Saturday "Sunday" Stories, Chapter 4

chapter 4

Date night

“Alright, should I wear the pink or the blue? I’ll do blue,” said Shay. “Steph you ready?” she asked “Almost. I changed my mind on what I’m wearing. I'm going to wear a red dress instead,” replied Steph “Mark is going to adore this!” said Steph.

 "I know right? you and Mark are just like the cutest couple EVER!! Do you think you'll marry him once you're older?" asked Shay.
"Well, it's his choice, and I know he likes me A LOT so, I'm gonna guess yea, I don't know," Steph replied. There was a knock on the door. 
"Come in" said Shay. 
"Hi gals," said a boy named Jared. 
"Jared! What are you doing hear?!" said Shay.
"Aren't you supposed to be out with Mishy?" asked Steph. Mishy is their friend, her real name is Michelle.
"Yes, but she saw what you girls were talking about in your text group and so you girls have a text,!" 

Mishy

I'm going to Taco McFun to with Jared! I'm going hmmmm ...... Blue

Lay

I'm going Beauty and the Beast

R.M

I'm going there too!!! I'm going in Orange 

Carly Q

Me too! I'm going in ...... hmmmm ...... purple

Nikki

you mean ... PUPPLE!!!!

Carly Q

YES YES YES!!!!!!!! My dog!!! 💗

Shay

ROSE MARIE YOU TOO!!!!!!!!! I'm going in tan.

R.M

yeperoo!

"Okay thanks Jared!" Said Steph
"Your welcome dudettes!"
"Why does he always call us dudettes?''
''He just wants to be cool, we don't need to worry 'bout him''
There was a second knock.
"Come in,'' said Shay
"Hi Shay! Hi Steph!" said R.M
"Hi Nikki! Hi Carly Q! Hi R.M! Hi Mishy! Hi Lay! You all look #beautiful!!!!'' said Shay.
''Well, let's get in the car!" said R.M
VVVVVVVVVVVVRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!! went the car. They pulled onto Quip Street. Taco McFun was on Second Street. The next street was First Street. They pulled onto First Street. They called it First Street because it was only 1 foot long!!!!!! They were driving a P.T Cruiser. 
"I think I see Jojo's car! Ooo! She's wearing pink and, ooo, I think I see George! They must be going too!" said Mishy
"I think I see Jen. She's walking with Joe," (That's for you Mumzie and Dadd!) said Lay.
Soon they pulled onto Second Street. They all ran in at once and all sat at tables close together. The boys ran in to a few minutes later. 
"What would you like sweetheart?" asked Alex 
"Taco Burrito with Doritos please," said Nikki.

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FORECAST

Sunny with a chance of storms in Fayetteville, again please comment and say where you live and what the weather is like there.  

Saturday "Sunday" Stories and Headline, Forecast, Shout-outs and More!

I will include some news, forecast, it's a lot after today's Saturday Stories. Thank you for reading my blog!! We have a LONG chapter today! The Author, Sophie. 

Chapter Two

Game Night

It was 2:30 p.m. and Stephani and Shawna were getting ready for the game. It started at 3 p.m. They were super excited. It was there first game of their Junior year at The University of Wisconsin! They quickly slipped on their uniforms and jumped on their beds. Stephani's was pink with dark red roses on the blanket. Shawna's was orange with bright yellow daffodils on the mattress and pillows. They laid on their beds and started looking at their phones.📱 
They saw a cool piece of art posted by sophiesketchesnsculptures.

🏖 

"Wow Shay look at this!!" said Stephani. 

"What is it Steph, what is it?" asked Shay.

"Lay posted something that said she and Nikki are both going to Taco McFun for date night with Alex and Jason, and-"

"I'm going there with Ben!" Shay interrupted.

"Wanna know something funny?" asked Steph

"I'm going there too!!!!!" they said at the same time. 

"OMG! That's so cool! So cool I'm gonna text 'em," said Shay.

It said:

 Shay 

Girls, you are never going to believe this, we are all going on a date night at Taco McFun!!!

Lay

OMG that is so cool!!! 

Nikki

This is so not Friday the thirteenth!! I have got to go tell Alex!!! I'm gonna totally #shockhim.

Shay

#right

Lay

I'M gonna totally shock Jason too!

Shay

All the boys are gonna prolly burst!!

Steph

Knowing them!

Nikki

Right!!!!

Steph

Let's sit close

Steph

so WE can 'kinda chat while the boys order.

Nikki

Yes!!!!! Those boys always volunteer to do stuff instead of us girls! They just feel important and they have to do everything. Here's something funny: Ma always does cleaning. She also reads, teaches me, Carmen and David, coaches soccer and cooks. Pa makes money and takes care of Ma when she's sick.

