Partners in Crime

Nobody's talking. That's the first clue.

One hand clapped over his mouth, eyes wide enough to confess without saying a word, a kitten curled in just as alert beside him, whiskers up like she's wondering if he's about to sell her out too. Whatever happened here, milk spilled, cake gone missing, a plan that went sideways, it happened fast, and it happened together.

This piece didn't start with an answer. It started with a look, the exact second a child decides whether to come clean or make a run for it. The rest was left for you to imagine.

A celebration of mischief from the Language of Small Wonders collection.