I think we’d all enjoy hearing about how your day went. I’d like for each group to come up and talk about how the job they did today and anything else interesting that happened. And since none of you got to work with Al today, he’d like to hear how things went as well.”
Alex strode out of the house and stood next to Robert.
“This should be interesting,” Sam muttered under her breath.
First up was the garden crew. Jennie and Candi walked up to join Robert and Al. Both were a bit sunburned, but not too bad considering they were pretty tan to begin with.
Jennie started discussing how their day went. “Well, the garden is huge. There are flowers as well as vegetables. We were told what we should be looking for to pull, but it was a bit difficult since neither of us has really worked in a garden before. I guess we kept pulling the wrong thing. Candi actually pulled up something that she thought was a weed, but it turned out to be a vegetable!” At that, Jennie giggled.
Candi interrupted, “Yeah, well, what about when you sat on a bunch of flowers to get a better grip on the weed that you were trying to pull?!?”
It seemed as if the light humor of the moment was gone. The competition was on. Candi and Jennie were not looking happy and were starting to glare at each other.
Alex broke the tension and said, “Did you enjoy your afternoon? Did you learn anything today?”
Jennie spoke up before Candi could. “Well, I wouldn’t say it was fun , and I guess I learned that it’s hard work and if you’re going to have a big garden it’d be best to make sure you hire someone to pull weeds!” She giggled again, and Sam couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She looked at Al to see what he thought about what Jennie said, but his face was blank and she couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
Next up was Nikki and Lori who talked about their “fence riding” experience. It didn’t sound like they got very far. Neither had even been around horses before and so they were nervous and spent a lot of time walking the horses instead of riding them because of their inexperience and fright around the horses. They watched a few jackeroos check the fences and claimed they couldn’t help because the gloves didn’t fit them and it might mess up their manicures.
Next it was Sam, Cindee, and Amy’s turn. Cindee spoke for them all and talked about how the barn was very smelly and hot and definitely not something she wanted to do. She even complained a bit about how they didn’t even get to meet the horses, only dealt with their droppings! Sam couldn’t stand it anymore. It seemed like the entire session was becoming one big complaint after another.
“It wasn’t too bad,” Sam piped up, interrupting Cindee’s complaints. “Yes, it was hot, and yes it was definitely smelly, but it felt good to be able to help the animals by making sure they’d have a clean bed when they came home for the night.” Sam looked at the faces of the women in front of her. Some looked bored, others looked indifferent, but a few looked at her with daggers in their eyes. Sam didn’t know why, didn’t know what she said that was so bad, but then she figured that the ones who were glaring at her didn’t like her anyway, so no matter what she said they’d still probably be glaring at her.
Missy, Brandi, and Katie were up next discussing the chores they had to do around the house. Missy was appalled that she had to clean toilets. She said it was degrading and “icky.” It didn’t sound like the things they had to do were too bad. And their description of the house was amazing. Sam wished she was able to walk around and examine the house. It was fascinating from the outside. She just knew it’d be just as beautiful inside.
Ashley and Kathi discussed the kitchen duties. They helped with the afternoon meal for the employees. Apparently Kathi dropped and broke a platter, but the head cook assured her that it was okay. They claimed to have
Alex strode out of the house and stood next to Robert.
“This should be interesting,” Sam muttered under her breath.
First up was the garden crew. Jennie and Candi walked up to join Robert and Al. Both were a bit sunburned, but not too bad considering they were pretty tan to begin with.
Jennie started discussing how their day went. “Well, the garden is huge. There are flowers as well as vegetables. We were told what we should be looking for to pull, but it was a bit difficult since neither of us has really worked in a garden before. I guess we kept pulling the wrong thing. Candi actually pulled up something that she thought was a weed, but it turned out to be a vegetable!” At that, Jennie giggled.
Candi interrupted, “Yeah, well, what about when you sat on a bunch of flowers to get a better grip on the weed that you were trying to pull?!?”
It seemed as if the light humor of the moment was gone. The competition was on. Candi and Jennie were not looking happy and were starting to glare at each other.
Alex broke the tension and said, “Did you enjoy your afternoon? Did you learn anything today?”
Jennie spoke up before Candi could. “Well, I wouldn’t say it was fun , and I guess I learned that it’s hard work and if you’re going to have a big garden it’d be best to make sure you hire someone to pull weeds!” She giggled again, and Sam couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She looked at Al to see what he thought about what Jennie said, but his face was blank and she couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
Next up was Nikki and Lori who talked about their “fence riding” experience. It didn’t sound like they got very far. Neither had even been around horses before and so they were nervous and spent a lot of time walking the horses instead of riding them because of their inexperience and fright around the horses. They watched a few jackeroos check the fences and claimed they couldn’t help because the gloves didn’t fit them and it might mess up their manicures.
Next it was Sam, Cindee, and Amy’s turn. Cindee spoke for them all and talked about how the barn was very smelly and hot and definitely not something she wanted to do. She even complained a bit about how they didn’t even get to meet the horses, only dealt with their droppings! Sam couldn’t stand it anymore. It seemed like the entire session was becoming one big complaint after another.
“It wasn’t too bad,” Sam piped up, interrupting Cindee’s complaints. “Yes, it was hot, and yes it was definitely smelly, but it felt good to be able to help the animals by making sure they’d have a clean bed when they came home for the night.” Sam looked at the faces of the women in front of her. Some looked bored, others looked indifferent, but a few looked at her with daggers in their eyes. Sam didn’t know why, didn’t know what she said that was so bad, but then she figured that the ones who were glaring at her didn’t like her anyway, so no matter what she said they’d still probably be glaring at her.
Missy, Brandi, and Katie were up next discussing the chores they had to do around the house. Missy was appalled that she had to clean toilets. She said it was degrading and “icky.” It didn’t sound like the things they had to do were too bad. And their description of the house was amazing. Sam wished she was able to walk around and examine the house. It was fascinating from the outside. She just knew it’d be just as beautiful inside.
Ashley and Kathi discussed the kitchen duties. They helped with the afternoon meal for the employees. Apparently Kathi dropped and broke a platter, but the head cook assured her that it was okay. They claimed to have
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