The White Elephant 12: Shock!
| Ceilia: | Thanks for coming in earlier than normal. I wanted to give the kitchen a good spring clean. Hopefully the others will be here soon to help. |
| Mary: | No problem - although it was a bit of a shock to the system getting up this early! |
| Ceilia: | What on earth was that? |
| Mary: | I heard it too. Hang on, I'm just going to go and put the lights on. Oh, it's Gordon! He gave me the shock of my life. |
| Ceilia: | Gordon? What's he doing sleeping here in the kitchen? |
| Gordon: | Oh ... err ... hello Ceilia, hello Mary. I was just err ... |
| Mary: | ... sleeping on the floor. Gordon, you made me jump out of my skin. |
| Gordon: | Sorry about that. I was just checking the ... cooker connections. |
| Ceilia: | Sleeping more like. The last time I saw you looking this bad was when you came back drunk from that party and I kicked you out. |
| Gordon: | Well ... errr ... I've been kicked out again. It happened out of the blue. I came home last night and my girlfriend ... my new girlfriend ... my new ex-girlfriend, she said she was sick of me coming home late and stinking of fried food. |
| Mary: | Yes, so I can smell. |
| Ceilia: | Gordon, I'm stunned. I thought your girlfriend had no taste but now I can see she has! |
| Peter: | Sorry I'm late. Oh, what's that smell? |
| Mary: | It's Gordon. He's been kicked out of his house and he's been sleeping here. Hang on a minute Peter - don't you have space at your house? |
| Peter: | Yes I have. |
| Mary: | Could Gordon stay with you until he sorts himself out? |
| Peter: | What a great idea Mary. I'd love a bit of company. You can sleep on the sofa. Is that OK? |
| Ceilia: | That's great! Gordon the great chef sleeping on the sofa of the little waiter. Sounds perfect! But you're going to have to get some earplugs, Peter. |
| Peter: | Why? |
| Ceilia: | Well - he snores! |
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