The Sea Rescue (Part 1)
The sea swelled like a swarm. The small cabin cruiser swayed and rollled about as if in the middle of a giant rollercoaster. The four women on board, desperately tried to continue with their afternoon lunch. This had become extremely difficult due to the circumstances they now found themselves in. All they could do was just watch with a mixture of consternation and confusion.
Karen gasped suddenly. The others craned to look at what had just happened. One of the deserts had slid off the table, flipped upside down and had landed in Karen's lap, splattering cream and chocolate all over her skirt. Shirley and Adrienne both grinned at this but Audrey kept a close eye on a bottle of blackcurrent juice that appeared to be on its way towards the edge of the table.
Audrey got up and leaned over the table. She reached out to try the bottle in an attempt to try and save it. Unfortunately for her, she failed to notice the coffee cake right in front of her. As soon as she saw this, Karen stopped frowing at the mess on herself and smiled a wry smile.
Adrienne couldn't contain herself. She giggled as she watched the waist of Audrey's skirt come into contact with the coffee cake. Audrey however, didn't seem to notice. However, as Audrey managed to lift the bottle off the table, she also failed to notice that Shirley had raised a glass to her lips. As Shirley went to take a drink, Audrey's elbow hit her hand quite abruptly. Shirley gasped and frowned in horror as her drink spilled all over her top. Adrienne couldn't stop laughing at this. But she didn't for long. The boat suddenly lurched to the right. Just above Adrienne's head, four eggs suddenly went flying out of the cupboard in her general direction. Adrienne closed her eyes and frowned as they landed on her left shoulder with a squelch. Adrienne put her hand to her shoulder as yellow and white egg yolk ran down her top and onto her skirt.
When the sea had become a little bit calmer, Audrey and Shirley both got up. All four women began examing themselves. Adrienne and Karen also got up; Karen leaned over slightly. As she straightened herself up, she looked down and tried to straighten her skirt. Audrey let out a few curses under her breath when she saw the large coffee cake stain on her skirt.