THE CONFESSION

Where were you at the time of the incident?
(Nervous eyes a slight stammer in the response)
Were you with anyone at the time?
(Fingers fumble with the hem of her tee-shirt)
We have a witness - someone saw you?
(Shock in the wide blue eyes and -Tears?)
Why don't you just admit it Alice?
(Anger, denial, abuse)
How do you explain the evidence we found?
(She started to crumble then)
We found the stuff on you Alice?
(She threw herself on the floor, sobbing)
I knew she'd eaten the last of the Jammie Dodgers
(but at five (and a half) you think you can fool your mother!)