The Afternoon tea club: 2014 #WATTYS2014

Play and Potatoes

3:35pm

“Ok girls, its time to go”

I leap out of my seat, grabbing my books as I bolt out the door, pushing past several girls on the way. I speed away from the science labs as fast as I can manage with my text-book-filled bag.

When I‘ve reached the music center, figuring that I’m far enough from the science lab that I can actually breathe, I let out a sigh of relief. Science is over. Now I have a glorious Thursday afternoon all to myself…

“Annnnnnnie”

I turn around and see Jade hurrying to catch up with me.

“What is it Jade?”

I don’t care what it is, all I care about is what I’m going to have for afternoon tea. But Jade doesn't need to know that.

“Don’t forget we have play this afternoon.” She grimaces.

My world immediately comes crashing down with those seven words. My afternoon is ruined. Don’t get me wrong, I live for acting.. But when you are trying to make an Oscar winning performance out of one paragraph worth of dialogue (because someone decided that everyone should have equal lines), and you can’t get those idiotic little year eights to shut up and listen to the director. In this case Play became my worst nightmare. 

“Noooooo!”

 “My sentiments exactly.”

 “Why, why, why????”

 “You're the one who wants to be an actress.”

 “I know but….”

 “But what?”

4:00pm

I find myself sitting in the hall on one of those creaky black flip-up seats, waiting for everyone to actually turn up. I pull out my phone and text Jade even though she is sitting right next to me.

…I wanna potato scallop. Potato Potato…..

….Me too…

…Potato…..

…..Scallop….

 

Our usual text format of pointless words and nonsense continues on until the only thought that I am able to think is how much I want a potato scallop. The creaminess of the potato matched with the crispy, salty outside would surely combat my play practice blues.

*BING*

….do you want me to ask my mum if she can bring us some potato scallops…

 

I re-read the text not sure weather to believe my eyes. Did Jade just offer me a potato scallop? I think she did, now the hard part, whether to say yes or no. Obviously I want to say yes but I was trying to be healthy today and that delectably fried piece of potato is most defiantly not healthy. But who am I kidding, it is a potato scallop after all!

….YES, DID YOU EVEN NEED TO ASK….

…..no need to shout…..

….sorry….

 

5:30

“Ok! You may leav-”

I leap off the stage grabbing Jade’s arm as I bolt out the doorignoring our teachers pointless farewell lecture.

When we reach the car park and I see Jade’s car, knowing that it contains her mum and most importantly two delicious, crispy, golden potato scallops. The scallops are here.

Jade and I run up to the car, our stomachs grumbling in anticipation of the long awaited scallops. Jade's mum hands us the ever-so-slightly greasy package and we tear it open before biting into a diabetic heaven.

Yum.