Short Take: Princess

Place: The Folksy bedroom

Time: This morning, around 3:00

Characters: Sven, Deb, and Princess (not yet five years old)

Princess: {enters room quietly} Excuse me, Father?  Father?

Sven: {mumbling} Yeah.

Princess: Father, may I please use the restroom?

Sven: Sure.

{A few minutes later}

Princess: Father?  Father?

Sven: Yeah.

Princess: I'm done.

Sven: Good.

Princess: Father, I'm going back to my bed now.

Sven: Good.

Princess: Good night, Father.

Sven: Good night, sweetie.

Princess: I love you.

Sven: I love you, too.

{Princess exits quietly.}

Deb: {after a few seconds} Who was that?

Sven: I'm not sure.

Fin.