sunny afternoon

by corinne delmonico

laura had had a long day many of the children had lost the little red buddha dolls they had been given when they arrived in the morning the ice cream had run out unexpectedly but there were way too many hot dogs! would the catering company take them back? was it even worth trying? the president had still not shown up and neither had the ecuadorian ambassador it was obvious they were not coming at all how tired laura was of not being taken seriously! of everything! dr marlowe was still smiling beside the fountain what did he care if the children ran wild? laura had not spoken to edna all day but suddenly there was pamela coming across the lawn with two broken badminton racquets in her hand as the sun was setting behind the long green hedges and pamela cried, oh laura, we are all such silly girls!