Art - According to Max and Mara

“Oh my gosh! What are you doing???” 

Mara gasped in shock as she walked into their bedroom.  Startled, Max dropped the magic marker in his hand and spun around.  He pressed his body flat against the wall. 

“Nothing!” he replied. 

“That’s not nothing,” Mara said with her hands on her hips.  She tried to look at the wall behind Max.  “Move.” 

Max obliged his sister.  “It’s a s’prise,” he told her as he stepped aside.  Mara walked over and studied his drawing.  “Is that supposed to be you?” she asked. 

“Uh huh,” replied Max.  “Next I’m gonna draw you then dad then mom.” 

“You’re going to get in so much trouble,” stated Mara. 

“Why?” asked Max.  “You always tell me that mom says she can see the writing on the wall, even though we’ve never seen it.  You said it’s ‘cause it was invisible and only grown-ups could see it.” 

“Could be,” Mara said with a shrug. “I never know how much of what I say is true.” 

“So you lied to me?  Great.  I thought mom was sad because she couldn’t see the writing. And since I can’t write yet, I wanted to show mom the art on my wall.” 

“I’m not a liar,” said Mara, glaring at her brother.  She didn’t like being called out, so she shifted the attention back to him.  “And that’s not art.  It’s just a bunch of argle-bargle.” 

“Argle-barg what?  You’re just making up words again.” 

“Am not.” 

“Are to.” 

“Am not!” replied Mara in a huff.  She bent down and picked up a yellow marker.  “THIS is art!” she said as the sibling rivalry instinct took over.  Max watched silently for a moment as his sister intently drew a princess on the wall. 

“Wow, you’re so good,” he observed.  Mara stepped back and studied her drawing.  “I know,” she replied. 

“Oh!  Now we need a dragon.  I’m gonna make a green one!” Excited, Max began sifting through the markers. 

“No, everybody makes green dragons.  Do a blue one, that’s more artsy,” said Mara as she handed her brother the blue marker.  He took the marker from her hand as Mara bent down to grab another color from the floor.  “I’m drawing a horse next,” she said.  They were so caught up in creating their masterpiece, they forgot all about getting into trouble.

 

© Dahlia Ramone:  November 12, 2017

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 38.10 Topic - The Art on my Wall

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts) Include a line from Bette Midler (Quotes or song lyrics accepted) *

(Ninth paragraph)

 

Easy (1 pt) Use the words “argle-bargle” (eleventh paragraph)

* I never know how much of what I say is true