on it.”

“You came out to check on it? Why? Did you think it was going to sneak away?”

“Funny! You know what I mean. I just wanted to see it. We spent a lot of time on it yesterday but never got to actually try it out.”

“So, what looks wrong?”

“Not wrong so much as not connected right.”

“Which one?”

“That one I think, the green one.”

“Oh! You’re right! It’s folded wrong, Hang on…”

“You got it! I bet it will work now!”

“Well, we can try it out right now! Hold this while I clear a path. Then set it down on that end.”

“Why that end?”

“The floor is a little crooked, it will be going down-hill if we go the other way. I want to see it go this way.”

“But what about Dad’s car?”

“It’s way out of the way, don’t worry!”

Minutes later:

“Do you think he heard it?”

“Probably not, he was in the den when I came out.”

“Well, let’s try and clean this up before he comes out!”

“We can’t clean up the broken headlight on his car.”

“Right… put this in the trash box, and let’s sneak in and watch cartoons. Quick!!!”

Twenty minutes later: “What happened to my headlight!”

The boys smiled, but not for long…