Excellent Me taking my first solo bath ... Flub-a-Dub-in-a-Tub by Tom Horonzy 80 Word Flash Fiction contest entry

Mother, after retrieving me from a mud puddle, asked if I was old enough to bathe myself. Being but five, to her surprise, I replied, "why sure I can," before vanishing up the stairs tossing my shirt, trousers and tidy-whites haphazardly. The last thing mom saw was my snow-white buns. Moments later, she came a-knocking asking "may I come in?" What's a boy to say?   To her dismay, I replied, "no," afraid she'd fall from the pee on the floor. Author Notes Challenging to settle for less than more. I remember there was more but only had eighty words. Photo from Upsplash: artist Nathan Dumlao

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