Steph

That's so nice of him.

Nikki

Yeah, he's a really nice guy

Shay 

It's 2:50 and the game starts at 3. we've gotta hurry up.

bye!

They all packed up their bags and ran to the gym.

They started cheering and did "C'mon everybody, give it up for Wisconsin! Wisconsin" they made a "Say it with me now 1 2 3" "Wisconsin!" yelled the Wisconsin natives/fans "whooooooooooo,"

yelled the cheerleaders with a "high V clap cling" and did the piggy back stunt.

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PARAKEETS

And now today's headlines:  

Parakeet running loose in Fayetteville, PA! Please comment and say where you live and if you live here in Fayetteville, please let me know if you have seen the Parakeet. First there was one, now there is two! One is much smaller and is unlikely to bite or cause permanent damage. The first one is much older and can fly. They eat out of Mrs. Cindy and Mr. Greg, my neighbors', bird feeder and Mr. Joe and Mrs. Norma's bird feeders. They have not caused damage yet, but they both seem to be scardy-birds! That's all the information I have about the Parakeets. I'll update you when I have more information. if you have any questions, drop me an email    

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FORECAST

It is quite sunny here in Fayetteville. It is also sunny in Chambersburg where my grandparents live. Please also comment again where you live and what the weather is where you live. 

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SPECIAL SHOUT-OUTS

     Special Shout-outs to:

Scotty Kilwein and his awesome family: Ms. Amanda, Wilson, Claire and Emily Kilwein and your awesome live streams. My family and I enjoy watching your live streams every Friday! Thank you! You're one of my top three bright sides of the pandemic!! You make my heart very very bright during the pandemic.

Also to the Kilwein kids and Ms. Amanda for their awesome help to Mr. Scotty with his live streams. You do great!!!! Thank you all!!!

Also to Miss Eva Bennett, a nice young girl about 12 and has a super-duper awesome blog!! it is called:

"The Quarantine Weekly"

Please check it out!!

Also to Mrs. Liz Marek's awesome blog/YouTube account. You have also been a very bright light during this pandemic. Readers you can check out Mrs. Marek here  

Also to Mr. Glen (sorry I don't know his last name), in Toronto, ON in Canada actually (a totally different country than me. My family and I live in Pennsylvania) and his awesome YouTube account.

 

A great big shout-out to my awesome family for what you have done for me and Annabelle all our lives, from when we were just itty bitty babies to now, when we are both much older and have matured during these past eight and five years. Thank you for all you have done. 💗💞

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SOPHIE CHATS WITH...

News on "Sophie Chats With":

I will start to call "Sophie Chats With" SCW. I'll demonstrate here:

SCW... Caitlin Lloyd 

That's what I mean. If you have questions or you are confused, again contact me.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT    

My family and I will be going on vacation soon. I will have a #surpriseblogpost based on our trip. I'm more than positive that there will be LOTS of pictures included, so be looking for that probably this Thursday or next Monday.

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 UPCOMING DATES

Here are the things I will be posting soon:

SCW... Lara Crawford Tuesday 8/11

My Vacation Thursday 8/13 or Monday, 8/17

Friday Fiction By Mumzie 8/14

or: 

Saturday stories chapter three 8/15  

Thanks for reading!!

- Sophie  

    

Friday Fiction: by Daddy

Art courtesy of Gclipart.com

Late-arriving story leads to deadline excitement

It was nearly deadline as I glanced at the final proofs of the next day's newspaper.

The cover of The Fayetteville Bugle was filled with hard-hitting stories.

"Mayor of Flavortown implicated in onion ring" read one headline. 

"PAW Patrol rescues snowboard instructor, youth" read another.

"Minnie Mouse tearful in testimony during Pete the Cat racketeering case" read still another.

My newspaperman's heart beat proudly knowing our readers would be better informed because of these important stories.

But I couldn't shake this nagging feeling, a feeling like I'd forgotten something. The newsroom clock read 4:21 p.m., just nine minutes before deadline. (Since the printing press was dismantled a decade ago, our paper is printed on another press more than an hour away, forcing us to have a very early deadline.)

Anyway, I was just about to tell the A1 page designer to send the final proof for plating when I remembered: My ace reporter, Sophie, was still at the scene of a major train derailment near Brendam Docks on the Island of Sodor. She was supposed to file that story by 4 p.m.!

I pulled out my iPhone and popped up a text message to Sophie.

"Where's my story?" I tapped out.

A moment later, "It's on it's way" appeared on my screen, "with photos!"

