Workshop no. 6

Expository
Janet went down the alleyway trying to remember what her mom had asked her. Something about milk, and something about ham, and… And then she remembered that she has the credit card now, so she knows that she won’t run out of money. That’s a relief. But she was still worried that she wouldn’t remember everything properly.

Conversation
“Janet! Now don’t you forget the list — And look at it too! I wrote it in there but please remember to get the processed cheese, not that smelly old stuff that she has over there”. She stressed the ‘she’ and maintained her ‘smelly old stuff’ face when she said it.
“Ok but Mom? What is it about the chee…”
“There you go again, not listening. Please remember to by pro-ces-sed cheese. Get a pint of milk — not more or it will go bad. And we need green beans to go with the ham on Sunday. Don’t mess it up this time.”
“I won’t. But Mom?”
“Yes dear”
“What if I run out of money again, like last time”
“You won’t, because you will use my credit card this time”.
She went into her purse and hesitated, then took out her credit card from her big leather wallet and gave it to Janet without a word. And Janet took it and left without a word, feeling as though she had just been given a very high responsibility.