The Banana Cream Pie

                                                  The Banana Cream Pie



“Mom, I’m home.”

"OK Jim, get out of your school clothes and I need for you to go to the bakery for me.”

“Oh mom, I’m meeting Art in fifteen minutes and we are going to practice passing the ball.  I really want to make the football team and I need as much practice as I can before tryouts next week.”

“I still need that banana cream pie from the bakery.  It’s your dad’s birthday and you know how much he loves them.  It will only take an extra fifteen minutes then you can do your practicing.”

“OK let me get my sneakers on and Art and I will run to the bakery.”

“Knock knock”

“I’ll get it Jim, you keep changing your clothes.”

“Hi Mrs. Thomas.”

“Hi Artie, come on in Jim is in his room changing, go on up.”

“Come on Jim, time’s marching on.”

“Alright, we have to stop at the bakery for my mom first.”  You got the ball?”

"Yup."

“ Here Jim, Do not lose this it is to pay for the pie.”  I already called them and they have set a Banana Cream aside for us.”

“I’m out of here”.

“ Just great, like I have nothing better to do.”

“ Hi Mary, I am picking up a pie for my mom.”

“Hi Jim, I’ll get it for you.  Be careful these pies are very fragile.”

“Yea yea, thanks Mary.”

“Let’s toss the ball on the walk home Jim.”

“OK”

“Let me put the pie down first.”

“Whoosh.”

“Whoosh.”

“Throop”

“Oh no Jim, what did you do?”  I stepped on the pie.”  “God my mother is going to be so pissed.” 

“Lets try to fix it.”

“I’m back mom.”

“I kind of had a little accident with the pie.”

“Jim, what did you do?”

“I put the thing down mom, I swear, but when I ran to catch the ball, I accidentally stepped on the box.”

“Oh really, let me take a look.”

“Are you kidding me? “

“Smash, squash”

“Mrs. Thomas!  What did you do?”  It’s all over Jim’s face and shirt.”

“That will teach you to think about what you are doing next time.  Now go wash your face and go back to the bakery, now!

“Thwap, slurp, lick, It sure tastes good Art, want some?”

“Hi Mary, I am back for another Banana Cream Pie.”

“Jim, your mom called and told us what happened.  Looks like you are really enjoying that pie." ha ha ha ha ha.”



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