by Alison
MAIN MALE CHARACTER
Name: Alan
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Occupation:
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Something else about him:
MAIN FEMALE CHARACTER
Name: Edith
Age:
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A PLACE
Be fairly specific: Perth
GENRE OF STORY
i.e. is it a romance, a mystery, a western, a science fiction, a fantasy, a thriller, a comedy or something else?
WHO IS THE AUDIENCE?
Are you writing for children, young adults or adults?AND JUST FOR FUN ….
Pick
a colour: brown
something to eat:
an item of clothing: pullover
an animal:
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It was a lovely sunny morning and Edith decided she would leave her car home and walk to the station to catch a train to work as she had plenty of time before her first appointment. The day was going to be quite warm and she felt she would enjoy watching the surroundings near the train. She removed her brown pullover and settled down to await the train's arrival and think about the new hairdo she had planned for her first customer.She was deep in thought when a male voice asked her if she knew when the train was due.
"In a very short time," she said then looked at the man sitting next to her. He was a soldier in uniform. He apologised for interrupting her thoughts and told her he was on leave and did not know Western Australia at all.
"Where are you from?" she asked.
"Melbourne," he said, "and so I hope to have a good look around Perth and the surrounds."
"There are not many shops in the city these days," she said. "They have mainly moved out to the suburbs and have only left business houses, but if you walk through the city and down to the river, you will enjoy that. I am going through to the The Terrace and if you like, will show you the way through to the river."
"Thanks very much. By the way, my name is Alan," he said.
"And mine is Edith. How do you do!"
"Not having been to Perth before, I have no idea of where anything is - so would be very pleased if you would put me in the right direction."
They walked through the city, talking as they went and she asked him if he would like to have a meal with her that evening. He said he thought that would be great and where would he meet her.
"At Perth Railway station," she said. "At five thirty."
When she arrived at the station he was waiting under the clock. She told him she was going to Maylands where they had met in the morning. He told her he was staying between Maylands and Bayswater.
The train was very crowded and they both had to stand, so they had no chance to talk to one another until she told him it would be their station the next stop.
They did not have to walk far to Edith's unit and as they walked along she asked Alan how he had spent the day. He told her he had caught the ferry down on the river to Fremantle and had enjoyed the trip down there immensely. When he left the ferry in Fremantle he had asked what time the afternoon ferry left to go back to Perth.
He told her he had wandered through Fremantle's streets and had picked up a 'plan' of the area from a newsagent so he was able to sit, have a cup of coffee and decide just where he would have time to go. He found interesting shops and the old Gallery to wander through. There were many places to choose from to have his lunch and he chose a street cafe. He loved to watch people and find someone to talk to.
All in all, he said he had thoroughly enjoyed his browsing around. He then made his way back to the ferry and thoroughly enjoyed his trip back to Perth and the walk back to Perth Railway station to meet Edith as arranged.
Edith prepared a meal for them both and Alan sat and talked pleasantly to her while she worked. After they had cleaned things away Edith suggested that she run him back to his digs near Bayswater as she had a very busy day ahead of her tomorrow and she had so enjoyed his company.
When he got out of the car he thanked her for their meal and for having him in her home. She gave him her phone number and said if he wanted to contact her to do so.
A couple of evenings later he rang and asked her if she would care to come to have a meal with him after work in the next day or so. She said she would be very pleased to so they arranged to meet once again at Perth station at five thirty the following evening.
He took her to a very nice cafe and while they sat waiting for their meal Edith asked, "Have you a family, Alan?"
"Only my mother and father now," he said. "My wife died twelve years ago, giving birth to our daughter who was still born, and I have never wanted to get married again. What about you?" he asked.
Edith told him she had never married and was dedicated to her work and her father who was on his own. She told him how sorry she was to hear of his sadness. They enjoyed their meal and talked well into the evening then realised they must leave the cafe, so wandered down through the city and caught a train to Maylands. Alan then walked her home and thanked her for being so friendly and making his stay in Perth very pleasant - and if he wrote to her would she answer?
She said indeed she would, and after they had said goodbye she sat and thought how she had enjoyed his company and hoped she would see him again.
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