Look into the Future

The old biddies lied in the field, looking at the sky. It’s just another lazy afternoon for them all. No real plans, right? That lasted until Aisha sat up in place.

“You know something,” she said. “We should do something helpful for the youth today!” Her friends groaned aloud. Aisha looked around, confused.

“What?” she asked.

“Can’t we rest for a change?” Lewis asked. “I’m sick of all your crazy schemes!” Their leader frowned at them.

“What kind of talk is that?” she asked.

“Realistic!” Muriel said aloud. Aisha shook her head.

“This won’t do!” she said. The leader rose to her feet. “Let’s get going!” Aisha said. She marched down the hill. Her friends groaned behind her.

“Does she ever turn off?” Clyde asked.

“Nope,” Muriel answered. All three of her watched Aisha walk away.

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In town, the old biddies came down to the activity center. Aisha was the first one to walk in. The others waited outside. She turned her head, frowning.

“Get in here!” Aisha commanded. The others shook their heads. The leader put her hands on her hips.

“Come on!” she insisted. “I can’t do this alone!”

“I think you can,” Lewis said.

“Get in here now!” Aisha hissed. The others still wouldn’t budge.

“You!” she snapped.

“Excuse me,” someone spoke up behind her. Aisha whipped around, still huffy.

“What?!” she barked. The poor girl behind the desk looked at her, trembling.

“Are you here for the volunteer work?” she asked in a small voice. Aisha’s face went pale with mortification.

“Yes!” she yelped. The lady behind the desk gave her a strange look.

“Uh… here’s the paperwork, then,” she said uneasily. She handed her a stack of papers. Aisha gave her a huge smile as she took them.

“Thank you,” she said. “Can I get three more copies?”

“Sure,” the lady behind the desk said. “Hang on.” She reached under her desk and pulled out three more stacks of papers. The soldier’s wife took them with a smile on her face.

“Thank you so much,” she said. Aisha got right to filling out the paperwork. The lady behind the desk gave her a strange look.

“May I ask who this is for?” she asked. Aisha glanced up at her.

“My friends and I,” she said. “They are outside right now.” The lady at the desk looked out at the door.

“Of course they are,” she said.

“Yep, they are…” Aisha said, looking up. To her dismay, her friends disappeared. The leader let off a nervous laugh.

“Uh… can I return these to you later?” she asked.

“Of course,” the lady behind the desk told her. Aisha quickly gathered up all of the papers.

“Okay, thank you,” she blurted out. The lady behind the desk watched as she raced out the door. She’s weird, she thought.

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Aisha found the other old biddies at the Sunny Plum Café, eating. Annoyed, she stormed inside.

“What are you doing?!” she shouted. The other three looked up at her.

“What does it look like?” Clyde asked with food in her mouth. “We’re eatin’ lunch!” Aisha tried not to look into her mouth.

“That’s not what we’re supposed to be doing!” she snapped.

“Oi!” they heard a woman shout from behind. “This isn’t your house! Don’t come in here yelling like a mad woman!” The four old biddies looked up to see Annie walking out of the kitchen to stand next to her husband. Aisha hung her head with a red face.

“Sorry about that,” she mumbled. The leader quietly took her seat at the table. The other three snickered at her. Aisha glared at them.

“That’s okay,” she muttered under her breath. “I’m going to sign us up for volunteer work tomorrow morning.” Her friends pretended not to hear her, but they knew that revenge would be coming for them tomorrow.

Vengeance is a Scary Thing

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