TIME OUT! A Vocab Story for English Class

Nadia was extremely engrossed in a book when her friend Helen called.
"Hey Nadia," she said, "my aunt and I are going to my cousin's ferret farm. Wanna come? We might barter with some of the Indians up there."
"No, I can't," she replied. Deep down inside, she was happy she couldn't because of her homework. Helen?s whimsical cousin always vexed her and she didn?t want to deal with him.
?I?m sure you?re busy with the homework assignment for English class. Goodbye,? Helen responded curtly and hung up the phone. Nadia was relived that Helen bought her excuse, even though she was probably suspicious. Now Nadia could get back to her book:
I scoff at your stupidity Alfred! Do you really think that that plan you devised would work? I?ll tell you who murdered your precious Julie, if you are so desperate to know, it was-
The phone rang. Nadia was in such a state of trepidation that she nearly fell out of her chair. She picked up her fallen book and trudged over to the phone.
?Hello?? she croaked.
?Hi sweetie! Is your mother there? I would very much like to talk to her for a minute.? It was her Dad.
?Sure, hold on a minute Dad.? She clamped her hand over the receiver and hollered upstairs to her mother. ?Hey Mom! Dad?s on the phone!?
?Well tell him to hold on honey!? She spat something out. ?I?m givin? your brother a bath (hold still Jeremy!). Ask him what he wants.? Nadia?s little brother was only three, but he was full of vitality. Everyone in the family dreaded giving him a bath since he splashed everyone with soap bubbles. He just couldn?t cooperate.
?Sure Mom!? Nadia got back on the phone with her Dad. ?She?s bathing Jeremy right now, what do you need??
?Nadia, I?m ashamed of you!? he upbraided, ?you tell your mother that you?ll finish bathing Jeremy and that she needs to talk to me right away.? The doorbell rang.
?Sure Dad, hang on.? Nadia placed the phone on the table and raced to the hallway to answer the door. A bunch of neighborhood kids peered up at Nadia; the one picking his nose began to talk.
?Can Jweremy cum out to pway?? he said.
?I?m sorry, he can?t come out to pway, I mean play. He?s taking a bath right now.?
?Can you cum out to pway?? he said.
?No, no?no I can?t come out. I have to do some English homework right now!? She said this loud enough so her father could here as she glared at the phone.
?Otay, bye-bye.? The group of kids walked away from the doorstep. Flustered, Nadia shut the door and ran up the two flights of stairs, down the hallway, around the bend, and into the bathroom where Jeremy has making lots of suds.
?I can finish this Mom, you go talk to Dad.? Her mother was definitely not personable right now: she was hot and sweaty and her shirt was soaking wet.
?Thanks sugar! You?re so thoughtful!? she sighed as she brushed some strands of hair out of her face. As she was leaving the bathroom, her wet socks tracked suds down the hallway. Nadia thought that she had better clean up the hallway before her Mother found them. But first things first, she had to finish her brother?s bath. Nadia rued the day that her mother showed her how to bathe him.
?Hold still Jeremy, this won?t take long if you cooperate.? He was sitting on the dexterous side of the tub. Nadia grabbed the soap, but it was so wet that it slipped out of her hands into the air and hit her brother on the head hard.
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He looked at her, his face turning red and his bottom lip quivering. He was impending to cry. His mood transitioned and he suddenly burst out crying and Nadia?s mother came running in.
?What is going on here, I was just trying to have a nice conversation with your father?why is there suds in the hallway?Jeremy are you ok? Is Mama?s little sweetheart ok? Nadia, you look funny. What?s wrong?? That did it.
?AHHHH! All I wanted was some time to read my book! But no, Helen just had to call and ask me to go to the ferret farm. Was she crazy or what? Then just as I was settling down again, Dad called. I tried to get you to talk to him and just when I told him what you were doing, he suggested that I should wash Jeremy! Yeah right! Like I was going to do that! Then Jeremy?s little snot-nosed friend came over and gave me a hard time-?
?They?re not snot-nosed,? Jeremy protested. Nadia ignored him.
??and then I came in to bathe him and you tracked soap down the hallway and then the soap slipped out of my hands and hit him on the head and I don?t care what punishment you entail me with for mouthing off?I just want to read my book! Does anyone have a problem with that?!?
?..and cut! That was beautiful Nadia! You just need to get a little bit more agitated and this will be a veritable scene. If you just habituate those lines in your head, I guarantee that it will build up your anger.? Nadia nodded her head in accord. ?Ok guys, that?s it for today, see you on the set tomorrow.? The director hopped out of his chair and everyone headed for home.
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