I hollered over to the page designer and said to pull the feature story about the new stained glass window at the castle in Enchancia and move the PAW Patrol rescue there.

"I'm going to have a new lede centerpiece story with art," I told her.

I hit refresh a dozen times on our content management system until — pop — there it was. The story slug was "062620nwsthomasderailment". I double-clicked and began to read.

"Tank engine derails after 'chasing a rainbow'" the headline read.

"TIDMOUTH, Sodor — A blue tank engine, dispatched to haul engineers to repair telephone lines downed by severe storms, told Sodor Railway Co. officials he derailed after crashing into utility poles across the tracks because he was 'chasing a rainbow.'"

The story went on to detail how the engine, known as Thomas, grew distracted by the rainbow because its terminus seemed to keep changing. 

Through several sources, Sophie learned that Thomas sped along the tracks, ignoring his friends. After crashing, his driver couldn't call anyone because the phone lines were down.

Sophie had a few quotes from another engine, Percy, who heard Thomas' whistle tooting and brought help.

"At first, I thought he was ignoring me, just like I'd ignored him while chasing the rainbow," Thomas said.

Man, I thought, Sophie got some really great quotes.

But then, the last quote of the story is the kicker. Thomas makes it back to Tidmouth, and what does he see? The rainbow ends at the train sheds!

"My friend, Edward, told me that at the end of the rainbow, there's something magical," Thomas said. "And I can tell you, that something magical is my friends."

Wow, I thought. Great story! And the photos with Thomas and Percy looking at each other showed the strength of their friendship.

I checked the time. 4:27 p.m.

A quick spell-check and I sent the story to the page designer, who promptly slapped it on the page. I looked over her shoulder, saving her the time of making another proof. I did the short-short version of my proofing routine. 

Double-check the headline. Cutline looks good. Story ends properly.

"Let 'er go!" I hollered.

The clock ticked over to 4:30 p.m. just as the computer's progress bar hit 100%.

I texted Sophie.

"Great story! It's the A1 lede! You just made deadline."

A few second later, my screen read:

"Yesss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The end

Friday Fiction: Circus Day, by Sophie

Art courtesy of 1001freedownloads.com

One day, me and my family went to a circus. We saw amazing animals like giraffes, elephants like Dumbo, and so much more!

We also saw a clown shoot a cannon at a boat, and a whale saved it from sinking by lifting it up.

When we got home, I went to my room and wrote a story all about our day.

The end.

Note: I was inspired to write this story while cloudgazing this afternoon. That was one of my birthday missions from Absolutely Mindy on Kids Place Live. I’m just a little behind on that.

Friday Fiction: by Aunt Andrea

*Editor's note: This is the first in a series of short stories written by members of Sophie's family. She enjoyed the Ghost Writer writing provokes so much that she decided to turn the tables and give provokes to others!

Provoke: A wedding host forgot the cake! Think of a way to remake the cake in time!

Courtesy of Clipart Library

I'm so excited to be a guest at Sophie and Orrin's wedding!  Today is the day.  I arrived at the church where I was greeted by a frantic mother of the bride.

"We forgot to order a cake! Can you help us?"

I found Fr. Luis and asked if there was anything in the parish center kitchen that I could use.  He said I could use whatever I could find.

I went to the parish center and found pans, flour, sugar, vanilla, eggs, oil and milk.  I whisked all of the ingredients together and poured them into the pans and got them into the oven.  Then I found some butter and mixed it with sugar and milk to make some icing.  Once the cakes were baked, I put them into the walk-in freezer to cool quickly.  Once they were cool, I iced them and stacked them.  Then I asked if there were any extra flowers.  I used the fresh flowers to decorate the cake.

Whew! I finished just in time to go to the ceremony!

Kassandra's Life (a short story by Sophie)

There was a girl named Kassandra Kyrchil (Kassie for short) who lived in San Diego, California.

She was 21 years old.

She was junior in college.

It was Tuesday, August 23^{rd ,}2005.

She was an artist.

She majored in graphic design because she hoped to have a career making book covers.

Her class’s book: Lady on Field won the Book of the Year prize of 2004.

It was about a lady named Mellissa McCarty whose family lived on a farm; Melissa, her parents, and two brothers and one sister, Joey, Danny and Laura.

(I named the boys after two of my favorite singers in the same band NKOTB also called New Kids on the Block. You can find them on YouTube, or I can try to give them a shout out or post a few of their songs if you’re interested. Comment and I can try to make a post on it if you want)

They would run through the field that’s why it’s called Lady on Field.

Kassandra was awesome.

She even became a professional!!

The End