Making Angels Laugh by Woods Karen

Author:Woods, Karen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: travel, forgiveness, monasticism, eastern orthodoxy
Publisher: Sleeping Beagle Books

She returned to her seat at the table. “Here’s to friendship,” she said as she lifted her bottle of water.

“Old friends are the best friends,” Kevin said in agreement.

Chapter Ten

Congressman Mike Flaherty went to the microphone a few moments later. “Welcome, one and all, to the forty-year reunion of our graduating class. The dinner buffet will be available in a few minutes. Beer, hard cider, coffee, tea, lemonade, and water will be available all evening. The cash bar will be open all evening. And after dinner, a band will play for dancing. Ballots are on your tables. They’ll be collected before the dancing begins. Don’t forget to vote. Marty Caldwell, for those of you who don’t know, is a Catholic priest and the only clergyman from our class. Father Martin, will you bless this meal?”

Marty Caldwell, in clerical blacks, walked up to the microphone. Marty had gone completely bald. But, looking around the room, baldness seemed to be a common enough condition among the male members of the class. With the baldness and the weight he had gained, Marty looked as if he could easily be put into a Franciscan habit and play the role of Friar Tuck in an amateur theater production of Robin Hood. He offered a standard Roman Catholic meal blessing.

The “amen” was echoed by most in the Hall. Tanya and her staff brought in the chafing dish inserts.

Rita hadn’t thought the food would be anything outstanding. But, she was surprised. The entrée options were roast pork loin with mashed potatoes and gravy or linguini with red clam sauce. There were five cold salads; broccoli salad with cheese and bacon, a mixed field greens salad with assorted dressings on the side, a greek chopped salad, a Caesar salad, and a caprese salad. There were also four hot side dishes: steamed baby carrots; carmelized onions, mushrooms, and peppers; green beans with bacon; and fried apples.

Rita took a small serving of the pasta, all the hot vegetables, except the beans, as well as a serving of a mixed field greens salad with a couple of wedges of lemon to serve as a dressing.

She picked up the ballot at her place after they had returned from the buffet line. The ballot was the standard reunion nonsense; King and Queen of the Reunion Party, Graduate who changed the most for the better, Graduate who was the most like he/she had been in school, etc. The ballot held no interest for her.

Em was looking at her in concern. “Are you okay?”

“Sure. Why wouldn’t I be?”

“You seem… quiet.”

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