I was in the kitchen at Arnold's, washing the dishes. I could not believe how busy Arnold's had been in the past two weeks. Arnold's usually does not get this busy. I was busy putting away a couple of plates when Claudia, one of the contest winners came in.
"Hi, Al," said Claudia when she saw me put a plate in the dishwasher.
I looked up.
"Hi, Claudia. None of you girls have been in my kitchen, have you?" I asked.
"I don't think we have," she replied.
"Well, you're not missing much. There really isn't any action going on in here anyway," I told her.
"I believe that. I'm not much of a cook," Claudia said.
"Since you aren't into cooking, what do you like to do?" I asked her.
"I like art," Claudia told me.
"Cooking can be an art in a way," I told her.
"I know. It's really not my kind of art. I like drawing, painting, sculpting, that kind of thing," said Claudia.
I knew what she was talking about.
We were interrupted by Fonzie.
"Hi, Fonzie," I said as Fonzie peeked in.
He didn't walk in but stayed right where he was.
"Hey, Al, I'm going to break away for a few hours because I'm on a date with a couple of chicks," Fonzie said.
Claudia gave me a questioning look.
"Sorry, Claudia. I'll explain later," I said.
Fonzie finally saw who I was talking to.
"I didn't know you were in here with Al," Fonzie told Claudia.
"That's all right, Fonzie. This kind of thing happens," said Clauida.
I nodded in agreement.
"Go on your date, Fonz," I told him.
I saw Fonzie giving Claudia a look.
"Do you want to join me and two other girls on the date?" Fonzie asked.
I watched the two. I watched as Claudia pushed her long, black hair.
"All right, Fonzie. I'll go with you," Claudia said.
"We'll see you later, Al," Fonzie said.
"Okay, Fonzie," I told him as he and Claudia were out of the kitchen.
At times like this it made me wish I was Claudia's age again. I sighed as I did the last of the dishes and ran the dishwasher.
"Hi, Claudia. None of you girls have been in my kitchen, have you?" I asked.
"I don't think we have," she replied.