Animal, Vegetable or Mineral? - Primeval drabble
“It’s delicious,” said Abby, who dug Connor in the ribs until he vigorously nodded agreement.
“Better than I could do,” agreed Jess, who lived on takeaways, chocolate and wine.
“Very good,” Matt put in. He’d survived hand to mouth for two decades and could eat anything.
Becker just nodded, distracted by the too-short dress Jess was wearing.
Emily smiled proudly, pleased that her first Christmas dinner was so well-received.
Lester poked dubiously at the blackened lumps on his plate, and the soggy green mush that might have been sprouts.
“Dear lord,” he muttered. “If ever an anomaly needed to open…”
“Better than I could do,” agreed Jess, who lived on takeaways, chocolate and wine.
“Very good,” Matt put in. He’d survived hand to mouth for two decades and could eat anything.
Becker just nodded, distracted by the too-short dress Jess was wearing.
Emily smiled proudly, pleased that her first Christmas dinner was so well-received.
Lester poked dubiously at the blackened lumps on his plate, and the soggy green mush that might have been sprouts.
“Dear lord,” he muttered. “If ever an anomaly needed to open…”