She Is Shortening Her Life Line

(My mom and sister are sitting on the couch, watching TV. My sister picks up my mom’s hand and makes an announcement.)

Sister: “I’m going to read mom’s palm.”

(She studies it carefully, tracing the lines with her fingers.)

Sister: “It says, ‘hi’.”

Me: “Okay, then.”

Sister: “And ‘cookies’. And… unicorns’.”

Mom: “I was afraid it was going to say ‘cookies and ice cream for dinner tomorrow’.”

Sister: “Oh, wait! ‘Ice… cream’. Wait, wait, here it is! ‘Cookies and ice cream for dinner tomorrow’. Looks like we have to do it now!”