“Here, honey. Hand me the pillow sham. Your hands are clean, right?”
“The what?” Little Geoffrey asked.
“This is a pillow sham. It covers the pillow.” Shawna took it from him and inserted the pillow.
“Daddy said your diet is a sham. I don’t get it?” Geoffrey scratched his head.
Shawna grimaced, trying not to react. “Okay, perhaps it is.”
“So what is a sham?”
She fluffed and smacked the pillows. “It covers the truth. Like this covers an ugly pillow.”
“Your diet covers the truth?”
She turned to him. “I guess so.” She laughed. “It’s a sham. Just like your dad’s and my marriage.”
This is my entry response for the Ragtag Daily Prompt, word of the day: sham. Intrigued? Visit https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2019/08/08/rdp-thursday-sham/
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