INTRODUCTION
"Summer's nearly over," said Michelle to he friend Holly over the phone, "Finally. Summer was really boring this year."
"Maybe because you didn't make any plans, and didn't meet people," suggested Holly dryly, "After all, according to you, every week in your past summers were packed with camp, days set for swimming, camp, piano lessons, camp, picnics, camp, birthdays, camp, back-to-school shopping, camp, family meetings, camp, camp, camp, ca-"
"All right already! Are you hinting in any way that you wanted me to go to music camp this year?"
"Possibly. Maybe. Chances are. Most likely."
Michelle sighed.
"Hey, I told you. My parents already spent too much on me with Quebec, instrument rental fees, skiing, and going to Stratford to see 'Romeo and Juliet'. Besides, Albion food was exposed to radiation, causing strange mutations of purple carrots and orange beets in the fruit salad. What's more, the staff CAN NOT cook rice. Remember Julia in grade 7? Or...Julia going into grade 8? She got sick every day. As in, SICK sick. As in, not bed-rid sick. As in, blech sick."
"Yeah, yeah I remember. But the food wasn't that bad."
"Hey, you're right. It was, THAT bad. The water didn't even taste right."
"Oh come on Nutmeg!"
"Bad rice, Hummus!"
"It's not like they're Filipino like you."
"Bad rice!!!"
During their year in grade eight, Holly and Michelle had examined all of their friends' initials in order to make nicknames for them. Holly's were "HMS," and sounded out, her nickname from Michelle became "Hummus." Michelle's initials were "MHG," which sounded what she called "screwed," so as her middle name came from her mother's first name, Michelle's initials changed to "MEG." Michelle didn't like the sound of "Meg," so Holly added "Nut" to the beginning as Michelle could act rather crazy, and Michelle was then called "Nutmeg". They then called their friendship the "Sistership," but someone pronounced it wrong at one time, and the camaraderie was then changed to the "Sisterchip."
"Ok, Sisterchip Nutmeg, I have to go now. I'll be meeting you tomorrow at John G. for the Before-School/Last-Day-O-Freedom-with-the-Group Meeting?"
"Right. At 2:00 pm. Be late and die because I've got this thing with being late."
"But...it's just for fun."
"T-U-F, tuf. Just come. Remember our plan?"
"Yes. You've only outlined it eight times since I called. Now bye. Sisterchip!"
"Chip."
"Ip."
"Ip."
"Puh."
"Puh."
"Ip."
(Click)
"Summer's nearly over," said Michelle to he friend Holly over the phone, "Finally. Summer was really boring this year."
"Maybe because you didn't make any plans, and didn't meet people," suggested Holly dryly, "After all, according to you, every week in your past summers were packed with camp, days set for swimming, camp, piano lessons, camp, picnics, camp, birthdays, camp, back-to-school shopping, camp, family meetings, camp, camp, camp, ca-"
"All right already! Are you hinting in any way that you wanted me to go to music camp this year?"
"Possibly. Maybe. Chances are. Most likely."
Michelle sighed.
"Hey, I told you. My parents already spent too much on me with Quebec, instrument rental fees, skiing, and going to Stratford to see 'Romeo and Juliet'. Besides, Albion food was exposed to radiation, causing strange mutations of purple carrots and orange beets in the fruit salad. What's more, the staff CAN NOT cook rice. Remember Julia in grade 7? Or...Julia going into grade 8? She got sick every day. As in, SICK sick. As in, not bed-rid sick. As in, blech sick."
"Yeah, yeah I remember. But the food wasn't that bad."
"Hey, you're right. It was, THAT bad. The water didn't even taste right."
"Oh come on Nutmeg!"
"Bad rice, Hummus!"
"It's not like they're Filipino like you."
"Bad rice!!!"
During their year in grade eight, Holly and Michelle had examined all of their friends' initials in order to make nicknames for them. Holly's were "HMS," and sounded out, her nickname from Michelle became "Hummus." Michelle's initials were "MHG," which sounded what she called "screwed," so as her middle name came from her mother's first name, Michelle's initials changed to "MEG." Michelle didn't like the sound of "Meg," so Holly added "Nut" to the beginning as Michelle could act rather crazy, and Michelle was then called "Nutmeg". They then called their friendship the "Sistership," but someone pronounced it wrong at one time, and the camaraderie was then changed to the "Sisterchip."
"Ok, Sisterchip Nutmeg, I have to go now. I'll be meeting you tomorrow at John G. for the Before-School/Last-Day-O-Freedom-with-the-Group Meeting?"
"Right. At 2:00 pm. Be late and die because I've got this thing with being late."
"But...it's just for fun."
"T-U-F, tuf. Just come. Remember our plan?"
"Yes. You've only outlined it eight times since I called. Now bye. Sisterchip!"
"Chip."
"Ip."
"Ip."
"Puh."
"Puh."
"Ip."
(Click)