ellipsis
1st March 2012, 10:41
Parrots
Jan, Sue, and Mary haven't seen each other since leaving School.
They rediscover each other via Friends Reunited, and arrange to meet
for lunch.
Jan arrives first, wearing a beige Versace dress.
She orders a bottle of Pinot Grigio.
Sue arrives shortly afterward, wearing a grey Chanel number.
After the initial hugs and kisses she joins Jan in a glass of wine.
Then Mary walks in, wearing a faded old tee-shirt, blue jeans and boots.
She too shares the wine.
Jan explains that after leaving school and attending Oxford University,
she met and married Timothy, with whom she has a beautiful daughter..
Timothy is a partner in one of London’s leading law firms.
They live in a 4000 sq ft apartment on Park Lane, where Susanna, the
daughter, attends drama school. They have a second home in Portugal..
Sue relates that she graduated from Cambridge University, studied to
become a doctor and became a surgeon. Her husband, Clive, is a leading
financial investment banker in the City. They live in the Surrey
stockbroker belt and have a second home in Italy.
Mary explains that she after she left school at 17, she ran off with
her boyfriend, Mark. They run a tropical bird park in Essex and grow
their own vegetables. Mark can stand five parrots, side by side, on his
erect penis.
Halfway down the third bottle of wine and several hours later, Jan
blurts out that her husband is really a cashier at Tesco’s. They live
in a small apartment in Bromley and have a caravan parked on the front
drive.
Sue, chastened and encouraged by her old friend's honesty, explains
that she and Clive are both nursing care assistants in an old people’s
home. They live in Peckham and take camping holidays in Kent.
Mary admits that the fifth parrot has to stand on one leg.
Jan, Sue, and Mary haven't seen each other since leaving School.
They rediscover each other via Friends Reunited, and arrange to meet
for lunch.
Jan arrives first, wearing a beige Versace dress.
She orders a bottle of Pinot Grigio.
Sue arrives shortly afterward, wearing a grey Chanel number.
After the initial hugs and kisses she joins Jan in a glass of wine.
Then Mary walks in, wearing a faded old tee-shirt, blue jeans and boots.
She too shares the wine.
Jan explains that after leaving school and attending Oxford University,
she met and married Timothy, with whom she has a beautiful daughter..
Timothy is a partner in one of London’s leading law firms.
They live in a 4000 sq ft apartment on Park Lane, where Susanna, the
daughter, attends drama school. They have a second home in Portugal..
Sue relates that she graduated from Cambridge University, studied to
become a doctor and became a surgeon. Her husband, Clive, is a leading
financial investment banker in the City. They live in the Surrey
stockbroker belt and have a second home in Italy.
Mary explains that she after she left school at 17, she ran off with
her boyfriend, Mark. They run a tropical bird park in Essex and grow
their own vegetables. Mark can stand five parrots, side by side, on his
erect penis.
Halfway down the third bottle of wine and several hours later, Jan
blurts out that her husband is really a cashier at Tesco’s. They live
in a small apartment in Bromley and have a caravan parked on the front
drive.
Sue, chastened and encouraged by her old friend's honesty, explains
that she and Clive are both nursing care assistants in an old people’s
home. They live in Peckham and take camping holidays in Kent.
Mary admits that the fifth parrot has to stand on one leg.