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. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.
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 to read it and add a few encouraging words.
This month the words/prompts are supplied by Lissa and can be found here
This week's words/prompts are:
1. premonition 2. onion 3. temperature 4. seventh 5. weirdo
Next month's words will be supplied by me right here on this blog
Here is my story:
“There he is,” snickered
Jerry, "walking around like he’s something special, a seventh son of a seventh
son, he says,” to me that just means they all have far too many kids, so it’s
no wonder he only has second hand clothes!”
“Probably third or fourth
hand clothes,” giggled Billy, holding his fat belly so it wouldn’t jiggle. “Look
at the patches on his knees and elbows!”
“Seventh weirdo of another
seventh weirdo I reckon,” said Jerry.
“Hey Greg!,” he
shouted, “going to give us a premonition? Huh?”
Greg slowly turned
towards the two bullies and stared at them calmly. “It’s a premonition you want
is it now?” in his lovely lilting Irish accent. “I’ll give you a premonition.
Both of you will fail badly in today’s math exam.”
Shocked, Jerry and
Billy stared at each other. “Math exam??” they both shrieked at once. “That’s
today??” Jerry felt his temperature rise and ran his fingers around inside his
collar as his face flushed red while Billy fought hard to keep his suddenly
queasy stomach under control.
Gregory strolled on
while quietly muttering “and your apples shall taste like onions.”
Hehe, he got them fair and square. I love this!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte; he did get them, they do fail the exam because they are well known for not studying.
DeleteThis is fun. Those bullies deserves it all, apples that taste like onions, yep.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
lissa; bullies usually deserve what they get.
Delete“and your apples shall taste like onions” - I love this!
ReplyDeletejabblog; I thought that was a nice touch.
DeleteExcellent. Greg thinks quickly on his feet. Premonition about math exam? Good job, Greg. Is there really an exam today??
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane; yes there is an exam, but Greg knows those two always put off studying.
DeleteLots of thinking to be done. Will get back to you. Your take on the words is amazing. I am so impressed.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane; thank you.
DeleteNicely done!
ReplyDeletemessymimi; thank you.
DeleteI suppose Jerry and Billy might become believers now! Or at least be more cautious in taunting Gregory.
ReplyDeleteVal; definitely more cautious, but still bullies. They just make sure Gregory isn't around.
DeleteIt been a while since I heard the word "weirdo"
ReplyDeleteDora; it's a good word, I know lots of weirdos.
DeleteWonderful story to start the day - clever Gregory! My Brother is the second of two. He wore my outgrown clothes, too. Apples like onions! Just great!
ReplyDeleteA tad scary: Yesterday morning my friend greeted me with the words, "hope your evening and night was better than mine!" I offered to call. Her kids had a math exam that day. The night before both flipped, needed help. Despite she was like really great in math at school (in former GDR they even had special math schools where she attended) - she was not able to help. Disaster till 02:00a.m. Today they have an exam in German. I await a phone call... School these days is worse than back then! Bits and pieces only... no structure. Teachers themselves again seem not to know what they teach...
Iris; my oldest son came home from hospital in a pink and white outfit that had been from my firstborn, a girl. I gave his dad money to buy something blue but he used it to celebrate the birth and got drunk. The baby didn't care at all. Math exams can be scary and if I am asked for help after all these years I don't think I could, I have forgotten so much.
DeleteOh. My Dad also got a little drunk upon my birth, he made a fun journal for me for friends and family to sign... I remember 11th grade or such. I asked the math teacher what I can "do" with this "knowledge". "you can study." He obviously didn´t know what infenitesimal calculation is used for. Sad... I never needed it...
DeleteA good fun tale, R. Enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D; thank you.
DeleteWise vs. stupid decisions:
ReplyDeleteTemperatures were rising at the town council meeting with anger rampant in the room.
“How could you allow this...You knew this would be our reaction…What were you thinking…you are a stupid weirdo..."
Town Council president, Harold responded. “You know how our town needs money to continue to do…”
DO WHAT? They all shouted back. The room erupted in shouting and raised fists. This went on and on, for hours. In the seventh hour, all were exhausted and dripping with sweat.
Harold called out, “This room smells like onions! You all need to use deodorant.” Hoping to rein in the crowd with a bit of humor, he felt the anger as they shouted obscenities back at him.
As the angry crowd departed the room, Harold looked at council members. He felt a premonition creep up his spine. “Boys, we are in trouble.” They hung their heads and nodded in guilt.
Clearly buying a lot with an abandoned grocery store to renovate it to a pub called “The Fried Onion” was not wise. It would be across from the First Baptist, the First Christian, St. Michael’s Catholic churches.
Harold sighed heavily, “Well, it was one of those coulda-beens. We can build something else. How about renovating the old store into Bath and Body Works?”
The vote was unanimous and they shuffled out the building grumbling “Boy, I was really looking forward to having the pub. Going there after church would have been great.” All agreed. Some things were not meant to be.