Wednesday's Words on a Friday

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles.

The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along and read it.

This month the words are supplied by Margaret Adamson and friend Sue and can be found here.

This week's words are: 

1 precipitation
2. lanky
3. grotesque
4. clockwork
5. still
6. transporting

and/or:

1. Eskimo
2. cyclone
3. cassowary
4. waitress
5. cleaning
6. auditorium

Here is my story:

Drama Club Afternoon Tea Party

Kylie and Joan burst in through the door. “It’s time”, yelled Kylie. “I’m so excited! The cleaning crew has finished doing the auditorium, we can start setting up now.”’

”About time,” grumbled Robbie. “I was hoping to be half done by now. I have so many other things still to do. You know I like my schedules to run like clockwork.”

“Take it easy Robbie,” said Dennis. “There’s eight of us here now and Theresa is coming, there’ll be no problem transporting all this food, and the trestle tables are already on the way. Johnno’s dad got the truck last night and loaded everything.”

“Well alright then, but I’m going to have to leave by three thirty and no later. I promised Phil and Sam a trip to the Zoo to see the new Cassowary enclosure where the baby chicks are making their first appearance. Phil wants to take photos and needs plenty of daylight.”

“You’d better hope for no precipitation then,” said Sandra.

“Why can’t you just say rain, like normal people?” said Kylie. “Always showing off with the big words, thinking you’re so much smarter than everyone else.”

“I don’t think I’m so much smarter. I know I’m so much smarter,” said Sandra.

“Did you read the dictionary instead of bedtime stories when you were a baby?” said Kylie.

“As a matter of fact, I did,” said Sandra. “And the junior encyclopedia.”

“Never mind all that,” said Johnno. “We need to get moving if Robbie wants to be finished by three thirty.”

“He can leave then anyway,” said Dennis, “we have Suzanne turning up soon, and she’s bringing that new girl Amelia. She’s from northern Alaska so she’s been helping with the right things for the Eskimo theme we’re doing this year.”

Brothers Alex and Chris both spoke up together. ”How about we start actually moving this food instead of standing around nattering!” 

“Great idea,” said Dennis and everyone picked up platters of sandwiches and cakes, heading towards the door.

“Who is our waitress today?” asked Chris. “I hope it isn’t that Julie who rushes around like a cyclone. You barely clean your plate and there she is whisking everything away to the kitchen for cleaning!”

“I think it’s Cathy,” said Robbie.

“Cathy? That lanky beanpole who towers over everyone else in the whole school?” 

 “Yes,” said Sandra. “I heard her saying how pleased she was to be getting a turn finally.”

“Well I hope she wears something suitably decent,” said Johnno. “Most of what she normally wears is pretty grotesque, if you ask me.”  

“I think Suzanne is helping her out with what to wear and she’ll be mostly covered by an apron,” said Dennis.