The Present Perfect Predicament

The Present Perfect Problem Characters: AVA: Energetic, slightly dramatic.

BEN: Calm, a bit bewildered, but tries to keep up. In a world where

grammar rules... rule. One woman has fallen into a linguistic trap.

A trap made of present perfect! AVA is sitting at a kitchen table, staring intently

at a half-eaten bowl of cereal. BEN walks in, looking for coffee. BEN: Morning,

Ava. You're up early. What's with the intense stare-down with the Cheerios?

AVA (Sighs dramatically): Oh, Ben. It's just... I have eaten cereal.

So much cereal. Today. This week. My entire life, probably.