Day 11 of my 2023 drabble-a-day challenge!

And Tell Your Father Why There Are No Peas WIth Dinner

"Helena!"

Uh-oh. Full name. That meant trouble.

"Helena Dean!"

Surname. Big trouble.

She peered around the garage door.

"Helena Baynham Dean, why are there ice trolls in the chest freezer?"

That didn't even seem like a difficult question. "Because if I left them on the side, they'd melt?"

"Don't get smart with me, young lady. You know perfectly well what I meant."

Oh. That.

"Because they were getting attacked by the fire lizards, and I felt really sorry for them, and they're so small..."

"Lena, I know it's hard. But we can't get involved. You put them back, right now."

Am serious horror writer. Honest.