QUOTE : You know what I'm thinking?' Maggie said.<br />I had no idea.<br />'Nope,' David replied. Apparently David didn't know either.<br />Maggie turned to me with pleading eyes.'Our babysitter has the flu.'<br />'I'm sorry to hear that,' I replied.<br />Dead silence.<br />I honestly had no idea what Maggie was getting at, so I misread the silence.<br />'It's not serious, I hope,' I said sympathetically.