Scene 7
Narrator: the next morning was Friday. That O’Reilly family had a lot of getting ready to do for the ball the next day.
Marybeth: Mama, this dress beautiful!
Mama: What can I say you have to look pretty for your first ball!
Narrator: Since Grace and May didn’t have any fancy dresses to put on they decided to do something useful. Well, their idea of useful of course!
After a long and tiring day it was finally Saturday. Everyone was cooking and decorating to make the deck look fabulous! There was fancy gourmet dishes and fine punch. There was only one problem but Marybeth didn’t know what it was yet.
May: Come on Grace; let’s go get something to eat.
Grace: Two waters please. [Asking bartender]
Bartender: You girls going to the ball tonight?
May: We’re going but only to help out with the food.
Grace: Our sister Marybeth is going with Jim Whyler.
Bartender: Oh Jim, that poor kid. He has to live with the Parker family on account of he don’t got no money.
[May and Grace Exchange glances]
Narrator: They quickly finished their snacks and headed back to Mama and the others.
May: Wait, Marybeth really likes Jim. I don’t think we should tell her.
Grace: I guess your right.