Ruse

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'Leo, where are my keys?'

The toddler gazed up in wide-eyed innocence.

Mel turned out her handbag.

'This is just a ruse, isn't it, to keep me from work.'

Leo climbed onto a stool and something clanked in the waste disposal.

'You didn't!'

Leo gurgled and went back to the television.

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