Sidewalk sweeper Mick,is in his 70s and happily married. Sidewalk vendor Rachel, is in her 50s and happily married also. Nevertheless, it seams no one can expostulate with him about the futility of charming her each week. She revels in the attention; simply can't get enough. Intensely amused Chuck, Rachel's assistant, can't get enough of the flirtatious espièglerie.
Chuck:(chuckles at sight of Mick sweeping sidewalk two stalls away)
Your admirer is coming
RACHEL:(smiles sheepishly)
I know. It's a good thing I bought some milk at the shop this morning.
Chuck:
....planning to make him his usual cup of tea?
RACHEL:
Of course
Chuck:
As usual, that will make his day SHE SMILES
Chuck:(teases) I think we'll do better business on the sidewalk if we stop promoting New car deals and euromillions and start a dating service
RACHEL:(sarcasm)
Ha ha Ha..Very funny!
JAKE POURS THE RUBBISH INTO HIS LITTEL CART AND LEANS THE BROOM AGAINST THE SIDEWALK BENCH
JAKE:
Morning all! (tipped his hat to Rachel) Morning Rachel
Chuck:(wide grin on his face)
Morning
RACHEL:
Good morning Mick
Jake:
Your looking lovely today, as usual
RACHEL:
Thank you....Would you like a cup of tea?
Jake:(takes her hands and peer in her eyes)
ONLY if it's made by YOU
RACHEL:
Of course.
Chuck grins widely.
RACHEL brings a chair for Jake to sit on while tea.
Jake:
This is my favourite stall on the sidewalk.....(to Rachel) especially when YOU are here
Customers smile in bafflement, Chuck laughs out loudly
Chuck:
That's a classic, no wonder you ALWAYS sweep this area much cleaner
Jake:
..How many of you are working today?
RACHEL:
Three of us working today
Chuck:(playfully)
Of course, Rachel is one in a million
JAKE:(hands 3 different fruits to Rachel)
She is TWO in a million
Rachel giggles.
CHUCK:(cackles)
I stand corrected
Rachel brings the tea and some cakes she made at home to Jake.
Mick:(pointing on the Miss World Canada on the cover of OK magazine. She is stunning
RACHEL: She is
Mick:(beams)
NOt as stunning as you though. Did ANYONE tell you this morning how BEAUTIFUL you are?
Rachel:(smiles broadly)
Not really
Mick: Well,
CHuck kneels behind the stall and attempts to stifle his guffaw.
CHUCK:(whispers conspiratorily to Mick while Rachel serves customer)
You should ask her out
MICK:(peers philosophically down the sidewalk)
Leave it to me son
CHUCK serves customer but keeps eyes and ears on the lovebirds. He chuckles when they did their usual good bye hugs
Rachel:
Oh, this feels so nice
AFTER Mick left.
Chuck:
Did he ask you out?
Rachel:
No
Chuck:
Ahhh! He got cold feet...Would you have said yes?
Rachel:
No. He has a wife, and I have a husband, so I would have to decline
Chuck:
That would break his heart. You could at least take A chance on him.
Rachel:
He's very sweet but no.
Chuck:
I like him a lot as well. You can tell he was a charmer when he was a young man. I wish he was my grand father
Rachel:
he makes me feel so special each week, I often wonder how can I repay him
Chuck:
Buy him a birthday gift.
Rachel:
I bought him a xmas card last year....
Chuck: I wonder if he shows it to his wife. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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