Happy Saturday! It’s almost the end of the school year. I can hardly believe that in a matter of weeks, my “baby” will have finished middle school. Since we’re in the final push before summer, this might be my last snippet for a while. I’ll have to see how things go due to a band competition and two recitals.
For today, I’m still snipping from Nightsong. Izzy and Val have now picked up their cargo (the dinosaur skeleton) from the creepy scientists and are on their way to the hospital with it. For some context, a yenta/yente is a busybody. Yente is the matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof. (Nightsong has a lot of references to opera and musical theater.) And yep, Izzy has two moms who are a couple.
“Did you get a seriously weird vibe from those people?”
“Oh, yeah.”
She shuddered. “Should I have stayed in back with our ‘patient’?”
“Nah. I’m sure it’s fine. Long as I drive carefully and don’t go flying over a pothole or something.”
She shrugged. “You’re probably right. So, what were we talking about? Oh, yeah—my skills as a matchmaker.”
“Don’t flatter yourself, Yente,” Izzy said with a snort. “You’re worse than my mothers.”
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LOL
Poor Izzy! Sounds like he has too many people “helping” him.
Ha! He definitely does, but he’ll eventually be glad for their support.
The “patient” intrigues me.
LOL. The dinosaur doesn’t factor into the story much after they drop it off. This was based on a real thing–my father-in-law worked as an EMT and once had to transfer a mummy from the Boston MFA’s collection so it could be scanned at the hospital. It was apparently safer than shipping it.
Love these two. Its obvious they’re old friends. And the dinosaur is such a nice touch
Yep, they’ve worked together for years. Some things only Val can get away with saying to Izzy.
(chortles)
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I’ve just had a vision. Val, Izzy’s moms and a wedding in the future. Oy! 😀
Hahaha! Maybe I’ll save that one for Mack’s story. The timing should be about right. 😀
Yusss! 😀
“,,,worse than my mothers.” Love it!
😀 The Moms are possibly based on people I know.
I love the banter between these two. I’d pick up the book just on the title – and references to musical theatre and opera – added bonus.
Hahahahahaha. Great snippet, A.M. 🙂
Love the banter between these two.
Great banter!