Yup, it’s Wordzzle time again. As you already know Raven is our gracious host. This week all I did was the next part in the Vader series.
The regular Wordzzle words are: Follow up, buffalo wings, silversmith, furniture, as the crow flies, little red roadster, photograph, pencil pusher, argument, streaking.
The mini-Wordzzle words are: Ireland, mashed potatoes, bookworm, fog horn, T. S. Eliot.
How the Mighty Have Fallen ... Part IX
Pandora was holding a photograph of Tiffany as Vader pulled the Cadillac that he had rented into the parking lot. She was getting a bit nervous now that they were finally there. She tried to keep the conversation light.
“What did her uncle do for a living?” Pandora asked
“He was a pencil pusher for the government.” Responded Vaded quietly.
The tension was getting to Pandora and she finally asked “You guys aren’t going to get into a huge argument right there in front of everybody are you?”
Vader just smiled and said “Well, I’m well known for my self-control and lack of temper. So, it’s unlikely.”
“Well, she sure is beautiful. She looks a lot like Megan Fox. When you told me she was a bookworm who loved T. S. Eliot I really didn’t expect her to be this hot.”
Pandora looked down at her copy of ”As the Crow Flies” that she picked up at the airport gift shop in Vegas to have something to read on the plane and decided to get rid of it. She didn’t want Tiffany thinking she was some dumb blond who read trashy novels.
Just then Vader shut the engine off and she looked up. “Is there where you’re supposed to meet her? And, hey! Is that a real working fog horn over there?” Pandora had never been San Francisco and was already in awe of the beauty of the city and the bay.
“Yup, it works, but they don’t blast it too often. In my follow up email Tiff said we should meet her here and have lunch at Silversmiths. They serve great buffalo wings here. You’ll love it” said Vader as he was getting out of the car.
Pandora wasn’t so sure though. “Maybe I should leave you two alone? I’ll just go over here to the Ikea store and look at furniture. And then I can go to that restaurant over there.” She pointed at Ireland’s Best Pub and Grocery. “Maybe they’ll have mashed potatoes. I always eat mashed potatoes when I’m upset or nervous. They’re good comfort food.”
Vader said he wouldn’t allow that. She would be having lunch with them, besides Tiffany was expecting her and wanted to meet his new friend. It was a lie, of course. Yes, Tiffany knew she was coming, but wasn’t excited at all about it. She knew what Vader was up to. He was hoping that she wouldn’t try anything crazy with Pandora around. But the way he looked at it was that this was as much for Tiffany’s benefit as his. She should feel safer with another person around too. Pandora was essentially each other’s protector without even knowing it.
Just then a little red roadster came streaking into the parking lot. Tiffany got out of the car and looked at Vader and Pandora for a second then smiled. Vader waved at her and she walked up to them gave him a hug. Then she turned to Pandora, smiled and gave her a hug too.
“I’m so happy you came up to see me. It’s wonderful to see you. And to meet you too Pandora!”
Pandora said she was sorry to hear about Tiffany’s uncle and asked if there was anything she could do?
“Thank you” replied Tiffany “but everything is taken care of. The funeral is tomorrow and then mom is flying home right afterwards. I thought I’d stay in town for a while and hoped you guys would too.”
“Sure we can” said Vader before Pandora could say anything.
Tiffany smiled really big and said “Great! We’re gonna have so much fun!”
No comments:
Post a Comment