It’s Saturday. We’re here at the bar, but not for the event we were planning—I’ll get to that. We’ve been having some unusually warm weather here in Connecticut. Today’s high temperature will be 80°f (27°c) but tomorrow, the high will be 50°f (10°c). That’s a bit of a shift. All that aside, we are here at the bar and we have Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt to keep us occupied.
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: ‘oo.’ Find a word with ‘oo’ in it or just use ‘oo’ because why not? Whatever you decide on, use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! “
Well, there’s an ‘oo’ in monsoon.
If we were having a beer, you’d be confused.
“Dan, I thought Damyanti was joining us.”
“That was the plan, David, but she took ill, and she was traveling, so I suggested that we could postpone her visit.”
“I’m sorry to hear that she’s not feeling well. Was her book released?”
“Yes, it was. Didn’t you get your copy?”
“Uh…”
“David. I thought you said you preordered this book?”
“OK, Dan, before you read David the riot act, can I get your drink orders. This unexpected heatwave has the patio crawling with customers.”
“Our orders? Cheryl, it’s me, Dan, and David. One ice cold Modelo and a John Howell’s Special.”
“I’ll get right to them.”
“Thanks, Cheryl. Now, David—what’s the story?”
“I forgot when Damyanti’s book was going to drop. I knew she was scheduled to be here today—I did order The Blue Monsoon—I just forgot to preorder.”
“As long as you get it and read it—it’s excellent!”
“Did you finish it already?”
“Yes and no.”
“OK, Dan. I know I’m in the doghouse here, but I hate when you answer a question like that.”
“I know, David, but sometimes it is the answer. I read a pre-release copy of The Blue Monsoon from the publisher. I’m currently reading the released copy. So, yes, I finished, and no, I haven’t.”
“Ok, ok, I’ll let it slide this time, but fill me in. We had a schedule of three visits in three weeks. What’s the schedule now.”
“Well, Teagan will be here next week, as originally planned. Damyanti will be here any Saturday after that that she prefers.”
“That’s cool. I have Teagan’s new book. I should be able to finish it before next Saturday. Have you read that one?”
“Yes. In fact, I finished it yesterday. It’s excellent.”
“I’ll get moving. Now, since I paid last week…”
“This is your week to pay, David. That was our agreement. I’d pay during the visits, you pay in the other weeks.”
“Yes, Dan, but Cheryl was visiting last week, and I paid.”
“You lost a bet—that doesn’t count.”
“Ah, I knew that, but I thought I could slip one past you.”
“You should know better than that, David.”
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