The Trash Bag Nobody Tied

Noa kept count: three loads of laundry to Eitan's one. Eitan swore he'd taken the trash out more. Neither was lying, and neither was winning. One evening, mid-bicker over a half-tied trash bag, they laughed at how silly it sounded out loud. They stopped tallying and started asking instead - who has the heavier week, who's running on empty. Chores shifted daily after that. Turns out fairness isn't a scoreboard. It's just two people paying attention.

A little made-up story.