[Write the Story] Magic in Everyday Occurrences

Prompt: Magic in Everyday Occurrences

Words: Krav Maga, touch screen, litter, vendor, doorbell, finish, hungry, aversion, signature, sweatband

Story

“Drew’s going to be home from Krav Maga soon.” Jennifer swiped through the tablet.

“Then we’ll have to get busy. Drew’ll be hungry,” Max said handing her a cloth to clean the touch screen. “If you haven’t picked a recipe by now…”

The doorbell interrupted the pair. They both trooped to the front door to find a vendor standing there.

“Good afternoon!” And before anyone could stop him, the salesman launched into his spiel on the world’s greatest kitty litter. Max and Jennifer couldn’t get a word in edgewise. All they could do is wait for him to finish. “All I require is your signature.”

There was something compelling about the man, the voice, and before Max or Jennifer were even aware, a slam of another door jarred them back to the present.

“Oh, cool! Are we getting a cat?” Drew bounced in, pulling off a sweatband. “I thought you had an aversion to cats, Mom.”

Jennifer blinked as she noticed the buckets in the foyer. “What the…? Max?”

“We’ve been…familiarized.”

A plaintive meow from the kitchen caused the family to troop in to find a cat sitting in the middle of the tile floor, an empty dish at its feet.

“Oh, all right.” Jennifer muttered a spell and the kitchen came to life preparing dinner for a family of four.

The cat’s purr rumbled and sounded a lot like, “We’re going to get along just fine.”

Word Count: 237

Written: 1/18/19

Tags: exercise, Fantasy, fiction, flash fiction, Magic, Piccadilly, Write the Story