Keep It Down, You Two!! -

“Maybe,” Lena said, picking up the broken lamp, “we should try being quiet for a whole day. See if she even notices.”

The shout came from downstairs—Mom, voice frayed as old rope. keep it down, you two!!

Silence.

“What ghost?”

Here’s an interesting, vivid piece built around that line, suitable for flash fiction or a character scene. “Maybe,” Lena said, picking up the broken lamp,

“Yeah,” Lena said. “I know.”