Still, I managed as things settled down.Oh, the church is pretty traditional, I guess. Nothing fancy, no big stone arches or anything.The music direct...or was on the organ, as usual, playing a nice prelude by Bach as the crowd got settled. The morning sun was filtering through the stained glass, painting patches of color on the wooden pews.In spite of the music and the setting I was nervous, of course. Pastor Bill had assigned the first reading to me, and I reviewed it as it was printed in the. Now the movie had some intimate scenes and it was embarrassing to be in the same room as Mrs Dixit during those and I would invariably make some excuse and leave the room.At around the mid way, during an interval Mrs Dixit turned to me, smiling and said “ You are so sweet watching this movie with me and its really cute to see your cheeks turn red every time there is a romantic scene” I tried to play it cool and say something casual but as I tried to make a bumbling response, she started. She couldn't miss school tomorrow. It was her senior year and tomorrow was the last day to take the SAT's, but she certainly couldn't go like this. She looked at her clock. 10:20. She needed to come up with a solution before it got too much later. Her eyes wandered from her clock to the cup, stuffed with pens and pencils...and a pair of scissors. She smiled and rushed across the room, petticoat bouncing, and picked them up. First she tried to slip them under the waistband, but couldn't.. It arrived a couple of days ago and they took the old one away.”“But it’s a brand new Land Rover Defender.”“Yes it is Cherry, one of the last ones ever made.”“It must have cost a fortune. Do you think that Sir John bought it for you?”“Well it was either him or Lord Fontlebury and I can’t really see old Fontlebury doing that. The Summer Ball isn’t until tonight so you haven’t performed yet.”“Wow, that’s 2 massive things that I have to thank Sir John for when I see him.”“I think that it’s 4.
Read More