Word Count: 72,017
Summary of Events:
Alizabeth had a rather quiet lunch with her friends, due to their jealousy, and then had a nice visit with another girl she knew vaguely. Joseph found Chalmers doing some private practising and then took him for a drive to talk. Chalmers left Joseph to skate with some kids on the Swift Current Creek and began teaching them stick handling skills. The kids all then went with Chalmers to the diner for hot chocolate.
Excerpt of the Day:
"All of them had hockey sticks in hand and skates tied together by the laces over their shoulders. They looked like they ought to have been posing for a Christmas card or maybe one of Tims' winter designs for their paper cups.
The kids all sat around the round tables in the middle of Alizabeth's section, the girl took Micker's hand and dragged him over to sit at the table she chose to sit at. Alizabeth walked over to them, feeling highly cold due to their warmly bundled appearance.
"I want something hot," one of the boys said.
"Just make it easy and do a hot chocolate for everyone," Micker said.
Most all of the kids cheered enthusiastically and Alizabeth nodded, heading to the kitchen, she went to the break room . . .
. . . Alizabeth grabbed one of the serving trolleys before they left the kitchen and then went to count the kids while Krystal and Jassmina started filling mugs. There were twenty seven kids around the tables talking enthusiastically with each other and Micker, who looked surprisingly calm with them. Alizabeth wouldn't have thought he'd be that good with kids.
"Oh," Jassmina groaned as Alizabeth turned to give them the number.
"What?" Alizabeth asked.
"What's-his-face your boyfriend's here with them," Jassmina muttered.
"My what?" Alizabeth asked, startled.
"Isn't he your boyfriend?" Jassmina asked.
"No," Alizabeth replied.
"Then why the – is he always coming here and hanging out with you?" Jassmina asked.
"I'm not sure," Alizabeth replied. "There's twenty seven kids, plus him."
"He thinks I'm the worst waitress ever," Jassmina said. "And yet he doesn't order anything from me."
"Good for him," Krystal muttered. "Twenty seven?"
"Yes," Alizabeth replied.
"I should dump his hot chocolate right in his lap," Jassmina said. "See if he likes his nuts hot."
"I''ll be serving them, thank you very much," Alizabeth said. "I just needed your guys' help to pour them all."
"I'll give them seconds," Jassmina said.
"They're in my section," Alizabeth said. "I'll give them seconds too; along with thirds and fourths and whatnot."
Jassmina glared at Alizabeth. "What do you care if he's not your boyfriend?"
"Because he's our customer, and he does not deserve to be treated like that," Alizabeth said. "We want these people to keep coming, we don't want to drive them away."
"So we'll let them dis us?" Jassmina asked.
"I agree with him just so you know Minnie," Krystal said. "Here's your twenty seven."
"How many times to I have to tell you to stop calling me that!" Jassmina hissed.
"I don't know," Krystal replied as Alizabeth headed away. "Until you leave probably."
Alizabeth rolled the trolley around and gave everyone their hot chocolates. She assured all of the kids that they would probably be just nicely warm, and not hot enough to burn their tongues — although some of the kids just started drinking them anyways.
Being as the kids were prone to impatience, Alizabeth started with the table furthest from Micker and worked her way toward him — besides, she wasn't sure what to do about him either."
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